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JAMF 'Wipe Computer' command put 12/20 M4 Mac Mini's into DFU mode
Hello all,Just come to reimage my first computer lab of the year.Figured 'this lab now has M4 Mac mini's in it... that means I can use the Wipe Computer MDM command', as this is essentially doing an 'Erase all content and settings' - something I have... View more
Jamf Class Assigner - Can't assign teacher to device
Hello everyone, i did a test run for the jamf Class Assigner yesterday. After going through the steps in the documentation i got the app running in teacher and student mode. But even though the teacher ipad is assigned to a teacher user (including ma... View more
Jamf Mac Software Catalogue Querying
Hey all, I have an issue where I'm trying to write some automation scripts that cross-reference Mac app restrictions with Mac end users' device app inventories. I can query for the list of 'App Store' Mac apps and also 'Restricted Apps', but not the ... View more
Clear macbook desktop automatically via Jamf School?
Hi everyone, I'm looking for a reliable best practice for a common administrative task: automatically clearing the contents of the Desktop and Downloads folders for our standard (non-admin) student users every time they log in or log out of a MacBook... View more
Jamf Erase Device api command is locking devices instead
Hi I've created this script utilizing the jamf API to wipe some 2015 intel MacBook Airs, but it's locking the devices instead of wiping them. I using the existing json format since the classic api's erase command has been deprecated. What am i runnin... View more
Required app install
How is everyone handling making sure certain apps are always installed on macOS? For example, we have an emergency notification/management app that every computer has to always have installed. We have done this two different ways and I'm wondering if... View more
JAMF TRUST
I’ve implemented Jamf Trust in my test environment and would like to clarify its primary function. Could you confirm whether Jamf Trust is primarily used as an authentication mechanism, or does it serve a different core purpose? View more
Patch Management and App Installers latest versions
We like to use Patch Management for whatever we cannot patch with app installers but will use Patch Management for reporting even if there is an entry being used in app installers. Sometime early last week we noticed that Microsoft Teams was listed i... View more
Resolved! Displaylink Manager doesnt install with Installomator
Recently whenever i try to install displaylink manager via Installomator i run into this problem where it always fails at the package verification. Every other Installomator installation works perfectly fine only displaylink manager doesnt.Here is th... View more
Use Jamf Connect Login once for enrolment with Entra, then revert to native MacOS login?
Hey all, We’re currently testing Jamf Connect Login as part of a move to improve our remote deployment process. We haven’t previously used Jamf Connect at login. Currently, devices enrol via ADE, IT enters the user’s name and password, and setup begi... View more
Resolved! Internet Connectivity Issues on Managed Macs - Possibly Related to DNS Settings
Hello Jamf Community, My team is facing an issue where multiple managed Macs (running macOS 15.4.1 and 15.5) are unable to connect to the internet. This problem was first noticed around 10:00 JST on June 15th. We're using products from the Jamf Busin... View more
Resolved! Self-Service+ and Jamf Setup Manager
Hi All, We currently aren't using any tools like Jamf Setup Manager or DEPNotify. I was looking to implement these, but wondering what type of impact we will experience considering Classic Self-Service will be deprecated eventually. We aren't zero to... View more
Jamf Pro Training Education pricing?
Work within a school and looking to upskill the team on Jamf, we receive education pricing for Pro licences but can’t see anything about training. Is education pricing available or are we out of luck on that front? View more
Resolved! Lock Desktop Picture Configuration Broken MacOS 15.5
Is anyone else experiencing issues with the "Lock Desktop Picture" configuration with MacOS 15? I recently updated our fleet from 14 to 15.5 and it seems to have broken our branded desktop picture. Not only has it reset the wallpaper to the default, ... View more
Okta Device Access - Passwordless
We currently use Okta SSO with Jamf Pro. Filevault is turned on for all our devices, which requires the initial local login. Then the next login is network credentials with SSO. Meaning, our users have to login twice. This works well, however we rece... View more
Trying to suppress OneDrive first-run window for new users — no luck
Hey all, looking for some help or confirmation here. I’m managing lab Macs (M1/M2, macOS Sequoia) where user accounts are deleted at reboot. I want to stop OneDrive from auto-launching that “Set up OneDrive” window every time a new user logs in — but... View more
JAMF System Admin Tools using SwiftDialog GUI [Upated!]
Hey Gang, Back again with some major improvements to my JAMF Admin tools. The new v2 now supports API roles (not just ID & password), along with some other nice features: Now you can backup your Smart & Static groups (with natural language context) S... View more
Resolved! Jamf Lock Pin Missing
One of our agents locked a macbook via the remote lock command from Jamf Pro and did not record the pin. One of our other agents then deleted the macbook out of jamf before releasing the lock. Now we have a bricked macbook that we have no way of gett... View more
Send Pop ups to users
Hi, I have the problem that my users often dont comply with some policies, like if they received a new device they have to return their old device within 14 days. Many of them just ignore that and my bosses are of no help here. Is there a way to just... View more
Jamf Managed Admin Account promting to reset password
We have a configuration policy that requires all users to set a password. When a user forgets their password, the only option I have is to log in using the JAMF managed admin account to reset the user's password. However, when I attempt to log in wit... View more
