SamF
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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
CONTRACT TO HIRE: Identity & Access Engineer – Okta SSO Migration Specialist
Position Overview We’re seeking an experienced Identity & Access Engineer to lead the strategic transition of our enterprise authentication systems from Kerberos to Okta Single Sign-On (SSO), specifically within our Jamf-managed Apple fleet, spanning... View more
Best way to manage device enrollment
Hello Everyone Looking for some help/advice.... So we have multiple SITES set up in out JAMF Pro Instance, but right now every device is using the same pre-stage enrollment and then we have to go in and move the devices from the main jamf pro to the ... View more
Compliance benchmarks now provide workflow to keep up with mSCP updates
Ever wondered what happens with your compliance benchmarks when mSCP gets a new version? If the change has any impact on the rules, once validated by Jamf quality processes, you will see a label Update available next to your benchmark. You then go in... View more
Microsoft Defender Web Filter
I'm deploying Microsoft Defender web filter to Jamf managed Macs. It's working as expected when the computer is not connected to the corporate network but when in the office I'm having issues with traffic being blocked. I assume a firewall rule is re... View more
MacOS Tahoe Hardware Compatibility regex
Howdy everybody! Time for my annual post about how we all need to get our budgets prepped and ready to go for all the hardware we need to replace that Apple is dropping from its OS Compatibility list! I've modified my previous regex statement to take... View more
macOS 16 is actually macOS 26 in System Report
Anyone else already installed the developer beta? Jamf lists macOS 16 in inventory after an inventory update, but system report shows macOS 26. I'm guessing this is something with how Jamf is pulling the version from the machine? Anyone else seeing t... View more
Update Inventory manually on iPad
Is there a way to trigger an inventory update via an iPhone or iPad? Like on Mac where I can give that option in the SelfService. View more
First-Ever Mac Admins Community Event in India
Calling All Mac Admins in India! :india:We’re thrilled to announce the First-Ever Mac Admins Community Event in India — happening on August 2, 2025! Whether you’re managing Macs in education, enterprise, or anything in between — this is your commun... View more
Chicago Meet-Up! June 24th, 2025 - Time Out Market
Once again, the always amazing @betz has proposed a Chicago-area meet-up at the Time Out Market, 916 W Fulton Market, for Tuesday, June 24th, 6-9pm CDT. https://macadmins.slack.com/archives/C069MPWG7/p1749509270477359 Hope to see everyone there! View more
Outlook Signature
Hello everyone, Could you please suggest where I need to copy the files to make an email signature template available in Outlook for all Mac devices? Or is there another way to achieve this? View more
The Moment You've All Been Waiting For!
Hi everyone! It's been a minute and I apologize for how long its taken to get things moving along, but.... WE'VE FINALLY LOCKED DOWN A DATE FOR OUR MEETUP! On June 20th, we'll be hosting our first Raleigh Jamf Community meetup at Neuse River Brewing.... View more
Regex for macOS 26 and iOS 26
From @talkingmoose Many thanks again! • Regex looks for all Mac models compatible with macOS 26 Tahoe. May not be up-to-date with newly released models. https://gist.github.com/talkingmoose/3340d122ffd6b4fccb5f1319b7067f73• Regex looks for all iPhone... View more
Jamf Script - Automatic Admin Password Generator - Secure, Automated Rotation for macOS
Hey everyone! I wanted to share a project I’ve been working on, now available on GitHub: Jamf Automatic Admin Password Generator This script is designed to securely rotate the password of a local admin account on macOS devices managed by Jamf Pro.... View more
API question - Bulk Delete Devices by Serial number - 2025
Im looking for a way to use the API to bulk delete computers by serial number. Im not seeing a way in the API to do this any more other than with device ID. So does any one know of a way I can find the device ID based on the serial number ? I know th... View more
Running Jamf Pro on prem, is it possible to also use JCDS simultaneously?
Hello! My JAMF on prem server was set up before I arrived. We need to get packages to users who are working remotely, and able to receive them without being on our VPN. Is it possible to use a remote, cloud based, package distribution alongside, or m... View more
Jamf Connect 3.0.0 Now Available
Today we released Jamf Connect 3.0.0. This release includes the following changes and improvements: Upcoming Changes to Jamf ConnectJamf Connect 3.0.0 continues to include the following login window capabilities and direct support for Jamf Connect Co... View more
Mac Apps vs Patch management
In regards to making sure the Computers application are updated I mostly use Mac Apps. From my experience, Mac Apps is much simple to configure (straight forward) than Patch Management. What is the scenario for Patch management is best to use over Ma... View more
