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How to Block "Update Mac Automatically" Prompt During Setup Assistant?

Hi all, I’m looking for a way to block or skip the “Update Mac Automatically” screen that appears during the Setup Assistant (screenshot attached). Is there a way to suppress or bypass this screen using a configuration profile? Any insight or gu

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wifichallengesValued Contributor

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Printer does not show up in system settings (OSX 15.7) but it is there in print dialog

Not sure when this would have occured, but i have verified on several devices. We are pushing out a printer using jamf and if you go into the “printers and scanners” section of system settings control panel, it says “no printers”. However if you go i

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Corey-RibbleNew Contributor

K-12 EDU Admins

Jamf School in K-12: What’s Working Well & What Needs Improvement?

As this new K-12 Jamf School community gets going, I thought it would be helpful to start an open discussion around everyone’s real-world experiences specifically with Jamf School (not Jamf Pro).This thread is intentionally focused on Jamf School wor

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red_beardValued Contributor

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Apple Classroom on Teacher Macs in Jamf School - Possible without Managed Apple IDs? Education Profile (EDU Profile)

Apple Classroom on Teacher Macs in Jamf School - Possible without Managed Apple IDs?We're migrating from Jamf Pro to Jamf School. Previously had Apple Classroom working with Macs and iPads via ASM roster syncing from our SIS—no Managed Apple IDs need

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aSherm01Visitor

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Asset Tag Assignment for macOS

My organization is new to Jamf, and in recent years we’ve started to provision macOS devices. My question is how have other Jamf admins been managing asset tags? Ideally, I would like to have some automated method for generating an asset tag or compu

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IlyaNew Contributor

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Boot time or Startup performance score extension attributes

Does anyone know how to get these metrics through EA?

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Jordy-TheryValued Contributor

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Managed Apple Accounts - The Adventure ContinuesBlog

As an Apple Partner (I work for an Apple Premium Partner in Belgium) Managed Apple Accounts are a bit of a challenge. Last November we concluded our transition after a 2 year adventure. I’ll spare the details I cannot talk about and focus on what’s t

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Mitchell_GordonCommunity Manager

From Jamf

New Resource: Prepare for the Jamf 400 Course Module!

We heard you! From conversations with our students at in-person events such as Jamf Nation Live and the Jamf Nation User Conference, as well as reviewing the post-course feedback we receive, it became clear that you felt there was more we could do to

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MehdiYawariContributor

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Payload Variables for Configuration Profiles are in capital letters

Hi everyoneis it possible to get the result of the variable for configuration profile in lower case?Currently I have configured “Lock primary account information” with variables(see screenshot) The result of the variable is always in upper case. it i

JAMFNoobContributor

Shouldn't JAMF raise bugs with Apple for its MDM Framework instead of us?

At the moment it seems that JAMF is unable to turn off private wifi addresses via configuration policy even though they have an option for "Disable MAC Address Randomization (macOS 15 or later)". After testing with JAMF and confirming this function d

How to Block "Update Mac Automatically" Prompt During Setup Assistant?

Hi all, I’m looking for a way to block or skip the “Update Mac Automatically” screen that appears during the Setup Assistant (screenshot attached). Is there a way to suppress or bypass this screen using a configuration profile? Any insight or gu

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wifichallengesValued Contributor

General Discussions

Printer does not show up in system settings (OSX 15.7) but it is there in print dialog

Not sure when this would have occured, but i have verified on several devices. We are pushing out a printer using jamf and if you go into the “printers and scanners” section of system settings control panel, it says “no printers”. However if you go i

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1 hour ago

red_beardValued Contributor

General Discussions

Apple Classroom on Teacher Macs in Jamf School - Possible without Managed Apple IDs? Education Profile (EDU Profile)

Apple Classroom on Teacher Macs in Jamf School - Possible without Managed Apple IDs?We're migrating from Jamf Pro to Jamf School. Previously had Apple Classroom working with Macs and iPads via ASM roster syncing from our SIS—no Managed Apple IDs need

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aSherm01Visitor

General Discussions

Asset Tag Assignment for macOS

My organization is new to Jamf, and in recent years we’ve started to provision macOS devices. My question is how have other Jamf admins been managing asset tags? Ideally, I would like to have some automated method for generating an asset tag or compu

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IlyaNew Contributor

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Boot time or Startup performance score extension attributes

Does anyone know how to get these metrics through EA?

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jakekiserNew Contributor

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Automatic Device Enrollment Certificate Upload Error

Unable to complete file upload. fiie contents does not match file type in Jamf when uploading an automated device enrollment token from apple business manager

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Macs enrolled through ADE lose all Configuration Profiles

Hello!In the last 2 years, I have had some Macs lose all configuration Profiles (including the MDM profile) when they try to renew the MDM Certificate (and fail for some reason)Mostly that could be fixed cancelling the “Renew MDM Certificate”-Pending

Lights out management

Has anyone implemented Lights Out Management for Big Sur or Monterey? I can't seem to find any documentation whatsoever to proceed. Please help!

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Fine Tunning Reporting

I have two reporting tasks in Jamf Pro that I dread every time I have to do them: Creating a Security Stack report Creating a report that shows which computers have a specific application installed and which do not What I’m trying to doFor the secu

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bears97New Contributor

Chicagoland & Great Lakes Mac Admins

Jamf Connect Password Reset

Our IdP is currently configured to use EntraID for SSO. However, it appears a Kerberos realm is configured and when resetting password it appears to attempt to use local Active Directory for reset. We are looking for guidance to use EntraID/Microsoft

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