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JamF School Teacher - Classes keep disappearing

Hi guys, I’m the IT guy in my school and have been encountering this issue that happens to 2 of my IT Colleagues. Their classes disappear in JamF Teacher from time to time. However on my Teacher account that I am using for testing, it stays. Not too

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KeavNew Contributor

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iOS Notifications - Show Preview Never

Can't seem to find an answer to this so I suspect that there isn't (a satisfactory) one...Security and Privacy best practice says to disable iOS notification previews, especially when a device is locked. This is what I want to set using Jamf Pro.I kn

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BlueScreen PieNew Contributor

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iOS 26.5 E2EE for RCS

iOS 26.5 finally brings E2EE for RCS. Just interested: Will that have any impact on your MDM? We are a small company and now able to natively allow messaging each other without the use of 3rd party apps.

tcandelaContributor

delete smartgoup that's in multiple policy scope

Everytime I try to delete an old smart group or static group that happens to be in scope of multiple policies I then have to go to each policy and remove it from scope first and then I'm able to delete it.There's gotta be a better way to do this.Is

mrrobertbussContributor

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Corporate Desktop Wallpaper

Hello again. I'm seeing a lot of older posts about this that are not relevant to Sonoma; most posts are from years ago. This is a 2 part question: I want to upload a Corporate image to be used for Desktop Wallpaper. I'll need this to be built into th

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FerrisBNAContributor

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Jamf Connect, Kerberos Error 4, and Password Expires in X days not updating

Happy Monday! So I just came across this issue. When a user tries to change their password using Jamf Connect, they get this Kereberos error 4.So they go into Okta and change it there. Later Jamf prompts them that the Local Password and Network pas

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MarkMelaccioEmployee

New York City Jamf User Group

NYC Jamf User Group - Summer 2026 Meeting - 6/23/26 - Signup link in post

Summer 2026 NYC Jamf User Group Meeting Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026 11 Penn Plaza,10th FloorNew York, NY 100014:00 PM doors open | 4:30-6:30 PM meetingJune is peak season for Apple admins. WWDC drops new OS announcements, testing cycles kick off, and s

ZakNNew Contributor

Disabling Lost Mode On Restarted Mobile Devices

Hello,I’m currently using Lost Mode in Jamf Pro to disable iPads / iPhones that are not returned to the IT Helpdesk.Occasionally, when these devices are returned, they have either run out of battery or have been restarted while still in Lost Mode. Af

joseuNew Contributor

Issues with Automated Enrollment

Hi All, Is anyone else having issues with enrolling MacBooks in their Jamf Pro environments? Every time we've tried to enroll a new MacBook Pro this week we're getting hit with "Enrolling with management server failed. Unexpected error (MDMRespo

AndixonContributor

Enrolling with management server Failed (502)

Hi,I really hope that someone here can help me with this. We have had this error for a few weeks now and I am getting a little desperate here. Jamf and Apple support have not been able to provide a solution either.Some of our Macs are getting the “En

spicybeeftacoVisitor

JamF School Teacher - Classes keep disappearing

Hi guys, I’m the IT guy in my school and have been encountering this issue that happens to 2 of my IT Colleagues. Their classes disappear in JamF Teacher from time to time. However on my Teacher account that I am using for testing, it stays. Not too

KeavNew Contributor

iOS Notifications - Show Preview Never

Can't seem to find an answer to this so I suspect that there isn't (a satisfactory) one...Security and Privacy best practice says to disable iOS notification previews, especially when a device is locked. This is what I want to set using Jamf Pro.I kn

tcandelaContributor

delete smartgoup that's in multiple policy scope

Everytime I try to delete an old smart group or static group that happens to be in scope of multiple policies I then have to go to each policy and remove it from scope first and then I'm able to delete it.There's gotta be a better way to do this.Is

FerrisBNAContributor

Jamf Connect, Kerberos Error 4, and Password Expires in X days not updating

Happy Monday! So I just came across this issue. When a user tries to change their password using Jamf Connect, they get this Kereberos error 4.So they go into Okta and change it there. Later Jamf prompts them that the Local Password and Network pas

joseuNew Contributor

Issues with Automated Enrollment

Hi All, Is anyone else having issues with enrolling MacBooks in their Jamf Pro environments? Every time we've tried to enroll a new MacBook Pro this week we're getting hit with "Enrolling with management server failed. Unexpected error (MDMRespo

AndixonContributor

Enrolling with management server Failed (502)

Hi,I really hope that someone here can help me with this. We have had this error for a few weeks now and I am getting a little desperate here. Jamf and Apple support have not been able to provide a solution either.Some of our Macs are getting the “En

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palebluedotNew Contributor

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Difference between Download and Install vs. Download, Install, Restart

Hello, For software updates and the type of install action, does “Download and Install” reboot the computer automatically or will it allow the user to restart on their own to complete the installation?If it does reboot automatically, how is it differ

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eric_benferValued Contributor

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How to test - Lock a Mac system via API if it has not updated Inventory in X days.

I have a script to lock a Mac via API. No issues with that. It works very reliably.I would like to use this script it to lock a Mac system when it has not updated inventory in over X days. Think of a Mac that has been shoved in a desk drawer for a wh

MoJoContributor

PreStage Enrollment and FileVault Jamf Pro

Looking for some guidance with Jamf Pro - PreStage Enrollment and FileVault.The issue: In PreStage, we pre-create and hide a local admin account. During setup, the workflow prompts for end-user account creation. FileVault is enabled immediately a

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June 2026 Meetup preferences

Hello folks,Looking to schedule our next Jamf / MacAdmins meeting.How does the week of June 15th or June 22 work for everyone? Yes, I’m looking a bit ahead of time, but my thinking is that it would allow for us to put this on our calendars and be abl

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