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Afternoon 

Im trying to deploy Zbrush which is dmg which has .app file wrap inside it.
I have packaged this into temp location \\private\tmp Im then running a script to install it.

Having all sorts off issue trying to get the script to mount the dmg.

Seems to work fine through terminal using 

hdiutil attach /private/tmp/MaxonZbrush.dmg

Does anyone have experience with working with DMG or any good resources.

Thanks in advance Tom

While Jamf does support deploying DMG images, the best practice is to take the app itself and not the DMG image and create a package file for it using Composer, Packages, or some other tool.


Search Maxon’s site for Silent install of apps.
https://support.maxon.net/hc/en-us/articles/4687177301788-Scripted-Silent-Install-Instructions
You can simply send the Installer app to the Mac and then run a script to install Zbrush from the installer app. You can do the same with MaxonOne app, and others. You can even script the setup of the license.

I send the Installer app to a known location, use Composer to put it there for you. Then run the scripts as per their instructions. Set the script to run “After” in the policy and it will wait for the pkg you make in Composer to install. Other packaging tools are available.

I do not package the dmg. I extract the app and package that.