@ChrisG50 You'd probably have much better luck using Apple Configurator 2 and doing a DFU Restore. Here's a good guide for that process: https://mrmacintosh.com/restore-macos-firmware-on-an-apple-silicon-mac-boot-to-dfu-mode/
I'd also suggest you look into https://twocanoes.com/products/mac/dfu-blaster/ as a tool that will make it _much_ easier to put a Mac into DFU mode.
Hi @ChrisG50
Please check @talkingmoose's Jamf Pro Computer EraseDevice.zsh.
Add computer ID's in line number 41 as mentioned in the script. Please test it with test devices.
Thanks.
Thanks everyone for the suggestions I will look at each of these and give them a shot.
@sdagley Wouldn't this method still entell somewhat manually resetting each device? I'll look into it more though in case I'm missing something with this method.
@agungsujiwo Thank you for linking that. I found it once and couldn't for the life of me find it again. Though I have zero experience using Jamfs API or even where to start so I'll have to do my homework there.
@karthikeyan_mac I did try this one the other day but I modified it to try and reset any device inside of a specific smart group instead of by device ID. I'll test again without the modifications and try it by Device ID.
Thanks again all.
Thanks everyone for the suggestions I will look at each of these and give them a shot.
@sdagley Wouldn't this method still entell somewhat manually resetting each device? I'll look into it more though in case I'm missing something with this method.
@agungsujiwo Thank you for linking that. I found it once and couldn't for the life of me find it again. Though I have zero experience using Jamfs API or even where to start so I'll have to do my homework there.
@karthikeyan_mac I did try this one the other day but I modified it to try and reset any device inside of a specific smart group instead of by device ID. I'll test again without the modifications and try it by Device ID.
Thanks again all.
@ChrisG50 It does involve touching each Mac but unless you're not planning on updating the installed version of macOS there is nothing that will be faster than doing a DFU Restore to wipe a large number of Macs, and DFU Blaster Pro will make that process even faster because it can instantly put a target Mac into DFU mode.
@karthikeyan_mac Ok so I took what they did and modified it. I also added another script that renames the devices back to what they were using a script that installs an excel file with serial numbers and the device name structure we use. That script also installs another file called reset_done that the first script looks for to determine if the device has been reset or not. Lastly I have a script that will remove that file from all the devices when it is time to reset them.
Thanks for everyone's advice. Here are the links to what all I set up in case it helps someone else in the future.
Reset Device Script - Change lines 13, 16, 17, and 76 to match your own information.
Rename Device Script - Change lines 22 and 23 to match your own file. Also installs the file that stops Reset Device Script from running.
Pre-Reset Script - deletes the file that stops the Reset Device Script from running.
I just finished these up and tested them a few times, everything worked just fine. If anyone has some improvements or other alternatives please feel free to add them here.
