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Image build version

  • October 13, 2011
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Is there a way to put either a text file or some type of file in the core images? For instance, I have my core build (virus protection, MS office, Firefox, etc.) and it is version 1.0 and I want it in the image so if the help desk takes a ticket and asks the user what build they have they can look it up somewhere on the Mac. In our environment windows users on SCCM have their image build version in the registry file. I could just create a text file and stick it somewhere but I was curious if anyone else label their builds this way.

Thanks

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Neal Smith | MAC Systems Engineer | Perrigo IT

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    • tlarkin
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    • October 13, 2011

    If you now the version you can do simple post install scripts, or even the "run command" option in the JSS that after a package is installed it just does sometihng like this:

    /bin/echo< "<result>Application Version 2.4.2</result>"

    This will create extension attributes for app versions which later you can run reports on. If you have a post image script you can echo the image date as an extension attribute with your own build set.

    -Tom


    Thomas Larkin
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    dpertschi
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    • dpertschi
    • Contributor
    • October 14, 2011

    Neal,

    Create and AppleScript application with just a display dialog line, and drop that wherever you want, Applications maybe.
    Yeah, I think I'm going to do that!

    Darrin

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    • friedelj
    • Contributor
    • October 14, 2011

    We enter our image build number in one of the ARD fields, which there's an extension attribute template to read this info as well.

    Joe Friedel, iCIT
    University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
    Andersen Library, Room 2003F
    (262) 472-1658

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    • jarednichols
    • Valued Contributor
    • October 17, 2011

    I drop a dummy package in the Jamf Receipts folder.
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    Jared F. Nichols
    Desktop Engineer, Client Services
    Information Services Department
    MIT Lincoln Laboratory
    244 Wood Street
    Lexington, Massachusetts 02420
    781.981.5436

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    • Jak
    • Contributor
    • October 17, 2011

    I use ARD fields, easy to populate and nice and easy to read back in ARD.

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