Can anyone provide feedback on how you are migrating user data from existing Macs for hardware replacements? Particularly when it comes to DEP workflows. I know how we have done it for years and while it has worked for us, there probably are better ways we could be doing hardware refreshes. More importantly, Mojave has presented additional challenges that mean steps we took in the past either shouldn't be done or flat out don't work.
Until mid-2017, we were still firmly encamped in imaging new hardware with a monolithic image. When it came time to upgrade hardware, we would just connect up a Thunderbolt cable and drag over the contents of the user's directory and apply the permissions. Worked fine for years.
Toward the end of 2017, we decided to move to DEP with the advent of High Sierra. Our user and management accounts were created during enrollment. Again, we would just log into the management account on the new machine, move the user's data to the user account and apply permissions. That seemed to work fine until late last year.
Moving to Mojave has presented us with problems, primarily with regard to permissions. Some folders inside the user's directory apparently can't have their permissions changed even while operating as su. Should we be using Migration Assistant now to pull in user data? I'm sure users here can point out flaws in our process and can suggest a better way for us to be doing this. I'm open to all advice. Thanks!
