Script to check for app and delete

You can skip the scripting all together and just add the app to your restricted software in the JSS.

EX: Goole Chrome or Google Chrome.app.

@mmartinez We use the following, inspired by @talkingmoose, as part of our Self Service "Remove {App}" polices:

#!/bin/sh
####################################################################################################
#
# ABOUT
#
#   Removes application passed as Parameter 5. (Used prior to installing updated application.)
#
#   See: https://github.com/talkingmoose/Jamf-Management-Templates/wiki/Baseline-Mozilla-Firefox
#
####################################################################################################
#
# HISTORY
#
#   Version 1.0, 26-Oct-2017, Dan K. Snelson
#
####################################################################################################

# Variables
authorizationKey="$4"
applicationPath="$5"



# Check for a specified value in Parameter 4
if [[ "$authorizationKey" != "j4fUE61hjOBijRZ9GeNNyT" ]]; then

    echo "Error: Incorrect Authorization Key; exiting."

    exit 1

fi



# If Parameter 5 is blank, exit ...
if [[ -z "${applicationPath}" ]]; then

    echo "Application Path not specified; exiting."

    exit 1

fi



# Check if the specified application is installed ...
testDirectory="/Applications/${applicationPath}"
if [ -d "${testDirectory}" ] ; then

    echo "/Applications/${applicationPath} located; proceeding ..."

    echo "Removing /Applications/${applicationPath} ..."

    /bin/rm -Rf "/Applications/${applicationPath}"

    echo "Removed /Applications/${applicationPath}."

    exit 0

else

    echo "/Applications/${applicationPath} NOT found; nothing to remove."

    exit 0

fi

exit 0

@dan-snelson: I wonder what is the reason for checking the authorizationKey? The script should be triggeredand sent from a policy, so it's coming from an authenticated MDM, so what is the benefit of the authorizationKey?

The check whether parameter 5 has a value is indeed very important, removing all of /Applications is certainly not appreciated by the user ;)

I usually also try to clean /Library and remove receipts in case they exist. 'Suspicious Package' is an excellent tool to show where a package puts stuff.

@mschroder My apologies, I neglected to include a reference to Authorization Key for scripts executed via Casper Remote.