Death by PowerPoint started in the living room Willis H. O’Brien was a famous Hollywood special effects artist known for his pioneering work in stop-motion cinematography. While we may look at his special effects in the movie King Kong from 1933 as outdated compared to the special effects we see in contemporary movies, his work is still relevant. He gave his audience the illusion that a giant gorilla not only moved but climbed the Empire State Building, then the tallest building in the world. And he did it one frame at a time. Unlike stop-motion, though, special effects are nowhere near as tedious with today’s tools. Whereas O’Brien spent 150 hours to create one minute of animation on film, today, we have tools like Magic Move that generate animated transitions between slides in just a few seconds. Transitions and animations important for presentations. Why? A transition is a change from one slide to another. It signals a change in thought to the audience. But a good transition should

Ok, if the subject doesn't say enough, here is a little back ground. I've created a gofundme account for MacMule in hopes he will be able to attend this years JNUC. He was informed he would not be able to go to this years JNUC due to corporate issue(we all know and love those issues don't we). So for all of those of you who he has helped and those of you who use his AutoCasperNBI, he needs your help! He keeps calling me nuts for doing this, but I think as much as he has contributed to the community, we should help him. He stays up late each night(since he lives in England) to help out US mac admins from his house. He doesn't have to do this, but he does it for the love of the community, lets pay him back! MacMule's GoFundMe Page (*Note: to the jamf nation admins, if this is considered to be against the forum rules, my bad, just wanted to help out a fellow mac admin)

Today we are releasing Jamf Pro 11.20; highlights include:Compatibility with Apple Operating SystemsCompatibility and new feature support are based on testing with the latest Apple beta releases of macOS Tahoe 26, iOS 26, iPadOS 26, tvOS 26, visionOS 26, and watchOS 26.   Simplified Setup for Platform Single Sign-OnJamf Pro can now support deployment of a Platform Single Sign-on (Platform SSO) application during the Setup Assistant with macOS 26* using the Simplified Setup for Platform Single Sign-on workflow in a computer PreStage enrollment. This workflow allows for Platform SSO to be enforced through the Setup Assistant during Automated Device enrollment, requiring registration with an identity provider (IdP) and the ability for macOS to create a user account based on the user’s information from the IdP.*Feature support is based on testing with the latest Apple beta releases. Full functionality requires compatible implementation from supported identity providers (Okta and Microsoft

I need to uninstall Jamf Protect from a device running macOS 12, so I download the uninstaller and try to run it locally and also tried to push it from Jamf Pro. It fails with an error saying macOS 13 is required to run the uninstaller…..Anyone else dealt with this?Am I stuck with reimage the device? I’d rather not but will if I have to.

Hi All,  Did anyone have issues in accessing Blue Prints, from last few hours it say Error occurred ,try again later. my instance was hosted on Central Europe  

For the life of me I simply cannot get our Windows Virtual Print queues with Papercut working on MacOS (currently for us 15.6.1).I get the dreaded ‘unable to connect to printer’ error.  and then its just stuck waiting. Here is what I’m doing.I set up the printer locally using the advanced tab and add it as smb://print.domain.local/printer-queuename I select the universal “Mac Printer” driver I downloaded from Fuji Xerox site (currently v 2.6).  I do a test print. It works. But only once. It never works again. If I now add a second printer queue using the same method it doesn’t work. if I then go and delete the initial printer I added and re-add the steps I cannot print again that also doesn’t work. I’ve also added the following script in the hopes that kerberos will play nice. No joy.lpstat -p | awk '{print $2}' | while read printer; do    echo "Setting Kerberos on ${printer}"    lpadmin -p "${printer}" -o auth-info-required=negotiatedone  Has anyone else experienced this? I am at a co

Hi Jamf Nation, we are using conditional access policies in EntraID to prevent users from using private mobile devices to access our M365 Services. However I need to Exclude Microsoft Authenticator App from this Policy but im not able to select this app in CA Policy Config. I tried to use a filter for a device condition "device.mdmAppId -eq "4813382a-8fa7-425e-ab75-3b753aab3abb"" But i guess this attribute is not available to EntraID since Devices are not Intune but Jamf managed. In the Device Sign In Log im able to see the block based on the Application ID for Microsoft Authenticator. Do any of you have any ideas on how to do this?

Hi Everyone I'm wondering if anyone knows how I can prevent students from changing the colour of their apps? I have looked around in the profile settings but can't seem to find a setting to disable that function.

Hi We are just adding Jamf Connect using Cyberark; we are getting the following issue once the user has logged into the SSO client its double asking for the local password, would like to remove this.  We have the setting set in the xml    <key>OIDCUsePassthroughAuth</key>    <true/> Does anyone have any other suggestions we can try? thanks.   

We’ve never fully standardized on having everyone in our org sync their Desktop and Documents folders to their OneDrive, and I’ve been working on getting that done recently. First step: create an extension attribute that shows the OneDrive redirection status on each Mac so I could build some smart groups.I kept it simple and just had it look to see whether the user’s Desktop and Documents folders were in their default locations, or if they had OneDrive in the file path of their locations. If it’s the former, it displays “Disabled.” If it’s the latter, it displays “Enabled.” If only one of the two folders are synced to OneDrive, it displays “Partial.”Just wanted to share in case this was useful for anyone else!#!/bin/bash# Extension Attribute to check if Desktop and Documents are syncing with OneDrive (KFM)# Author: John William Sherrod jwsherrod@mac.com# Version 1.0, Date: 08-28-2025# Get the currently logged-in user:loggedInUser=$(scutil <<< "show State:/Users/ConsoleUser" |

Hi All,    Our District is aiming to use Macbook Air for our next laptop refresh. We have Jamf Pro and on our way to get a subscription on Jamf Connect. Anyhow, when I created a script under Policies, the name is not changing. The naming convention that I wanted to use for all the M1's should be M1-"Serial Number". The script that I've created is below;#!/bin/bash$ sudo jamf setComputerName -name $M1-$serialNumberscutil --set ComputerName $M1-$serialNumberscutil --set LocalHostName $M1-$serialNumberscutil --set HostName $M1-$serialNumberexit Please help?Thank you and have a great one!Sincerely,Cesar

Seems like the root path of when the script is run automatically is different.I have changed the path resolution to this now - currentUser=$(stat -f%Su /dev/console) userHome=$(dscl . -read /Users/$currentUser NFSHomeDirectory | awk '{print $2}') Will this solve my issue since i am looking up for some specific files in each computer?I am trying to confirm if it works on automated runs since it does on the manual ones (jamf recon) - but how do i trigger the policy for all computers using the jamf dashboard?

As some of you may know MS messed up the the last version of Defender and it does not let the install go forward because tamper protection is set to block. Usually it sets it to enable the install and then back on. Does anyone have an easy way to do this in Jamf. I am not great with scripting and the only way I see to do it is via a few policies.

Hello, we have configured an 802.1X network profile with a scep profile that generates a machine certificate per computer. When connecting to the network we are forced to select the certificate. Isn't there a way to make the selection automatic? 

Anyone have a good way to deploy this? Yes, we know it isn't supported except for individual installs - but seriously, when you are a school district and have over 100 Mac Labs - you have to find a better way.  Need a little help on this one - we keep getting the Message: Secure Browser may be running from the original file download location.Any help on this one would be appreciated!

Previously, we deployed the following script to allow standard users to change the date and time without requiring admin credentials. However, this is no longer working on Sequoia devices. Can someone assist in enabling this functionality on Sequoia devices? #!/bin/bash # Allows any user to change the date and time on their Mac. /usr/bin/security authorizationdb write system.preferences.dateandtime.changetimezone allow /usr/bin/security authorizationdb write system.preferences.datetime authenticate-session-owner-or-admin exit 0;  

Hello,I am having trouble setting up device compliance in Jamf Pro. I followed the instructions found here: https://learn.jamf.com/bundle/jamf-pro-documentation-current/page/Device_Compliance.html but when I got to the part where I was redirected to the Microsoft Intune webpage, nothing happened. The Microsoft login window appears; I enter my email address and am then brought back to Jamf Pro with a "Registration Request" error and another warning below that states it is "Establishing connection" with directions to "Open consent URL." I click on the open consent URL, get to the Microsft login window, enter my Azure email address, and am then brought back to the Jamf Pro screen with these same two messages. I have Azure GA rights and have tried two different browsers (Safari and Edge) with no success. Has anyone else come across this issue? I figured that I'd try here before submitting a ticket with Jamf.  Here is the error and warning messages Registr

If you haven’t read part 1, then click here and go back and read it. The next portion of Apple Intelligence is now shipping with macOS 15.2 and iOS/iPadOS 18.2. We now have Image Wand, Image Playground, Genmojis, ChatGPT integration, and a little more. To soothe all concerns quickly, Apple Intelligence is NOT powered by ChatGPT. It will never send data off to ChatGPT without first asking permission and that integration must also be enabled. Ok, now that that’s out of the way.Apple Intelligence now features image playground, Genmoji and moreWhat’s great is that all of these features have a way to be blocked. Apple has provided the following configuration profile keys for the preference domain com.apple.applicationaccessallowImagePlayground allowImageWand allowGenmojiAnd new as of Dot 2 releaseallowExternalIntelligenceIntegrations allowExternalIntelligenceIntegrationsSignInThe two new keys, as of the Dot 2 releases, must be deployed on the Dot 2 releases and higher versions. They may not

What to expect:• Apple will announce four new iPhones, including an ultra-thin model iPhone 17iPhone 17 AiriPhone 17 ProiPhone 17 Pro MaxApple Watch Series 11Apple Watch Ultra 3https://www.apple.com  

We have a script to disable the macOS randomization, it’s been working prior to macOS 15.6.  Since  15.6 it has not worked, it also does not work on the beta of Tahoe.  The script would hard code the MAC randomization to OFF, and set the default for all new networks to “NOT SET” which then becomes “OFF”.Has anyone else experienced issues with MAC randomization on 15.6 or the Tahoe beta? 

Hi Jamf Nation, we're thrilled to announce that compliance benchmarks capability in Jamf Pro is now generally available! This release transforms how your organization manage compliance across Apple devices, making compliance validation and enforcement simpler than ever before.   Benefits At the heart of this new capability is a streamlined approach to security compliance: Quick Setup and Implementation - we've integrated both CIS Level 1 and Level 2 benchmark templates from macOS Security Compliance open source project (mSCP) to allow rapid deployment of compliance rules. Using compliance benchmarks, IT teams can quickly create compliance configurations across your organization. Flexible Options - IT teams can assess compliance status in monitoring mode before enforcing changes, allowing them to understand impact and prepare users. This provides a risk-free way to evaluate compliance status without disrupting productivity. Automated Remediation - when devices fall out of com

Is there a way to get set up a search to show any user without a device (iPad) assigned to them?  I am trying to clean out our user database.

Hello,We are evaluating ways to enhance our IT support workflows and are particularly interested in leveraging customer support automation software alongside Jamf Pro. Our goal is to streamline tasks such as ticket creation, device status updates, and end-user communication without compromising service quality.Has anyone successfully implemented such integrations within a Jamf-managed environment? What challenges did you encounter and what measurable benefits such as efficiency gains or improved user satisfaction did you observe?Any recommendations for best practices or compatible tools would be greatly appreciated.

I have several iPads that need unenrolled from our Jamf Pro MDM. Unfortunately, they have expired device identity certificates and recently expired signing certificates. Is there an efficient way to simply unenroll them? I’m a novice at this, so please ask me the necessary questions. 

Sometimes when an app or profile is scoped to devices, they get stuck in a pending status indefinitely, but a blank push command will "wake up" the process and it will complete. I'd like a way to send a blank push to all devices if a major profile or app gets deployed to speed up distribution.I can pull up a smart group of managed devices, go into the action menu and send commands to the group, but sending a blank push is not an option as a remote command using this method. And I'm not interested in doing it on an individual device basis from the management menu.Is there a way to send a blank push remote command to all devices or a group of devices?Thanks,Rob