Apple Intelligence is finally here now that iOS 18.1 and macOS 15.1 has shipped. However, many people and organizations want to know how they can block it.Apple Intelligence is an Opt-In service from Apple, so unless you Opt-In, there’s no concerns about AI, on or off device.Officially, Apple has provided the following configuration profile keys for the X.1 OSes for the preference domain com.apple.applicationaccess.allowWritingTools allowMailSummary allowGenmoji allowImagePlayground allowImageWandAnd DDM management of Math Notes.There’s also the key allowAssistant to disable Siri, which has become more intelligent with Apple Intelligence.Currently in the X.1 OSes, these are the features which are available and able to be restricte

I have written a long time ago and still use an Automator workflow which runs an AppleScript which front-ends the built-in ZIP command line tool. Its main purpose is to provide a means to generate password protected ZIP files. The built-in 'service' does not give this option even though I suspect it also frontends the same built-in ZIP command line tool.This workflow for me still works fine even in macOS Sonoma.It used to be (back in the good old days 😁) that installing an Automator workflow was literally a simple matter of copying it to either -/Library/Services/ (to make it available to all users)or~/Library/Services/ (for an individual user)These days it is a lot more complicated.You still need to copy it to /Library/Services/ but you then apparently need to open it in Automator, re-save it in the same /Library/Services/ location which ap

Apple Business Manager is now just Apple Business.Remember to log in and agree to the new terms and conditions so that devices can continue to be added.https://business.apple.com/ 

Hello Jamf Nation! Last month, we were excited to share the Get Started with Scripting series in the Jamf Online Training Catalog enjoyed a full refresh, covering topics from Terminal fundamentals to the Jamf API. Now, we’d love to hear what you think!Whether you’re just getting started or have already earned your Command Line Innovator badge, we’ve put together a quick, three-question survey for you to let us know how we can continue to serve you in your learning journey. Have questions

Hey Jamf Nation,Jamf is offering 10 individuals from the tech sector a fully sponsored experience at the Jamf Nation User Conference (JNUC) - happening September 23–25, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri!🎟️ Here's what the sponsorship includes:• Full conference registration• Exclusive meet-and-greet with Jamf leaders• Networking happy hour with fellow recipients• $500 stipend to cover expenses• Access to social events and networking opportunitiesThe application deadline is May 1, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. CST. All applicants will be notified of decisions by July 1, 2026. Note: past recipients are not eligible to reapply.Apply here: https://www.jamf.com/blog/jnuc-diversity-sponsorship/Don't miss this incredible opportunity to connect, lea

We have the policies to install the following Office 2024 components in order during our prestage deployment:2024 Volume SerializerMicrosoft Excel 2024Microsoft PowerPoint 2024Microsoft Word 2024For the past couple of years, this has worked exactly as intended. The volume serializer is installed to activate the license, then the individual apps are installed one by one. After deployment these have also opened and been activated. However, over the last week or so, the activation is no longer applying. I’ve tried everything I can to try and deactivate the license/reactivate it from self service etc, but the only fix appears to be completely removing all office components, and reinstalling them - only then does the volume serializer work. I thought this might be as a result of the latest Office apps, so I reverted to using older versions of the pkg files but the problem remains. I even tried using the whole Office suite pkg but the same

Hoping someone can help as this has been making me pull my hair out.Running Jamf Pro with AD CS Connector delivering machine certs via SCEP. Macs are domain joined. Two SSIDs, one through Meraki APs with two NPS servers in the RADIUS config, another through a Cisco Z3 pointing to a separate NPS server. Same cert template, same Jamf profile structure across everything.The Z3 SSID works perfectly, Macs connect no problem. The Meraki SSID fails on every Mac. Windows machines on the same Meraki SSID and same NPS policy work fine.The CA is definitely issuing the cert, visible in certsrv. The Mac is also prompting to select a cert manually when it shouldn't be. NPS logs are completely silent, no 6273 events at all when the machine cert is used. The only time 6273 shows up in logs is when I manually pick a randomly assigned JAMF cert that belongs to a machine not in AD, and that's just "user account does not exist" shows up in my logs.eapolclient on the Mac show

Hi, I have created a profile to only allow system settings and Pages apps. It worked as expected, but I keep getting the prompts below. Is there any way for me to disable them? Thank you.   

Our desk side support manager is pushing for his team and the service desk to have full access to our console in terms of systems settings, creating/modifying groups, creating and modifying configuration profiles, creating and modifying policies ,etc. I am of the opinion that these are administrative functions which require some specialized knowledge and should be limited to administrators. Presently, they have access to view device information, assign policies, and push some MDM commands. I’m curious to know how your organizations manage access to the console. How many full administrators do you actually have in your consoles? What is your policy on tracking changes? What permissions do you give to your help desk and desk side support?

We’re moving away from Cisco Secure Client. But this utility is cool, and helpful. • A macOS utility to repackage Cisco Secure Client DMG files for unattended deployment via Jamf Pro (or any MDM solution).• huexley/CiscoRepackager• https://github.com/huexley/CiscoRepackager?utm_campaign=MacAdmins.news&utm_medium=email&utm_source=MacAdmins.news_385

Hello there!I’m using Jamf School synced with ASM with shared iPads. I wanted to start using Jamf Teacher app on teacher’s shared iPads, so I’ve just configured Jamf Teacher following Jamf’s guidelines. It started working fine with all classes and students showing up correctly. But since I needed to rename all classes. I renamed in ASM, synced Jamf School, and reassigned teachers to their renamed classes. But now I get this error on Teacher’s iPads “You are not allowed to add students to manages classes. Contact your IT administrator for support” (I’m IT support). Any idea how to resolve this?Thanks! 

Apple Classroom on Teacher Macs in Jamf School - Possible without Managed Apple IDs?We're migrating from Jamf Pro to Jamf School. Previously had Apple Classroom working with Macs and iPads via ASM roster syncing from our SIS—no Managed Apple IDs needed.Current status in Jamf School:✅ Apple Classroom works on teacher iPads and student iPads ✅ Jamf Teacher app works on teacher Macs (shows rostered classes) ❌ Apple Classroom on teacher Macs won't load rostered classesTeacher Macs aren't receiving the Education Profile despite fresh enrollments. I suspect it's related to MDM-capable users, but can't confirm. Class data is clearly flowing (iPads get it, Jamf Teacher gets it), so it seems like a device-specific enrollment issue.Is Apple Classroom on teacher Macs possible in Jamf School without Managed Apple IDs?The solution seems tantalizing close based a on a checkbox still available in Jamf School -

Hi everyone,We’re currently using Jamf School to manage our Apple devices and are running into issues with Microsoft’s enforcement of strong certificate mapping as outlined in KB5014754.Our environment relies on certificate-based authentication with Active Directory. While we’ve configured UPN mapping using the RFC 822 SAN field, our domain controllers (now in Full Enforcement mode) are rejecting certificates that don’t meet the new strong mapping requirements.Unfortunately, Jamf School doesn’t appear to support:Inclusion of SAN URIs with SID Custom certificate templates Scripting or automation for explicit mapping via altSecurityIdent

One of my users cannot register for platform single sign-on. She can complete step 1, which is to authenticate with her Mac login password.  Next, she can enter her email address. That’s when the process goes awry. After entering her email address, the window goes blank white. Behind it, we can see that Company Portal is doing something in the background. There’s the spinning progress icon. After seeing this, I removed and reinstalled Company Portal and ensured that the latest version was installed. She’s running macOS 26.3.1 and will have 26.4.1 soon since I just started enforcing that update. Has anyone seen this behavior and solved it? The PSSO login type used is Secure Enclave. We can’t do anything but cancel the registration. 

Hello,    I’m just getting started with SUPERMAN and have only done test computers and some alpha users.  Right now I have mine very simple.  I have JAMF API setup to run this so that the users do not need to have admin privleges.I have a PPPC Config Profile to enable this.I’m using Static / Smart Groups to target devices for deploying the Configuration Profile, and the Policy.The Configuration profile is the main area when I am configuring the Script behavior.Default Defered Timer = 30 minutesMenu Defered timer = 1hr, 2hr, 4hr, or 8hrSoft Count Deadline = 3And using a custom branding Icon. How aggressive have you been with your users to get MacOS upgraded?  My experience so far is that users like to be on the latest OS and don’t mind the upgrde (even when it changes some of the appearance).Do you prefer Hard Count over Deadline Date?What messaging or communication do you like to do with the e

With the recent release of the M5, we’ve been trying to connect MacBook Pro’s to our 802.1x secured Wifi Network.We’re using the same configuration profile that has worked on the rest of our fleet.  Our network team have looked at the logs and have determined the issue is on the endpoint side “WLC keep sending EAP-TLS request and no response from client”.Wondering if anyone else has encountered this issue and what if anything was done to fix it.Thanks

We are currently in the process of implementing Jamf Pro in our company environment. So far, we have successfully integrated several scripts, SMB shares, and other configurations, and everything was running smoothly.As the next step, we attempted to set up Jamf Connect in order to integrate a SAML authentication flow via our Entra environment. The goal was to allow users to log in with their Entra credentials during a fresh macOS installation.However, after configuring Jamf Connect, we started encountering a critical issue. The Microsoft 365 login window appears as expected, but after a few seconds, the entire Mac screen goes black and becomes completely unresponsive. The only way to recover from this state is by manually restarting the device.Additionally, since this issue started occurring, our previously working scripts and configurations are no longer functioning as expected.Has anyone experienced a similar issue or has any suggestions on how to troub

 In any technology job across industries there’s an evident gender gap. As a young professional, I was fortunate enough to find role models who shared their tips on claiming a seat at the table, which helped me overcome imposter syndrome. When I think about “men’s overrepresentation” in technology, I’m always reminded that community and networking is one of the most powerful tools to make your mark.I wrote this article to celebrate International Women's Day, but even better to bring up this topic in April. Celebrating women is never wrong to do beyond the month of March. I connected with leaders I admire in the Mac Admins space about the moments which defined their career, the advice that spurred them on to pursue their dreams, and the big wins defining their career so far. Kim Trojanowski, ​@ktrojano 

We’ve been using the jamf provided MakeMeAnAdmin shell script for temporary user account elevation without any issues for a while, but as of the last week or so it appears to have stopped working. jamf/MakeMeAnAdmin: Provides temporary admin access for a standard user via Jamf Self Service This has failed on two separate devices, one 26.2 and another on 26.4.  When reviewing logs, it mentions a group no longer being found.  I’ve looked around on Reddit and these forums and haven’t seen any other mentions of this issue recently, so figured it would not hurt to check in with the community. Typically we have been using the script via the Self Service app with no issues.  I know Self Service + is coming fast - could this be related?  Or is this just awkward timing on that front. We don’t use Jamf Connect, but putting a partial

Hi Jamf Folks,I use nginx file distrubtion server. It works, but I have errors in the nginx log everytime I install something via Self Service +```2026/02/17 12:54:16 [error] 13387#0: *1 open() "/<pathToPkg>/Package.pkg/index.bom" failed (20: Not a directory), client: <ip-addresse>, server: webserver.de, request: "GET /<pathToPkg>/Package.pkg/index.bom HTTP/1.1", host: "webserver.de"```When I download it via webbrowser or wget, I do not get an error.here is my nginx.conf```worker_processes  1;events {    worker_connections  1024;}http {    include mime.types;    default_type application/octet-stream;    server {        listen 443 ssl;        http2 on;        server_name webserver.de;        ssl_certificate     fullchain.pem;        ssl_certificate_key privkey.pem;        location /Packages/ {            alias /<pathToPkg>

Hi all,I’m looking for guidance on how to fully automate macOS updates across our company-managed Mac devices.We currently manage our Mac fleet using Jamf Pro version 11.24.1-t1769438062288. At present, macOS updates are being deployed manually through Self Service using packaged installers, but we would like to move to a more reliable and scalable automated process.So far, I have tried the following methods, but I have not been successful with either approach:Mass Action Command Managed Software UpdatesFor context, all company devices are:Enrolled via PreStage Enrollment Supervised Configured with Bootstrap Token allowed and escrowedIf anyone has successfully implemented a fully automated macOS update workflow in a similar Jamf environment, I would greatly appreciate your advice on the recommended process, prerequisites, or any known limitations.

Inherited a Jamf Pro deployment and looking to upgrade a piece of software that is being pushed out. This is what the policy looks like:GeneralEnabledTrigger: Recurring Check-InExecution Frequency: One per computerPackagePKG file, action InstallMaintenanceUpdate Inventory If I want to upgrade this with a new package, do I need a new policy with the same scope and disable this one? Or can I put a new PKG file in there?Thanks for any nudges in the right direction!

AI is changing how we work and it’s a huge area we’re all focused onOne of our engineers recently shared in an AMA some prompts customers are using with Ask Jamf right now:Help me identify OS versions in my fleet, highlight devices that can't be updated and need to be replaced. Can you explain how this policy and its script work? Survey our policies, profiles and groups and help write documentation. How do webhooks work in Jamf Pro? How do I get started with them? Do I have any configuration profiles that will conflict with this Blueprint?Now it's your turn, what prompts are actually working for you?Drop your best Ask Jamf prompts in the comments. I'll collect them and turn this into a community resource we can all learn from.Go 🚀 !

I am interested in how we can automate some reports or feed data into a SIEM like Splunk of Jamf Connect activity.  The most important data point is when a user uses the privilege elevation feature.  Does anyone have any experience or advise on this? Thanks in advance,   -Pat

Shifting compliance checks left—giving control directly to end users via Self ServiceAs part of improving endpoint security and reducing operational overhead, I built a macOS compliance dashboard using SwiftDialog and Jamf, available to users via Self Service.This solution focuses on managing third-party vendor applications that are not updated through Jamf VPP/App Catalog or Installomator. These apps are maintained using internal PKG deployments, with the script enforcing organization-defined required versions.From an admin perspe