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JSS: Rationalize the behavior of the Policy 'Logs' view

When I open a policy and click the 'Logs' button at the bottom, I get a listing of computers. Clicking the 'Status' header causes a sorting arrow to appear, grouping by that field. Clicking it again causes the arrow to flip. However, the items are no...  View more

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Chaining AutoPkg Packages Install then Script

Hi there, I'm trying to chain two steps to setup new computers :1/ Install Chrome and Slack, which have their packages auto generated, updated and cached thanks to autopkg2/ Once both are installed, run a script to set the dock in a clear state with ...  View more

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Policy failed to run but but everything is ok... Why ?

Hi, We have made a policy in the Self Service that install three packages and run a script for ffmpeg installation from MacPorts.The packages can be installed without problems. The script checks if ffmpeg exists and, if not, install it.The only probl...  View more

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How do I run a policy at a specified time?

I want to roll out a software update at midnight tonight in order to minimize downtime for the users. I'm not seeing an option anywhere within the policy to tell it to run at a specific time. Is there a trick to this? Thanks.  View more

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Can't repair disk permissions in macOS Sierra

I have the macOS Sierra GM installed on a VM and any time I run the command: sudo jamf fixPermissions -verbose I get an error: Fixing Permissions... verbose: Error executing command: ( "/usr/libexec/repair_packages", "--repair", "--standard-pkgs", "-...  View more

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Configure profile to set WiFi preferences

We are having issues with our Macbooks not connecting to the nearest or most optimal wireless access point and/or WiFi network. We've noticed that Macs "recommend" or prefer certain WiFi channels. As a result, they are not always connecting to to the...  View more

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Executing a software update policy bi-monthly?

HI all, I wanted to set up a fleet-wide software update policy that runs twice a month; currently, the default execution frequency that seems the most applicable is once per month. This is probably fine but it would be handy to run it twice a month, ...  View more

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Best Practice for Apple Software Updates

Hello, Myself and org org are new to the jamf system and Mac's in our enterprise as a whole. I'm attempting to bring our current and future Mac OS X user base up to a standard our InfoSec team will sign off on and I have a question regarding Apple sy...  View more

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Custom icon to use with the JAMF Helper

Hi all, I'd like to use a custom icon with the JAMF Helper. One thread I've read suggests packaging the icon with Composer and dropping it into /Library/Application Support/JAMF/bin, while another thread suggests placing the icon into /Library/Applic...  View more

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Stuck on Startup

I work at a community college and have a lab with 22 iMacs in it. All were running 10.11.6 and I had just deployed several pieces of software to them including a policy that created an non-admin local user. I then ran a policy to reboot all of the ma...  View more

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Policy stuck at "Pending"

I have a very simple policy that calls a SMB mount script for a specific computer. It runs ongoing at login. According to the JSS, the Policy is stuck in a "Pending" state. The computer shows up in the correct Policy criteria (A specific Dept in this...  View more

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Expected behavior of Deferral Policies

In our client's environment, we mange 7 business units that approve Changes at different times. Between the 7 business units, we may have as much as 6 weeks between deployment start dates for the same policy. This is causing us some problems when usi...  View more

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MS Office: Policy to disable macros

I'd like to disable Microsoft Office macros from being able to be run on users' computers. Any ideas how to do this? I know they get a warning when opening files with macros, but most would click Allow without even thinking. Is there a script that ca...  View more

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Policies: Make Available Offline?

Can you guys and gals share your thoughts on when to set (and when NOT to set) polices to "Make Available Offline"? I havent explored this setting much, and Im curious as to how you leverage this setting. Other than being availabe exclusively to Poli...  View more

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Policy log displaying in JSS 9.92

I upgraded to JSS 9.92 from 9.81 the other day and so far so good with one exception. When I view Policy logs, the default view is now to only display 10 items at a time and sorted by computer name. I have to manually change it to display 100 items a...  View more

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Assign to current user Self Service

Hey guys. I am trying to figure out a way to allow the users to assign the current device to them. The idea is we would hand the devices to a large amount of people. Have them log into Self Service with their Active Directory accounts, and then click...  View more

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Difference between Startup and Login triggers?

I'm trying to figure out exactly what the difference is between the Startup and Login triggers. I understand that if a user just simply logs out and then logs in again, then the Login trigger will be activated. However, when a computer is powered on ...  View more

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