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Jamf Pro 11.5.0 Beta is Now Available

Hello Jamf Nation!We have several exciting new features including new Login functionality, Managed Software Updates enhancements, Packages page redesign, and more! You can find more information in the release notes when you enroll.Starting with the J...  View more

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RUM Policy

I know this is probably silly, but I'm pulling my hair out over it.... I can run RemoteUpdateManager through Casper Remote and on my devices, but whenever I deploy it through policy or in Self Service it shows this error. "sudo: RemoteUpdateManager: ...  View more

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Notifications Profile Setting not working?

Has anyone else had the new notifications feature working via JSS deployment? I have been attempting to combine the profile, with the use of the Self-Service Mobile App, so that it forces users to have to receive push notifications for the app. Or ha...  View more

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Installing the new (June 2016+) Samanage agent

Samanage shipped a new installer for their agent, and the structure is completely different than the PKG-based install they previously had. Here's how I deployed it. Download the new DMG from your Setup area in Samanage Extract to /tmp/samanage Creat...  View more

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Office 2016 removal script

We've found this script extremely useful for removing Office 2011. Is there something similar floating around for Office 2016?  View more

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"Cannot install" error in Self Service

Hi, I'm trying to learn how to create packages and install them using Self Service. Normally here we have someone who knows Casper Suite much better than me but I'm a bit of a novice. I'm a bit lost as to what I'm missing being a novice? I've used Co...  View more

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MAS VPP and Xcode

I've scoured through the 'Nation and not really found anyone discussing this. What with device based app installation from the App Store, and our issues with a VERY large (maybe close to 20GB package) for Xcode, we're trying to transition to the VPP/...  View more

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Autopkgr adding a self-service category every day?

It seems every time autopkgr updates the packages it's creating a Testing category in the JSS which also appears in self-service. Is there a way to prevent it from adding that? I've been manually deleting that category but I'm sure there's a better w...  View more

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Delpoying CS5 via policy and imaging

Hello everyone, This is my first post in the jamf nation so bear with me. I've created a package of CS5 with my serial key using AAMEE 2.1 and have no issues installing this standalone. Whenever I upload it to the JSS using Casper admin (9.92) it aut...  View more

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[Help] Auto Mount Network Drives At Login

Hello, I have been trying for some time to configure a script that will mount network drives for a user when they log into their Mac. I have been all over JamfNation and have read many of other users posts to try to get this to work in my environment...  View more

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Install app and copy app preferences

Hi everyone, I have packaged up a webapplication as pkg, all works well it installs fine but i need to add a json file to users Library so the app opens and connects to the right server. I solved that with a postflight script but the problem is, the ...  View more

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Has anyone used Dropbox to host files for Policies?

We use dropbox for business and have basically unlimited file storage on dropbox. I've been experimenting with using dropbox to host files (zipped DMGs and other random files) to deploy to remote machines using a curl command and simple scripts with ...  View more

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OS X El Capitan Upgrade Booting To Recovery HD

We're in the process of rolling out the last of the OS X El Capitan upgrades to our users, but I've run into a handful of machines exhibiting some strange behavior. Specifically, instead of booting to the installer and completing an in-place upgrade,...  View more

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Sorting categories in Self Service?

I added a new category for Printers to Self-Service but now it has placed itself on top of the other other-wisely alphabetically sorted categories. Is there a fix for this? Thanks!  View more

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JSS not full updated (9.92)

Hello all, I have recently updated my JSS from 9.81 to 9.92, everything went well with the update but technically it is not updated... At my JSS front page I get this info: But at JDS Instances I have this: Casper Admin also says that I'm using 9.81 ...  View more

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Failover distribution point not kicking in

We have 2 distribution points set up, but as long as the master is offline the failover won't kick in. I may be misunderstanding how it works but I was under the assumption that as long as both share points have identical packages on them, computers ...  View more

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SEP Remote Scan Script?

Hello, Is there a script where we can run a full scan remotely for SEP managed if you do not have access to the Symantec console? The SAVscan script in the database doesn't seem to work. It may be for unmanaged clients or a different product. Thanks  View more

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Questions on creating a test enviornment

I am new to the Casper Suite and JSS and was finally able to start testing it at my work. I've been doing a lot of reading and trying to learn as much as possible on the suite and JSS but I realize it's easy to get lost and was hoping I could get som...  View more

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Set JAVA_HOME Path

Hi, has anyone tried to set "export JAVA_HOME='/usr/libexec/java_home'" with a policy/script yet?Or write it into the profile? No success on my side until now :( The installation of the JDK 8u91 package is succeeding without issues.Maybe someone can ...  View more

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Pushing a configuration to a Mac

Hi folks, We have been using Casper Imaging for older machines, and this works fine. Imaging uses a configuration that installs a load of PKGs and runs a load of scripts. Note I'm talking about Computer Management > Configurations and NOT Configurati...  View more

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lftp mirroring for distribution points replication

Hi there jamfnationers! A few weeks ago, I discovered lftp, super awesome small utility. Pretty much like rsync in steroids. What I like the most about this utility is its ability to split files for faster transfer and continue interrupted file tranf...  View more

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