After imaging - in a reboot loop

[Mbentley777]

I'm in what appears to be a reboot loop. Imaged with the 10.7.4 ESD, and the Apple Software update add-ons, then a 3rd party disk encryption app and an 3rd party AD plugin (which should and does bind on first boot).

The machine has a post boot install and it seems like the postboot.sh scripts in /Library/Application Support/JAMF/PostBoot/ aren't getting removed.

As a result I see the same things over and over and over.

On the next login, I see the JAMF banner 'The imaging process is finishing installing software'

I can see the line to remove the postboot.sh, launchdeamon and script itself in the script yet the files remain after the restart, triggering a loop.

Am I mis-using the 'this app must be installed to the boot volume at imaging time'? I'd assumed that this was to be used for Apps that weren't 'imaging friendly'.

[golbiga]

You could try doing all of those things as custom triggers on firstboot and see if you run into the same issue. I'm currently installing Recovery HD, Symantec EndPoint, Office 2011 and Software updates this way.

Allen

[nextyoyoma · Accepted solution]

It sounds like the restart is happening before the first run scripts have a chance to finish. Does one of your scripts contain a reboot?

[Mbentley777]

It sounds like the restart is happening before the first run scripts have a chance to finish. Does one of your scripts contain a reboot?

BRILLIANT!

You're spot on here. I never would have thought to look at that.

[bentoms]

Caught me out too, so posted more info on it here; https://jamfnation.jamfsoftware.com/userContributionsDiscussions.html?userID=1120