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Alias app rename (python) via Jamf Console

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Hey fellow Jamf users,

 

This is probably a very easy question, however its pulling my hair out,

 

Running the below command for instance to add an alias for Python works when ran us the user in terminal.

 

alias python='/usr/bin/python3'

 

Running this same command within Jamf as a script fails to change anything, I believe this is because it needs to be run as the logged in user,

 

To accomplish this I have the following which doesn't seem to do anything as well.

loggedInUser=$(stat -f%Su /dev/console)
su "$loggedInUser" -c 'alias python=/usr/local/bin/python3'

 

Any help will be great appreciated !

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    mm2270
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    • mm2270
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    • August 5, 2022

     

    #!/bin/zsh logged_in_user=$(/usr/sbin/scutil <<< "show State:/Users/ConsoleUser" | /usr/bin/awk '/Name :/ && ! /loginwindow/ {print $3}') logged_in_uid=$(/usr/bin/id -u "$logged_in_user") /bin/launchctl asuser "$logged_in_uid" /usr/bin/sudo -iu "$logged_in_user" alias python=/usr/local/bin/python3

     

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    • MacManDmac
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    • August 5, 2022
    mm2270 wrote:

     

    #!/bin/zsh logged_in_user=$(/usr/sbin/scutil <<< "show State:/Users/ConsoleUser" | /usr/bin/awk '/Name :/ && ! /loginwindow/ {print $3}') logged_in_uid=$(/usr/bin/id -u "$logged_in_user") /bin/launchctl asuser "$logged_in_uid" /usr/bin/sudo -iu "$logged_in_user" alias python=/usr/local/bin/python3

     


    Thanks for your prompt reply, it executes this script with no errors, however it still fails to attach the alias to python3 :(

     

    any other ideas ?

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