API Data for ios device rename.

[jay216]

I am trying to create a script to rename a couple thousand IOS devices using a CSV file. I am unable to use the MUT tool because of how our JSS is structured for our departments. I am struggling with finding the API data I need to rename our new ipads. Any help would be appreciated.

[m_donovan]

Here is one I have used in the past. I have not used it in a good while so TEST, TEST, and TEST again. Preferably not in production.

#!/bin/sh

# Name: iOSRenamer.sh
# Date: 19 February 2016
# Pieced together by: Mike Donovan (mike.donovan@killeenisd.org)
# Purpose: used to read in device names from a CSV file and update the record in the JSS
# Version: 1.0
#
# A good portion of this script is re-purposed from the scripts posted in the following JAMF Nation articles
# and Trey Howell's move records script on GitHub
#
#  https://github.com/jamftrey/JSS-API-SCRIPTS/blob/master/mvrecords.sh
#
#  https://jamfnation.jamfsoftware.com/discussion.html?id=13118#respond
#
#  https://jamfnation.jamfsoftware.com/discussion.html?id=13663
#
#  And others
# 
#  A CSV file with two columns for serial numbers in the first column and device name in the second column with NO HEADINGS will be needed


######## asks for JSS Address and adds variable
jssAddress="$(osascript -e 'Tell application "System Events" to display dialog "Enter JSS Address:" default answer "https://yourjssaddress.com:8443"' -e 'text returned of result' 2>/dev/null)"
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    # The user pressed Cancel
    exit 1 # exit with an error status
elif [ -z "$jssAddress" ]; then
    # The user left the project name blank
    osascript -e 'Tell application "System Events" to display alert "You must enter a JSS Address; cancelling..." as warning'
    exit 1 # exit with an error status
fi



############## asks for user for API and adds variable
jssAPIUsername="$(osascript -e 'Tell application "System Events" to display dialog "Enter API username: have same account on both JSS:" with hidden answer default answer ""' -e 'text returned of result' 2>/dev/null)"
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    # The user pressed Cancel
    exit 1 # exit with an error status
elif [ -z "$jssAPIUsername" ]; then
    # The user left the project name blank
    osascript -e 'Tell application "System Events" to display alert "You must enter a JSS Address; cancelling..." as warning'
    exit 1 # exit with an error status
fi

######### asks for password for API users and adds variable
jssAPIPassword="$(osascript -e 'Tell application "System Events" to display dialog "Enter API Password: have same account on both JSS:" default answer "" with hidden answer' -e 'text returned of result' 2>/dev/null)"
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    # The user pressed Cancel
    exit 1 # exit with an error status
elif [ -z "$jssAPIPassword" ]; then
    # The user left the project name blank
    osascript -e 'Tell application "System Events" to display alert "You must enter a JSS Address; cancelling..." as warning'
    exit 1 # exit with an error status
fi

######## asks for path to the CSV file
file="$(osascript -e 'Tell application "System Events" to display dialog "Enter path to the CSV file:" default answer "/Users/username/Desktop/DeviceRenamer.csv"' -e 'text returned of result' 2>/dev/null)"
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    # The user pressed Cancel
    exit 1 # exit with an error status
elif [ -z "$file" ]; then
    # The user left the project name blank
    osascript -e 'Tell application "System Events" to display alert "You must enter a file path; cancelling..." as warning'
    exit 1 # exit with an error status
fi


#Verify we can read the file
data=`cat $file`
if [[ "$data" == "" ]]; then
    echo "Unable to read the file path specified"
    echo "Ensure there are no spaces and that the path is correct"
    exit 1
fi

#Find how many computers to import
computerqty=`awk -F, 'END {printf "%s
", NR}' $file`
echo "Computerqty= " $computerqty
#Set a counter for the loop
counter="0"

#Loop through the CSV and submit data to the API
while [ $counter -lt $computerqty ]
do
    counter=$[$counter+1]
    line=`echo "$data" | head -n $counter | tail -n 1`
    serialNumber=`echo "$line" | awk -F , '{print $1}'`
    newName=`echo "$line" | awk -F , '{print $2}'`

    echo "Attempting to update name for $serialNumber"

    ## Create the xml file for later upload to the JSS
echo "<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<mobile_devices>
<mobile_device>
<name>${newName}</name>
</mobile_device>
</mobile_devices>" > /tmp/DeviceRenamer.xml

## Upload xml to the JSS via API
curl -fsku "${jssAPIUsername}:${jssAPIPassword}" "${jssAddress}/JSSResource/mobile_devices/serialnumber/${serialNumber}" -T /tmp/DeviceRenamer.xml -X PUT

## Check to see if we got a 0 exit status from the PUT command
    if [ $? == 0 ]; then
        echo "Device "$serialNumber" name was updated to "$newName""

    else
        #echo "Rename failed"
        echo "Device "$serialNumber" rename failed serial number may not exist in the JSS"
        ## Clean up the xml file
        #rm -f "/tmp/DeviceRenamer.xml"
        exit 1
    fi
done
 ## Clean up the xml file
 rm -f "/tmp/DeviceRenamer.xml"

exit 0

[jay216]

thank you my good sir