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imaging new imac....

very bad problem here... only happens on new imac accepting only Yosemite... i use netboot 10.10.3, tried with imaging 9.65 and 9.72 impossible to deploy base image, with or without packages on first boot... i get these results... either the imaging ...  View more

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New flash update

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-14.html As of now it's not posted in the auto update, so the auto update scripts will not work.. : ( C  View more

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Built-in AD Bind Losing its connection

I have some laptops that bind to AD using the built-in AD bind that work fine to start. After an unknown amount of time (days? weeks?), If i run an id username the connection to the domain is not found as i get a "no such user" response. Has anyone e...  View more

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Deploying config files

We've been running casper for 6 months or so and we're moving past basic MDM and machine imaging to more advanced use of scripts and packages to upgrade and reconfigure machines. These forums have been great for most of my questions but there's one I...  View more

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Batch Apple ID Script and Verify AUSTRALIA

Hey Guys, I'm new to JAMF Nation and Casper - and need to create Apple ID's for our 250+ ipads. Looking at the Batch Creator on https://github.com/aaronfreimark/Apple-ID-AppleScriptIt's really great, but i'm not so great on Apple Scripting - so I thi...  View more

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Reimage Computer Best Practice

Hi, Everyone, My employer just got JAMF about a month ago, and I've gone through the Jump Start and have been getting things all setup and computers enrolled. We're on version 9.72 I'm wondering what you all do when you need to reimage a computer. He...  View more

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Save script variables in imaging workflow

Hello. I'm not sure if this is possible, but I am trying to see if it's possible to "save" the arguments passed to a generic script in a casper imaging workflow. Why? I'm considering trying to use a generic script to add some jamf "receipts" to a mac...  View more

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First Meeting!

First meet up the GPMA is this week! Hope to see some Delaware Valley JAMF'ers there. Details here.  View more

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JAMF heper screen never appears after block copy

I am imaging computers with Casper using a pre-configured image of 10.10 containing all the base free software we use across our campus. Once the block copy is complete it begins executing policies to install additional software and settings but the ...  View more

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JSS on Windows Azure VM

Hi Everyone, Just wondering if anyone had deployed JSS on a Windows Azure VM? We are slowly moving our data centre to the cloud and just want to gather your expertise on this?Issues you encountered? Gotchas? etc.. Thanks in advance.  View more

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Possible Managed App distribution bug

I am currently attempting to distribute a managed file access app called filebrowser for business the app is configured for mdm configuration, so that we can automatically distribute custom settings to our users. such as login username share type and...  View more

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System Preferences for Standard Users

I've been testing the enrolment of standard users within local groups to manage system settings such as printing and networking, normally reserved for Admins. Does anyone have a list or a resource that easily allows me to see what groups allow what f...  View more

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Screensaver delay command?

Hello All, I haven't found a definitive post on this, so can someone point a noob in the right direction? I need to set my smartboards to have a 60 min idle time before the screensaver kicks in. Preferably during imaging, but as a policy is ok too......  View more

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Has anyone managed to package TextExpander 5.0?

It appears that TextExpander 5.0 has a new licensing format which does not work with the method mentioned here: https://jamfnation.jamfsoftware.com/discussion.html?id=8069. There's now an additional .license file installed in these two locations:- /U...  View more

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Disabling / Restricting App Store but allowing Updates

I've got a profile that restricts the App Store and iCloud in System Preferences.It also has these checked under Restrictions -> Applications:Allow Safari AutoFillRequire admin password to install or update appsRestrict App Store to software updates ...  View more

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Install with Root access

I have a Unix Executable file that requires root access that I need to deploy to all my Macs. I have the manual instructions working, but I would prefer to push it via Casper. Is this possible? Can someone walk me through the necessary steps. Thank y...  View more

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Loginwindow not sticking after a user logs out

Hello all, We are using 10.10.3 w/ a custom login window image. Basically deploying an appropriately named PNG to /Library/Caches/ After imaging it works great and is beautiful to behold. However, after a user logs out and on subsequent reboots, it r...  View more

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How to name new OS X devices for DEP?

Hi everyone, Where is the option of setting the names for PreStage Enrollment of OS X computers that enrol over DEP? We see the option of naming for mobile devices, but it's not there for computers. Thanks!  View more

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Creating USB Restorable DMG for Casper Imaging

As I am still trying to figure out the basics of Casper and OSX in general I am trying to work through the flow of creating a USB boot stick and the eventual OS image. Having never done any of this before I have taken advice from these forums and oth...  View more

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What is the Best Way Have a Live Backup of the JSS ?

I want to run something on my Mac server running the JSS (I hope Carbon Copy Cloner works) that maintains a live backup of the JSS. I want to be able to switch to a secondary drive/server if the primary JSS fails. What are the best practices for this...  View more

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Create recovery partition for 10.10.3 on new hardware

So we have new Macbook Pros (Mid-2015) and I'm having a hard time getting a recovery partition to work for them. When they first came in I grabbed an OS image and a Recovery Partition. The OS image worked great but the recovery partition doesn't work...  View more

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Enrolling iPads with Apple Configurator

So I'm going to have quite a few iPads in a shared deployment, and I'll need to enroll them with Apple Configurator. I did some searching, but it appears the old discussion found here is outdated. I'm not quite sure where I need to go in the JSS to d...  View more

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NetBoot runs real slow on client computers

I setup Netboot on a mac mini to test imaging with. Everything seemed to be working fine until I tried to image more than one mac at once. With only 5 machines it can take upwards of 30 minutes to even get to the desktop, then another 30 till Casper ...  View more

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VPP Woes

We are setting up our VPP account and I input our users who will be admins and the invites were sent off. I can verify that two users did get their account setup invites, but I have one who never got it. I went in and verified that their information ...  View more

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