Hi all, We're being asked to remove local admin rights from our users but some users will still require sudo access. How can I remotely add a user to sudoers? I've tried running this command with a policy/casper remote/ARD but it's not working: echo ... View more
Anybody have a way to block users from installing the adobe CS Apps? We have users that install the trial versions of say.. photoshop or acrobat and then it screws up the licensing and makes life miserable for the techs. I can add the installers to t... View more
So I've made a nice script that runs 'softwareupdate' and warns if a reboot is required and stuff like that, but I've run into a problem. If I invoke it from Self Service, it runs great until Safari needs an update. Then I get a box that says "In ord... View more
We currently use Xirrus for our wifi. We are 1-1 iPads and all teachers have laptops and iPads. We need to look at refreshing/upgrading our wireless. Xirrus is great but is also expensive. Now that they are recommending adding more arrays (alot more)... View more
I work in a school environment where we use policies to deploy the school printers the kids will use on their Macbook Air. When kids take their Macbook home, we want them to be able to install their home printers on their Macbook is there a way I can... View more
I was wondering if there's a way to re-enroll multiple computers at once? I'm using casper 9.6, created a few new policies, configuration profiles, manage preferences, etc and I find that the only way I can get all the changes I made to deploy to the... View more
Very curious behaviour today with a couple of printers. (We're on JSS 9.61) We set them up as normal (added via System Preferences on a standard client) added to the JSS, deployed OK to other users, used OK by other users. Then the next day when a po... View more
Anyone have any good suggestions for updating apps only when they are not open? I basically would love to have either closing the app be a trigger to install an update, or just have some sort of script or something that just checks if it is open and ... View more
In 10.9.5 has anyone had any luck deploying extensions in google chrome? View more
Can anyone provide their experience with the required privilege a user might need for development activities, specially mobile development with Xcode, Xamarin and Android Studio? I have a requirement that some users should have a fully managed machin... View more
AdwareMedic works great for removing adware. I found that Sophos does deal with some of the adware. Does anyone know of anti-virus software, or the like, that can actively prevent adware from being installed? Looking for another hammer to take care o... View more
Hello all! Long time lurker, first time poster. Our district decided to give the ACT Aspire test starting in the fall of 2014. We have had to overcome several obstacles with the test and our 1:1 Macbook Air deployment. We set Safari preferences for a... View more
Hi All,I'm working in a very locked down environment, once thing eludes me. It is this: I can build an image for Macbook Pros, create user profiles that won't allow mounted dmg, the USB drives are disabled too, but is there anyway one can disable the... View more
We switched VPN providers, and now the the server detects the version on of the client and tries to update it. This is fine and dandy, except that our users are not all admin rights - further if they are off the LAN then admin rights are stripped fro... View more
After setting up an iPad using configurator and enrolling in Casper, on first use we ran into a problem with a user Apple / iTunes account where the terms and conditions had changed and the user was prompted to agree to the updated ones. Once the use... View more
Hi, Does anyone know a way to push out Favourite Servers with Casper? Best wishes Michael View more
Minor change, brings major fixes, at least for us. We tested in our TEST environment, didn't find any issues. But we want to check with the community. Any issues/gotchas in upgrading from 9.62 > 9.63? We will open a ticket with JAMF as well, and will... View more
We use MediaBeacon for digital asset management and our end users upload files from both Windows machines and Macs to the MediaBeacon servers at a datacenter. The Windows clients can upload a 1.5 GB file in 30 seconds while the Macs on the same netwo... View more
Hello,After client mac is upgraded with Yosemite, and OS X 10.10. update is installed, JSS ver. 9.63 still shows inventory info as OS X 10.9.5. Running "Update Inventory" policy does not update OS X version info. I have to manually re-enroll client m... View more
I've got a really stubborn system here that doesn't seem to want to enroll into the JSS. I've attempted to enrol the system both through recon and through QuickAdd, but they seem to stop responding at the Locating Hardware Information portion enrollm... View more
In preparation for state testing, we need to globally wipe +500 devices to be sure they are prepared for testing. Is there a way to do this? View more
Hi All, I have been doing some research on best methods for setting up iPads for ERB testing this spring. The name of the app is "ERB CTP Online." Last year, I touched every device for our Lower School students (since they didn't take them home), and... View more
I just encountered a 2nd Mac that refuses to NetBoot from the NetSUS. It is a 13-inch MacBook Pro (Mid 2014) Retina which shipped with Yosemite 10.10 14A389 (standard build). One thing I immediately noticed is the initial boot screen has a black back... View more
As user-level MCX is flaky or does not not work at all (usually the latter), I had to work around having MCX fail to apply the "Require password" setting in Sys Pref - Security - General. We have not yet pulled the trigger on MDM (soooon) so I had to... View more
This is just a general question not regarding JAMF. But I was wondering if anyone would know of any good super beginners books or e-books or sites that could teach me how to make Applications for Mac OSx. Im looking to expand my knowledge and any hel... View more
Hey all, NYC Metro JUG is back for 2015 and our first meeting of the new year will be held once again at : Apple Executive Briefing/Training Center100 Fifth Ave 6th FloorNew York 10014 We are still working on topics and speakers for this meeting. If ... View more
This is just an FYI for everyone. We have discovered the OVA for the NetSUS appliance is incompatible with ESXi 5.1 Update 1. The problem is the Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS that the OVA is based on. The guest is constantly losing network connectivity and is u... View more
Is there anyway to search for a Mac running a bootcamp partition? Or maybe just search for NTFS partitions? View more
Aim : to get an application to automatically open upon login for users. Problem : I've been trying to figure out the best way to try and get an application to start at login for users. What i've found is that its impossible to do in Casper unless you... View more
I would like to install just my (never booted) Base OS.dmg using Casper Imaging so I can create clean software packages. Is that possible? When I try to install just the OS it always enrolls the computer into the JSS. View more
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