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Software Update Server Redo

So I just wiped my SoftwareUpdate Server and redid it and now I can't seem to get 10.7 machines to connect to it properly. We use a profile to push the settings to all machines and it sets them all to http://myservername.interal:8088/index.sucatalog ...  View more

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Performance Issues & Calculating Home Folder size

When enabling Home Folder collection in the JSS (Inventory Collection Preferences), it appears to run the command du -sh /Users/username. This can cause performance issues when network shares are mounted to points within the home folder, due to the o...  View more

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How to create a 1st run popup message?

Morning All -My objective is to create display a message when an application (Omnigraffle) is opened for the 1st time and only the 1st time. The application is being installed as part of our Coreload so I cannot rely on the native "complete message" ...  View more

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CMA, CCA Certification and training

Has anyone been to these trainings? How are they? How about the test at the end to get certified? Any material out there to study? What is the test format? I am thinking about attending these soon and would like to get certified.  View more

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WifI Script

I am using bits and pieces of tkimpton's script https://jamfnation.jamfsoftware.com/discussion.html?id=5327 and I am wanting to do an ip address comparison. How can I take the existing computer ip address and compare it to our ip range. as an example...  View more

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enroll ipad from apple configurator into casper

Hi i've been struggling enrolling ipad into casper from configurator. We have 3 cart full of ipad supervised and controlled by their own laptop on those cart... They will be supervised by those configurator, but for inventory and other informations p...  View more

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Migrate 9.3 scripts to another 9.3 installation

I have a departmental JSS that I need to migrate/integrate with a larger unit's JSS. I was wondering if I can use the API or perhaps a method you have found to migrate the JSS-housed scripts? Looking through the API I see that a test returns some met...  View more

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FileVault 2 Percentage shows 0%

I am getting this on a regular basis even though the encryption either completed or just started. It just gets stuck at that percentage a good number of times but isn't consistent. Any ideas?  View more

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Who Imaged What?

Anybody know of a way to tell who imaged what machine inside of the JSS? Seems like the only way would be to track it down with the change log. Wondering if anybody has found an easier way.  View more

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Mavericks Netboot Fail with MacBookPro8,x

I built a NetBoot image using OS X 10.9.2 on a MacBookPro11,1 and am serving it out with a OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Server. Whether served over NFS or HTTP, the machine fails to boot any MacBook Pro (Early 2011). It works flawlessly on every other mac...  View more

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Shows Application Log is "Locked"

Recently when I go into the App log, there appears a pie graph that says "Locked 13 minutes" or other times. Some go back to the middle of March. Some show as recently as yesterday. I have looked at many laptops and they are being used for many appli...  View more

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10.8.5 Finder Sidebar Mounted Folder

I have done some reading yet haven't found a permanent solution to my issue. It seems to be a bug in OS X 10.8,Running 10.8.5 updated from 10.6.8 and users cannot save mounted servers in their sidebar favorites as they disappear on restart.So the AD ...  View more

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Upgrading OSX Server from 10.8 to 10.9

We are planning to upgrade the os for the mac mini that is currently running our jss from 10.8.5 to 10.9.2. Are there any issues that have been found with running the latest version of jss on 10.9.2? Should I expect any problems if I just update to 1...  View more

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Nested Smart Configs Not Pulling Parent Packages

Smart configurations are not pulling any parent configuration packages in Casper Imaging (at any smart config level). Both the JSS 'Configurations' web page and Casper Admin show that the parent and child relationships appear to be recognized. We hav...  View more

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Lync 14.0.7

I am trying to create a package for Lync 14.0.7 using composer Normal Snapshot option. However, it always capture my username(sip id) which i don't want it to capture. I want that it should include the server details required for manual configuration...  View more

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Flushing a policy from command line

Is there a way to flush a policy from the command line? I'm pushing a big package out to each client and the majority it works fine. The package is a 5GB package and most get the package and everything is fine. But some I've noticed the JSS reports a...  View more

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HTTP Downloads - Incomplete Package

Looking for some advice on what could be the cause of the following... I have setup our Mavericks update .pkg (produced by createOSXInstallPkg) to be cached to our Mac clients ahead of time and then have scoped a self service policy at macs that have...  View more

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Trick to capture Safari update .pkg

I don't have a 10.9 SUS, and need the Safari 7.0.3 installer as a stand alone. I wanted to use Rich's trick to capture a the install package after download, but you don't get a pause option, didn't work out. http://derflounder.wordpress.com/2013/08/2...  View more

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Bug? Able to access prohibited prefpanes.

I've run into a strange issue and I'd like to know if this is a bug or intentional. I've deployed a configuration profile that prohibits access to certain prefpanes such as Profile, Sharing, and App Store. When the restricted prefpanes are hidden, th...  View more

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JSS question

So I have noticed this lately with student laptops when I go to check on the details of their laptops. When I select a student and click on details I will scroll down the left side and when I see the Local User Accounts it says there are 76 accounts ...  View more

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Collecting Company Info From AD User Accounts

Hello all, Hoping you can help me here. I need to find a way that when machines are running inventory info, the company info on the users AD account are collected. See attachment. My JSS inventory has users and info from 5 small to medium size compan...  View more

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Re-Enroll All Machines?

Hi all, I was wondering if there was a way to reenrol all the machines on the network, as to currently get the list of current users etc up to date. We have around 300 macs in our building, but with people leaving and new people joining, a lot of the...  View more

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1:1 Student Owned iPads - Email Setup

Just curious how those of you with 1:1 iPad programs, that enroll student owned devices, are setting up email for them. Specifically those of you who use GOOGLE APPS. Are you having them use Exchange with Apple Mail, or are you telling them to use th...  View more

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