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Restart logged in user politely after policy run

I have a feeling i may be over thinking this, but i can't seem to do what i want. I basically want a nice and friendly way to ask the user to restart after a policy that requires a restart runs. I really don't care for the way JAMF implements restart...  View more

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Adding access points

We discovered (after adding several iPad carts) that our network has some holes in it. We are adding access points, but these points will have a different log in and pass word. For the carts I was thinking it would be better to add the additional wif...  View more

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Apple Configurator Cache

Anyone know how to flush the Apple Configurator cache? After some updates, it will no longer allow me to enroll my iPads into JSS through Configurator (I can do it with the URL, but that would be no fun when doing 300+ iPads). We've narrowed it down ...  View more

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Script to login as Guest

Hello, I've been asked to push a script to select Macs that causes them to automatically login to the guest account. I've got a working script (below) to write to the necessary keys. However I've run into a really weird case where System Preferences ...  View more

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JSS 9.23 issues uploading Scripts

Has anyone else noticed an issue when uploading Shell scripts via Casper Admin using 9.23? Each time I try uploading one, Admin throws an "error 500" saying that it could not write to the Master Distribution Point, and after restarting Admin, it will...  View more

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Unable to mount network shares 10.9.1

Our network shares are failing to mount on some of our machines. To try and fix this I created a configuration profile with the following payloads: Login items, under Network mounts I put the path to the users network share and another payload for th...  View more

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Extension Attribute to see Cached file size?

Does anyone have an extension attribute or some way to report the size of a cached package on all machines? One of our larger packages is reporting as cached successfully on all our machine but when manually checking the size of the file it's way too...  View more

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Best migration procedure....

Hi... we have a casper server 8.73 with some data in... and we want to migrate everything to a new server (different hardware) in 9.23. The new server is up and running... everything looks fine. I did a backup of my database, import the data on the n...  View more

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Error unpacking ROOT.WAR

First attempt installing 9.22 on a Win 2012 server. At first I was getting errors starting Tomacat, but it was successfully unpacking root.war according to the logs. Then I deleted the JSS folder in Program Files and tried again, now it's failing on ...  View more

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Process "loginwindow console" doesn't terminate

With Mac OS X 10.8.5, SSD(!) boot device and Casper 8.64 the console login of a client policy request(?) doesn't teminate: bash-3.2# ps -ax | grep console 75 ?? 0:00.13 /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow console o...  View more

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10.5.8 to 10.8.5 file share over SMB

Please hold your laughter till the end.... I have 10.5.8 clients and am trying to connect to my Casper share on my 10.8.5 file share and the client gets an immediate "connection failed" message without asking for credentials. I am able to work normal...  View more

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Where can we find a list of Apple board-ID's?

I've been searching for a list of board-IDs. There seems to be a list in the NBI (below) but no way to link to the specific models. I checked GSX as well, and unless it's hidden somewhere, I haven't been able to find it. Anyone have any idea where we...  View more

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FileVault 2 - With or Without Private Key?

Good day JAMFNation! All machines are running 10.8.5. JSS is 9.23. I've never dealt with FileVault in a non-security preference pane capacity. I've been following JAMF's guide at http://resources.jamfsoftware.com/documents/technical-papers/Administer...  View more

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JDS updated to 9.23 Linux (RHEL 6.5)

We did update the JSS (RHEL 6.5) to 9.23 from 9.22.Then as usual JDS no longer communicate. Then we updated the Master JDS with 9.23 installer and jamfds -v show 9.23 binary. But we cannot upload any package via CasperAdmin to the JSS. Annoying.We ha...  View more

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Users with matching RecordName

We have a new naming scheme for our student accounts, but are having difficulty with them since there's a conflict between new and old RecordNames. I know the quick and dirty of it is to remove the old account, but I was hoping there was another way....  View more

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Spotlight slowing MB Air

I imaged our student loan MacBook Airs with 10.9.1 and use Deep Freeze on them. Each time a user logs on, Spotlight starts indexing and slows the Mac to a crawl and drains precious battery power. Is there a proper way to disable Spotlight so it doesn...  View more

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Wither NetInstall Creator?

Can JAMF confirm whether NetInstall Creator works or not? If so, what versions of JSS and OS X are supported? https://jamfnation.jamfsoftware.com/viewProduct.html?id=13 "Record Last Updated: 1/11/13 at 10:41 AM by nick" PS, hoping this tool doesn't w...  View more

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Directory Bindings

So I understand you can use the JSS to mas deploy binding of your machines to AD/OD rather than do it manually individually, correct? But one thing that I think kind of defeat this feature is that you cannot customize the Computer OU name for multipl...  View more

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Insert Background Image on Lock Screen?

Hi Nation, We are currently using the Required Password preference in Managed Preferences. When the lock screen kicks in, our users see a black screen and must type their credentials to unlock the screen. I've been asked to temporarily re-brand our l...  View more

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CERTIFICATE ERROR on SAFARI, MOZZILLA

I am fairly new to casper, and just finished installing the JSS on a MAC OS X mini. The JSS will only be available for internal users only. I received 2 files from the network admin containing 2 files (.cer and p7b) - based on what I researched this ...  View more

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Casper Imaging 9.23 bug

just to warn you there is a bug in version 9.23 If you have lots of smart configurations under a parent, under Casper Imaging 9.23 only the FIRST smart config will install items from the parent. This is defect D-006316 Just letting you know so your n...  View more

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