Hello Jamf Nation!We have several exciting new features including new Login functionality, Managed Software Updates enhancements, Packages page redesign, and more! You can find more information in the release notes when you enroll.Starting with the J... View more
I am using the Jamf bind to Active Directory and we are adding "Domain Users" group as a group that can administer the Mac for now. I am noticing the check box to "Allow user to administer this computer" keeps toggling off/on for users. I did see it ... View more
Hello everyone, I find that MDM more often than not is not working properly when I need to delete remote workers accounts. Does anyone have any useful solutions for deleting user accounts in remote offices without signing in as the hidden admin, with... View more
Hi all - just thought I would pass this along to the list, since Adobe is my most favorite vendor these days. We received this guidance from SHI when preparing budget numbers for our next fiscal year: Due to the release of Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe... View more
We have set it up for a certain user to send out messages to our other users via casper. This user has asked if we can make the message more pronounced by changing the desktop pattern of the end-user until they acknowledge the message, which then ret... View more
Just noticed on two recently imaged machines that I cannot change the computer name from the Sharing system preference, no matter which user I'm logged in as. Where you'd normally type is greyed out and the machines register in the JSS as "localhost"... View more
A week or 2 ago I added a 10.8 Netboot to our imaging options. Today, I realized one of our servers was out of space. Looks like the shadow files created from the 10.8 Netboot set are huge - over 1.5 gigs each. With our 10.7x Netboots, shadow files w... View more
Hi, Has anyone observed odd behavior during the JSS enrollment process of iOS devices? We are seeing weird things, in which devices do not always get the normal three profiles (CA, MDM, Self-Service), even though the final installation message on the... View more
Of course not, why spend more money on competent/capable staff who have a clue about PKG/MSI standards? Don'tcha know they've got to meet their profit margin? From page 20 of ADOBE® FLASH® PLAYER 11.5Administration Guide PDF: http://wwwimages.adobe.c... View more
General query on Linux JSS 8.62. Anyone else have random spontaneous loss of a mac's department and/or building configuration? If so, what did you find it was? A quick check of our database shows nothing wrong. View more
I am looking to gauge the interest of other JAMF Admins in the Buckeye State. I have space in Columbus, and would like to start something up. View more
Under Management > Polices one can create a policy that create a new admin account. How can this account then become hidden in OS X, Sys Prefs > Users & Groups, as to prevent users from seeing / and or deleting the account. Thanks in advance. John View more
Hello all, Does anybody know how I can disable the computer to computer networks with either a script or mcx setting? Thanks, View more
I'm looking for a way to automate the Jabber setup in Messages 10.8.2. I uploaded a modified com.apple.iChat.jabber.plist with just the server settings to create a Managed Preference in the JSS, but it still require users to enter their account infor... View more
Hello, My machine is bound to AD and when I type, "id" from terminal, I don't see any of my AD groups, only local groups. I am on the network, and have unbound and then rebound a couple of times; it works (I can see my AD groups) for a couple of days... View more
I've never really tried it, but is there a way to have the JSS email users? For instance, I want to email all users that have XCode installed and let them know there's a new version in Self Service. Or that there is system updates available? Is that ... View more
Hello, I'm sorry if this has already been covered- I couldn't find it in search; how do I set a default (custom company image) desktop picture for all new accounts that will be created after a new machine is imaged? I'd like to make this part of our ... View more
I have an MountainLion Server(server1) that is running Software Update and getting the udates from Apple. I have another MountainLion Server(server2) also running Software Update but it is getting the updates from the previous named server(server1) a... View more
I'm configuring a new instance of Casper at another office location, similar to the one I'm already running at HQ. Problem I've got is that the machine being imaged never finishes up behind the jamfHelper full screen lock. Looking at the clients jamf... View more
(Warning - this is a long one!) Hello all, I've been trying to figure out an easier method for deploying Mountain Lion to end users without a full re-image, especially to Lion users who have been re-imaged in the last year. Having to backup and recon... View more
Hi All, I'm seeing on a baseline image we have of 10.8.2 a strange issue. After building the image and removing the waste, any user I log into is missing the Finder Menu bar. Either re-starting Finder or opening another Application fixes it. Any one ... View more
Hi all,With the recent fix from Jody and the Adobe folks, I wanted to update our group's CS6 Photoshop to 13.0.4 triggered by logout and available in Self Service.I tested the package I made locally and all was good after 3 minutes of an install. I r... View more
Hello, I was wondering what other Casper Admins were using to migrate user data/Apps between Macs or for re-images? I'm particular interested in hearing how folks are dealing with user data in a AD bound environment. View more
I can see that you can pull the OS Build version by running "sw_vers -BuildVersion" from Terminal. I would like to gather the output of this or all the info from "sw_vers" as an extension attribute to build smart groups on. What would be the best way... View more
I just installed two pieces of software on to one of our MacBooks that is managed through our Jamf server. However, I cannot for the life of me remember what I need to do to push these out to the rest of my MacBooks. I know I did this before I just c... View more
Looking at https://jamfnation.jamfsoftware.com/discussion.html?id=5693, I created a script that opens a webpage of the URL I pass in. But, when I run it as a script from a login policy, the webpage will open for a brief moment, then close after the p... View more
Hi all. We have a minor issue during imaging new machines.When a machine will be imaged by Casper Imaging, a Post Install Script is created and added to the machine. This script should bind our machines to the AD using Centrify and update the Invento... View more
First off thanks much to all who participate in this forum. Its a valuable resource and has saved my bacon several times.I am fairly new to the Mac platform (1 year) and recently passed my CCA. I know enough to be dangerous. What process and tools do... View more
All,When a new OS X machine does a web URL enrollment via the JSS and runs the Quickadd.pkg, is there a way to instantly run a policy? Currently the only options I see are: logout, login, 15 trigger. I really don't want the end user to have to perfor... View more
I am trying to mass image some Macbook Air's. The process that I use on the old white MacBooks were to start them up and manage them with ARD and set the startup disk to my casper net boot image. Now with my new computers I do the same thing and they... View more
We have been using for sometime the SMB mount scripts from the old resource kit and now we have moved away from these automated mounts at login. My question is how do I flush these settings from MAC OSX ? I cannot find any reference to them in the la... View more
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