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JDS Replication Error

When trying to do a replication to the JDS from Casper Admin, we are getting this error:"There was a problem connecting to the server "utasjdssby.its.utas.edu.au". This file server will not allow any additional users to log on. Try to connect again l...  View more

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The JNUC 5K is back for 2013!

If you're interested in getting a run in during the JNUC, we'll be holding the second annual JNUC Run Club 5K on Wednesday morning at 7:00am. We've been testing lots of routes along the river and think we have a good one ready to go. If you're lookin...  View more

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JSS computer importer

Hey all,I'm trying to use the JSS computer importer to update the "Asset tag" field in the JSS. What seems to be unclear to me is the fields in the CSV file. I have read on a different thread that the required fields... Second, the only columns that ...  View more

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iPad Backup Image iOS7

After several attempts to create an iOS7 restore image for new iPads, using iPad Mini's and iPad 2's I have yet to create a restore image that get's rid of all of the setup questions. I can eliminate several questions but not all of them like I've do...  View more

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Is it possible to set supervision OTA?

After hearing about Casper Focus yesterday, I was hoping to be able to implement that for my teachers. We are only in our 2nd year of ipad distribution to students and I am always asked about ways to see what they are doing or keeping the students fo...  View more

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Machines Checking in but not getting 9.11 binary

for some reason, machines are checking in but not necessarily getting the current binary...I have a policy running to update it... but it doesn't seem to be working. A spot checked machine checked in/reconed today, showed binary 8.71. I had to manual...  View more

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Updating Built-in CA cert in 9.x?

So I have just finished moving my JSS and distribution points from OS X to Ubuntu servers. I also used this opportunity to move from 8.71 to 9.1 and then 9.11. All the settings are modified, everything looks good except for one thing... My production...  View more

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Mobile Static Groups break across pages

I have my grade level iPads set up in static groups and profiles applied to these groups. Since we have the app store blocked, I remove the student from the static group with the restrictions applied in order to install apps. If the group is large en...  View more

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IP Address vs Reported IP Address

In our inventory scan of our Macs, we have both an IP address and a Reported IP address returned. I'm struggling to work out why there are two and what each address relates to. I can't find any explanation in the Admin Guide so can anyone shed any li...  View more

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iTunes - disable software updates checking

Hi Guys, We're intending to deploy a policy to disable checking of software updates in iTunes. There is a command-line that will do this and I've created a script around this command. The script is shown below: #!/bin/sh # Shell script to disable sof...  View more

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Script bulk symlink creation with rename

I have a postscript that is creating symlinks of all the apps in a folder and placing them somewhere else on the system. This is working perfectly, but I was also hoping to change the names slightly. For the sake of simplicity, the first 6 and last 4...  View more

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Policy run after Inventory Update

Hi, i set update inventory every day for each device and i have set extension attribute (device uptime) that also will be collect during update inventory. I have set policy that will trigger a notification if the device uptime is more than 5days. the...  View more

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Slow Server and JSS after 9.1 update

We updated our JSS and casper suite to 9.1 today from 8.71. Everything seemed to go fine but later noticed the server (osx 10.6.8) and the JSS are super slow. Has anyone experienced this?  View more

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JSS Server Connection Dropping

We recently set up a JSS Server on an Apple Xserve Running OS X 10.8.4 Server and the JSS version is 8.71. The server is connected to Active Directory. The issue we have it that the web console we use becomes unavailable multiple time a day. The serv...  View more

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AppleTV enrollment to JSS

I just watched the iOS 7 webinar from JAMF and the AppleTV stuff peeked my interest.The only problem I have - is using Configurator...let me explain why I am fearful... Three years ago when we began our iOS deployment and our Casper 8.1 relationship,...  View more

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Custom Config Profile for Language Input Sources

Hi, Is anyone using custom config profiles to populate the "Language and Text" menu in the menu bar? I can get the menu to show up by using the MenuExtras in the following plist com.apple.systemuiserver. I run into a problem when I actually want to g...  View more

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Apple Configurator 1.4 Setup Tab

Has anyone played with the new setup tab in Apple Configurator 1.4? Here is what Apple's support kb says on the topic: A new Setup tab in Prepare, which provides options such as: Enroll multiple unsupervised devices in MDM without tapping each device...  View more

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dockuti-command not found

I just started playing with dockutil and am encountering an error when attempting to add a url to the dock. The command is: sudo dockutil --add http://someaddresshere.com --label 'Website' --after Downloads The web clip gets added in the appropriate ...  View more

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share thoughts on user based enrollment?

Currently we are getting a new machine, wiping it out and reloading our own os and such. I've heard rumors that theoretically it's possible to get a machine, give it to the user and they enroll it. Once that's done it loads the corporate apps that ar...  View more

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Autopkg functionality for Composer

A really useful tool that was demonstrated at MacSysAdmin 2013 (see Greg Neagle's presentation on managing updates) is autopkg: http://autopkg.github.io/autopkg/ I'd like to see if this functionality can be built into Composer, so I've posted a featu...  View more

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Recommendations on Wi-Fi printing across subnets.

We just recently sub-netted our wireless network and now iOS printing is broken. I am looking for a solution to get us back up and thought I would see if JAMFNation had any recommendations or thoughts. We use Windows Print servers with Papercut to do...  View more

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iOS 7 Configurator using custom OS

So it sounds like we can no longer use apple's tool to deploy 6.1.3 to iPads since they flipped the switch keeping the activation servers from acknowledging earlier systems. Very frustrating since we want to keep the ipads on the same system that all...  View more

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