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Jamf Pro 11.1.0 Beta Now Available!

Hello Jamf Nation!Jamf Pro 11.1.0 Beta is now releasedWe're excited to announce that this beta includes Remote Assist and macOS Self Service Onboarding along with many other features and fixes. How to join the beta: Enroll in the Beta Program under P...  View more

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Jamf Pro Beta Server Maintenance

Hello all! Access to the personal Beta instances you are able to request when you join the Jamf Pro Beta Program will be unavailable for an extended period of time over the coming weeks for maintenance. We'll let you know when they're back online! Th...  View more

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APN certificate as .p12 file?

Hi all, I hope you can help. I'm going through the white paper "Generating anApple Push Notification Certificate" in order to set up the mobile devicemanagement portion of my server, and I think I'm missing something. Ican't seem to get the certifica...  View more

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Mobile devices

Dear all, Do I need to have an IOS Developer status to get the ANP (Apple notification Push) in order to recon the mobile devices (say iPhone and iPads)??I tried the Recon software on the AppStore and gives me always "Bad username or password" Thanks...  View more

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Screensaver bug if machine left on over night 10.6

Screen saver bug Hi guys I have found since using InsaDMG to make images I get a problem where noteven a local-admin or the user can unlock the screensaver if the machine isleft on over night. I have found this from Apple but was wondering if any one...  View more

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Extension AAttribute to show Display SN#

I am trying to create an Extension Attribute that will show the attached thunderbolt display's SN#. I know how to get the info from the command line using /usr/sbin/system_profiler | grep "Display Serial Number" I have tried to create the Extension A...  View more

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repackaging illustrator alongside photoshop

Has anybody ever seen issues with packaging Photoshop individually, then packaging Illustrator individually... and then finally deploying those two packages together onto the same Mac? Maybe the order of deploying varying, and that complicating share...  View more

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Off topic - AFP vs SMB

Hi all, We currently have window servers with EZip managing DFS shares via AFP.We have about 350 macs 90% of which run 10.6.8 and the rest are 10.5.8 and10.7.We are thinking about moving away from AFP due to some WAN optimisationissues. I have read t...  View more

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composer 8.31

been trying to use composer the last couple of days for a normal snapshot pkg, and when I try to create any package I am getting errors saving the pkg, but I am trying to save to the desktop, have logged in as an admin and the regular user. Not sure ...  View more

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Self Service - Software Updates

I'm testing out the self service software update feature - but it seemslike it's doing stuff, then just stops. The progress bar on the selfservice window is about 50% complete, but there hasn't been any updatesin the install.log file for over 10minut...  View more

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Self service management account?

I am using self-service to install printers and software but when a user tries to install the software or printer it asks for administrator credentials. I set it so users are not required to log in but it still asks for this. Which password in the ma...  View more

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Delete Records After X Days?

Is there a built in feature for Casper that will delete computer records after X amount of days of inactivity. Example, a machine hasn't checked into the JSS in 60 days, it gets deleted from the JSS? How are you all handling this? Maybe a feature req...  View more

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Tips and Tricks section?

So, I was thinking (I know dangerous concept right?) we could maybe publish a best of, or maybe maintain a list of things you need to know about Casper. Perhaps a tips and tricks section on JAMF Nation? Like for example, I could publish tips on runni...  View more

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Prevent iCloud popup on first launch

Does anyone know exactly what file is created the first time the iCloud system prefs pane is opened on a new 10.7 build? I'd like to at the very least understand what file is being written before just imaging it away.  View more

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Mobile Device App Catalog question

If I purchase an app from the VPP program, download the Excel SS whichcontains the Redeem code(s), upload that SS into Casper and then select the"Deploy Automatically" choice, does this mean that when the iOS deviceconnects to the network, it will ch...  View more

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Interesting Goings On

I imaged a slew of MacBooks (the polycarbonate white ones) this summer. All worked well until … a week ago, two of these fellas decided to not function correctly. The track pad will move the mouse, but the click does not work. An attached mouse will ...  View more

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Need help with VB script for an extension attribute

We are moving from pc based to mac. I wanted to use recon to gather info from the pc to make the transition easier. I can get a list of printers they have installed on the pc. I also wanted to get a list of mapped network drives. I found a VB script ...  View more

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OD binding not working

So, has anyone managed to get a newly imaged 10.7.2 client to bind to an OD server?I can't seem to find any info on it. When I try all I get is a non-connected computer filling up the drive with a temp file containing: Please answer (y or n): (regard...  View more

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Sidebar Managed Preferences

Good afternoon. Has anyone has any luck with using casper managed preferences to manage the finder's sidebar on 10.7.2. I have configured a user's com.apple.sidebar.plist on a brand new machine off the network. Uploaded the preference to casper, and ...  View more

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Certificate problem?

So, our brand new JSS has been blessed with a proper certificate from Terena.Since Terena is an intermediate, I had to import the certificate chain in the Tomcat configuration.There is no problem connecting to the JSS via for example Safari, it is co...  View more

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Ext attribute for keyboard layout

We have MacBooks with different keyboard layouts,so an extension attribute pulling the info which keyboard is actually built into a laptop would be quite helpful.Anyone have a hint on how to do this?I have compared the Product IDs of different keyboa...  View more

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Auto Configure AD Macs for AEP-TLS 802.1x using Casper

Initially Apple’s suggestion to use PEAP or TTLS protocols to connect Macs to corporate WIFI. Unfortunately we have a Cisco ACS server doesn’t handle TTLS and PEAP option is not on the cards due to computer cert method has been chosen for the entire ...  View more

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Mozilla enterprise list frustrations

Hi guys Anyone experiencing the nightmares of Firefox 8 and extensions please voice your opinions and join the list https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/enterprise Only if we all stand up and shout about this will they do some thing about it. The latest...  View more

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JAMF Nation- Regional User Conferences and MacIT

Hey guys, During the keynote at the National User Conference I pre-announced some of the other community efforts we would be working on and wanted to be sure we got out the specifics and how you can get involved. The Regional User Conferences are kic...  View more

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Customizing the dock

I use this dockutil http://code.google.com/p/dockutil/ For example I I want to add Firefox to all users dock on the machine I woulddo this (path to where dockutil is installed on the machine) /dockutil --add/Applications/Firefox.app --allhomes Tim Ki...  View more

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defaults delete

Hi all, Not sure if this is something localized to my images or if other people who use Apple's VPN connect. The Menu Item icon sometimes 'sticks'. I click on it, I see all the menus, I release on "Connect VPN" and nothing happens.The fix is to Apple...  View more

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