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Inconsistent package installation results

We're seeing a lot of inconsistent results with Casper recently. Example 1: We have a full Office 2011 14.3.0 installer package from Microsoft. I dropped it into Casper and made a simple self-service policy to cache and install it. Running the policy...  View more

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Get list of policies for a given Mac

Hi all, I would like to be able to get a list of policies and their triggers for a given machine. I've been poking around in the JSS API, but can't find a method of doing it. The end goal is to have policies run at the login screen programmatically. ...  View more

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Login policies not executing

I'm trying to setup a simple login policy that checks to make sure the management account password is set correctly and the Self Service app is in the dock. So far this isn't working, I found out that if I tail /var/log/jamf.log I see the following: ...  View more

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jamfHelper full screen from Self Service

I recently began testing a script that calls jamfHelper in full screen mode, this time as a Self Service policy. The script behaves normally except when executed from Self Service. The full screen window will not disappear, but I can manually dismiss...  View more

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Software Update Server - default back to Apple?

Hey all: First time setting up a software update server. Server seems good. If I manually set a machine to use that server, it works fine. But I set a network segment to use the update server in the JSS web interface and this didn't seem to catch. Ma...  View more

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Deploying Printers to Use Print Server Queue

I am trying to clarify how we can deploy our printers from our Windows Print Server using Casper Suite. We want to make sure that we can continue to use our print server queue and NOT have local direct connections, but we do need to add the correct d...  View more

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Destroy managed mobile user accounts

Currently I run the following script to destroy the managed mobile user accounts left behind on machines (such as in my LMC computer labs). It appears to work, but the script (when run via Remote) claims to fail. I have listed the log below the actua...  View more

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jamfHelper dialog disappears by itself

This is driving me mad(er)… I have a jamfHelper script running at the end of a policy, to display a stupid dialog box to the user, "stuff was installed". When this runs as part of a policy it flashes on screen and then immediately dismisses itself. I...  View more

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Don't Auto-Join WiFi Network?

Hello, We have two WiFi networks in our schools: our main WPA network, and an open Guest network. We pushed out a policy with the WPA key to our MacBooks and that seems to get onto the system. However, some computers seem to randomly connect to the o...  View more

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Office 2011 SP3 licensing

Hi All, this is not directly related to Casper... but Office 2011 SP3 deployment is fogging my mind. Is anyone deploying a volume licensed Office with SP3? I've downloaded "Office for Mac Standard 2011 with Service Pack 3" from the volume licensing s...  View more

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Mount Network Share script not working on 10.8 clients

We have been using a modified version of the mountnetworkdrive script that came with the resource kit. We run a policy that clears out any old kerberose tickets and then set the script to run at login. Anyone have this old script working in10.8?Here'...  View more

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dscl change command

Hey all,I'm having an issue with what I think is the cause. dscl change command not running correctly in a script triggered at login. Here is the error return in JSS... Script exit code: 54 Script result: attribute status: eDSAttributeNotFound DS E...  View more

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Anyone help with MYSQL and oversized log_actions.MYD file?

I have come up against this error "Lookup logs:java.sql.SQLException: com.jamfsoftware.HTTPRequestActions.Controller.processRequest: SQLException from executeQuery: java.sql.SQLException: Table './jamfsoftware/log_actions' is marked as crashed and sh...  View more

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DFW USer group address

We just realized the Eventbrite does not have the correct address. It is: 1409 s Lamar st unit 412 This is the South on Lamar building across from the police station.  View more

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Can unmanaged apps be changed to managed apps?

I just finished the 4-hr training and had one iPad enroll the JSS suite. This iPad already had some apps install before enrollment and they are now showed as Unmanaged apps. I wondered if it's possible to turn these Unmanaged apps into JSS Managed ap...  View more

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FileVault2 failing at random

I have 2 base images, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro w/ Retina. The images were made on the latest generation of boxes running 10.8.2, and are being imaged onto their brethren devices. The images are basically 100% clean (nothing is done other than doin...  View more

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How do you organize your Categorizes, etc.?

I am just wondering how you all organize your categories as there is so much overlap between the different apps and categories. Because of this overlap I find it hard to create a concise categories list that covers all the bases. For example, I curre...  View more

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Change ComputerName script

I need some help with this script. AppleScript that scutil --get ComputerName and then asks to check to see if we need to change the ComputerNameEverything works fine As Long As there is a ComputerName to get. Meaning the Computer Name is already set...  View more

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