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Jamf Pro 11.5.0 Beta is Now Available

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

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Managed Preferences vs. Configuration Profiles

Please forgive the stupid questions -- I'm a Windows admin and I'm being baptized by fire with Mac management with JSS. :) All of our Macs are on Snow Leopard but we're quickly needing to move to Mountain Lion so I'm trying to make heads or tails of ...  View more

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Create Package Including Custom Settings

We employ Symantec Endpoint Protection v12 and I have created a package using Composer which includes current updates. One additional feature we'd like to include are custom settings for the Symantec Scheduler for periodic product updates and file sy...  View more

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Removing AD Home Folder from Dock

So I've been digging about for this one for a couple days with ML and wanted to see if anyone else was trying similar. Specifically, I'd like to retain having the UNC path for the SMB home mounted for end users, but due to some access permissions and...  View more

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Postflight script failing on Payloadless package

I have an Apple Package that installs a Configuration Profile for 802.1x. When I run this package using installer -pkg /path/to/package.pkg -target / it works great. I import the package into Casper Admin, make a policy for it and manually trigger it...  View more

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Mountain Lion - Internal ASUS

By default, it seems that Mountain Lion directs software updates to the App Store. Although my internal catalogURL is populated in the com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.plist, I am still redirected to the App Store when I run Software Update... Is there an ad...  View more

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Mountain Lion 10.8 / Java 1.6 / JSS 8.6 Problem

I have Mountain Lion 10.8 Server and I am getting this error when installing JSS : "The JSS requires Java 1.6 or later to be installed to function properly. Please verify that you have Java 1.6 or later installed and try running the JSS installer aga...  View more

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compile with Winclone

Is it ok to compile a configuration that contains a Winclone image ? We were advised not to compile a config that had a fusion image.  View more

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Create script for Mapping drive

Hi AllCould everyone help me to write a script that mapping the windows network share drive. That is when a user is BYOD and just run the script, the script will prompt for authentication and base on the username, the drive will map to correct share ...  View more

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System Unable to Unlock Login Keychain on Netboot Image

I have a freshly created 10.7.4 Netboot Image, created with the specifications here: https://jamfnation.jamfsoftware.com/article.html?id=63 Whenever boot from it, I get "The system was unable to unlock your login keychain" with the options to Continu...  View more

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Netboot / Flashing Globe / Option Key Works

I'm trying to get Netboot working in our Lab so that I can setup autorun for reimaging. I have the NetSUS server on the same subnet, and if I reboot a workstation and hold the Option key down, it lets me select Faux Network Boot Disk, and it boots up...  View more

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Deploy Bootcamp at imaging

Does anyone have any best practices for deploying a Windows 7 Ent Bootcamp image? I have our OS X 10.7 images deploying beautifully. I was hoping to wrap up our Bootcamp image to go out over the network at the same time. It would save me a ton of tim...  View more

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Self Service - Slow login time (delayed LDAP auth.?)

I currently have our JSS integrated with LDAP and would like to require our users to authenticate using their LDAP credentials when accessing the self service portal on iOS devices. Currently users are able to log into the self service portal using t...  View more

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Login Scripts Authentication error 10.8

Hi all, We are running a mount script on login that mounts a users desktop and documents to an smb share on the server. Prior to mountain lion this worked with no issues at all. Now I am getting an authentication error when the script runs. Did caspe...  View more

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Casper Remote - User Prompt

Hello - Is there a quick and easy way to prompt the user to accept/decline a remote control request via Casper Remote? Thanks for any help.  View more

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Non-Apple USB Ethernet Adapters

I've encountered a problem with non-Apple USB Ethernet adapters not always loading immediately upon boot. The symptom is no network connectivity and the workaround is to unplug and replug the adapter. With the TRENDnet TU2-ETG Gigabit Ethernet adapte...  View more

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Scripts.

Hey guys, We are starting our Mac Air deployments in the next month or so and I am trying to find a script. I was wondering if there is a script that I can have casper run every so often to have the computer name checked to see if it is the serial nu...  View more

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Start items at login.

Hi, We have a requirement to start certain items at login (a few .app, and some network shares) larger dependant on which AD group a user is in. Using Policies we can get it to run but it only seems to run as root, not as the logging in user. Using M...  View more

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Quick way to delete all computers from JSS

Hello all, We've recently imported our production JSS database into our developer JSS. When importing the database, of course all the computer objects are also transferred across. Is there a quick way of deleting all the computers in the JSS rather t...  View more

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10.8 InstaDMG

has anyone got this working? i got the catalog from Dave but i cannot get this working. sudo ./instaUp2Date.py 10.8GM_vanilla --process Parsing the catalog files for 10.8GM_vanillaTraceback (most recent call last): File "./instaUp2Date.py", line 716,...  View more

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iMacs not displaying list of network users

We only use the MCX key "ShowNetworkUsers" for our Elementary labs because the list makes it a bit easier for the younger kids to log in. Since migrating from OD to JAMF for managing the machines, I have not been able to get the 10.6.8 iMacs to show ...  View more

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Applying Numerous Office 2011 Updates

We use Microsoft Office as our productivity suite, and are having a hard time keeping the clients up to date with Microsoft Office hot fixes/security patches. Microsoft does not use cumulative updates, and requires you install all of the patches in o...  View more

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Manage computers via domain account vs. local account?

As mentioned earlier, I'm new... forgive me asking the obvious or already-answered. I believe the QuickAdd utility creates a local account (possibly hidden) on the machines. This account is used for Casper's management, package deployment, recon and ...  View more

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