It is possible to create an acceptable use policy by creating a PolicyBanner.txt with graphics and placing it in /Library/Security. http://www.afp548.com/article.php?story=lion-policy-banner When a user logs in before the login window the user has to... View more
Has anybody tried to VNC into a lion box? I get prompted for the VNCpassword as usual, but then just goes to that grey linen background andnothing else. John Wojda Lead System Engineer, DEI & Mobility 3333 Beverly Rd. B2-338B Hoffman Estates, IL 6017... View more
Hi Casper users, We've created a Lion 10.7.2 image configuration, which deploys fine thanks to the many great suggestions made on this list. However, what we've found is that on any imaged Mac a "proxy authentication required" box appears soon after ... View more
Does anyone know what is happening behind the scenes with the iCloud systempreference? We are rolling out Lion and are encouraging the use iCloud. But the factthat it requires an admin password is causing an issue. I think it isadding something to th... View more
I have seen something similar. Mine is from a 10.7.2 NetInstaller (taken from the 10.7.2 version of the Install Mac OS X application). I needed a way to verify that the Restore Partition would be there to allow FileVault2 to work for my tests. The gr... View more
Hello All, I just wanted to find out if anyone attending the conference in November was doing any in-house app development, for in-house distribution?, If so I want to talk to them. We are looking at doing that here, and I just wanted to ask some que... View more
When I took over my company had been using the url xserve01.xxxxx.com as the url for the jss. We are moving away from the Apple Xserve and on to a linux box. Therefore I wanted to change the fqdn that we use for jss-client communication. I created th... View more
Want to write a login script that will remove any admin accounts and demote them to a standard user. I started but knowing this list someone already here probably has written one. We are deploying a 1to1 to 100 kids and what I wanted to do is have th... View more
* I have changed the subject to make it easy to find from archive*Here is the script to change the name with ease in Casper Self Service (MCX applied to disabled Sharing prefs Naming). Thanks guys for all the help with osascript.I have tested both sc... View more
We are using Microsoft Messenger 7.01/7.02 on our corporate network. There is an untrusted (default) certificate that has to be installed underthe user's login items in keychain before Messenger will allow the user tologon locally. The scenario is th... View more
Guys, Not sure if anyone else is experiencing this but if I deploy my 10.7.2 baseimage, all my local and LDAP users could login. If I deploy my base image ontop of one of my deployment configurations from Casper Admin, no users(Local & LDAP) are able... View more
I've written quite a few Mac installers, distributed to users who ran them as administrators, but now I'm trying to customize an MS Office 2011 installer in a more managed environment where users may not have admin permissions. My goal is to push out... View more
What's the best way to add a login item for all users? I'd put something like this in the login script (osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to make new login item with properties { path: "/Applications/AppName.app", hidden:false } at end')... View more
Hi Mac Gurus, I need osacript help to rename the Macs. I am using Mr Larkin's cnamemethod to remembering Macs original names.But now, we may need to change the Mac names. Staff would prefer GUI to dothis. My Sharing prefs is greyed out with MCX.Only ... View more
Hopefully my last post on this subject for awhile, but still looking for tips for iPad cart/classroom shared device deployment. For iTunes accounts - is one per cart necessary, or can we get away with one per school that manages several carts? For ap... View more
Anyone know what this does? Com.apple.ubd Seems to just fill errors in the logs (with a lot of mobileme references). Is this something I can disable? Noah SwansonImaging SpecialistEnterprise Desktop ServicesPhone: 309-765-3153SwansonNoah at johndeere... View more
I looked through the archives but didn't see this particular question... I'm trying to Package FF 7.01, so I logged in our local admin account,setup everything as I wanted it. View more
Just saw this, thought I'd share http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZPHDm88-HAc I do not have an iPad with me to test -Tom View more
Hi all, I'm getting stumped on how to figure this out. I have a OS X Lion net boot image that I created using the Automator action found in the Resource Kit. It works perfectly well. Only problem is I keep getting the blasted scrolling welcome screen... View more
Hi all, how could I rebind a Mac to ActiveDirectory after Lion-Upgrade made by Selfservice? The problem: I made a customized InstallESD.dmg with InstallPKG (Lion-Image, Java, 10.7.1, Firstboot-Script). 10.7.2 Comboupdate doesn't works with InstallPKG... View more
Hey guys, my buddies install of Casper doesn't work with http downloads. There is a strange issue and it looks like apache doesn't have permission to the share. He is storing his CasperShare on a separate volume. AFP is working and all the settings i... View more
Hey everyone, Just wanted to see if anyone is doing or was thinking of setting up their JSS in a Virtual Machine. Specifically in 10.7 Server. My thinking is I have a number of services that currently run on server besides the JSS; ASWU, NetBoot, Enc... View more
Any way to change the preferences for the prompt "Your password will expire in XX days"? Noah SwansonImaging SpecialistEnterprise Desktop ServicesPhone: 309-765-3153SwansonNoah at johndeere.com View more
I have installed Casper 8.31 on a Lion (10.7.2) server and configured the ADusing the AD option and I can read the users, groups and then saved thisserver config. However when I try to Test the server with a user id it saysno user record. The same us... View more
On the windows side, we've integrated Microsoft Lync and it's been great! Voice calling, video chat, screen sharing; all Good! Since then Microsoft announced they'd release a Mac Client. I got my hands on it last week and found one big bug. With OS X... View more
Is there a way to pull any reports of Restricted software violations,deletions, kills, etc? I know you can get an email of violation. Thanks,Kevin HillAlbany ISDTech Director / Assistant PrincipalLion Pride View more
Has anybody made a 10.7.2 compiled image since upgrading to Casper 8.31? John Wojda Lead System Engineer, DEI & Mobility 3333 Beverly Rd. B2-338B Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 Phone: (847)286-7855 Page: (224)532.3447 Team Lead DEI: Matt Beiriger Team Lea... View more
So, per request I am to deploy dropbox from: www.dropbox.com The problem is, it requires admin rights to set up each individual account it looks like. I don't think I can capture the package with a diff and authenticate because it will tie the app to... View more
Hi, I want to share a script with you I've just created. You probably all are familiar when creating an base image on a Mac Pro andimage a MacBook Pro with it that the network service names are likeEthernet 1, Ethernet 2 and FireWire. Ethernet 2 is a... View more
Hi, We use "Aventail Connect with Smart Tunneling" to connect to the network. Aventail Connect does not create any port in Network Preferences instead it creates tun0 (ifconfig) viewable in terminal. We need to use Internet Sharing to share the Inter... View more
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