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Wither DMG...here is a loop script for PKG

!/bin/sh ## Copy stuff to existing/future users, set ownership and permissions.# # Copy to User Template and set root:wheel ownership /usr/bin/ditto /tmp/USERCRAP /System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/usr/sbin/chown -R root:wheel /System/Librar...  View more

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Kerberos automatic renew

Hi guys Have a problem where some users keep machines logged in overnight, goes to screen saver password lock and the 10 hour kerberos ticket expires. I found this http://list.jamfsoftware.com/pipermail/casper/2011-April/011433.html But it isn't clea...  View more

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Heads up for 10.7.2

Hi guys Just to let you know there is a serious bug but network home directories, doesn't matter if your using open directory or AD. Ever since Apple brought out 10.7.2 and changed LDAP the whole share mounts and your user will see everyones home sha...  View more

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Recovery image

I followed the Article... http://jamfsoftware.com/kb/article.php?id=319 - specifically Re-Imagingthe Macs in Your Environment I followed all the steps, incl making the recovery partition. Iuploaded to casper to its own recovery config. I then went to...  View more

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MCX for Time Server

Hi all, I have an MCX Managed Preference I called "Internal Time Server"User Level EnforcedDomain: ~/Library/Preference/com.apple.MCXKey: timeServerValue: myjss.server.com And it works great. All my Macs point to myjss.server.com and the JSS points t...  View more

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Community- KB

I was reading the KB on deploying lion (presumably the same one that went out earlier from Jamf. In the steps below "Step 3. Upload the recovery partition package..." but you don't talk about how to create it until steps 4-whatever. Is it just out of...  View more

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dsconfigldap in 10.7 ( not really casper related )

Hi list, Not really Casper related, but I need to tap into the wealth of knowledge here 10.7.2 client build. Bind to OD server (10.6.8) via GUI works as expected. MCXs applied. Happy days Bind to OD server via dsconfigldap, the bind succeeds, the com...  View more

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10.7.2 server

I had the same problem. Eric from JAMF guided me and now it is fixed. Best to speak to support.  View more

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Docs for Alt. platform installs

The current docs for the alternate platform installs are a great start- but it would be great if links to the various necessary installers could be maintained by JAMF - as hunting down the exact certified versions of Tomcat, java, MySQL etc can take ...  View more

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New JAMF Nation Site

This afternoon at the JAMF National User Conference, the new JAMF Nation Community site was announced. Have a look: http://www.jamfnation.com --John WetterTechnical Services ManagerEducational Technology, Media & Information ServicesHopkins Public Sc...  View more

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Extension attribute for FileVault 2 status

One of the items I was planning to mention during my FileVault 2 talk was that I've written an extension attribute to provide information about FileVault 2. To celebrate JAMF Nation's new site, here it is in advance! It's also available from my GitHu...  View more

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Best Practices for Dual-Boot Deployments?

Right now, we use DeployStudio to drop monolithic images on Mac and Windows partitions for our dual-boot machines in public facilities. I'm looking to change the Mac side procedure to a thin imaging routine as described at JNCU 2011 by Robert Hammen....  View more

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SUS and clients not receiving updates

Greetings Admins, I am currently having an issue with my internal ASUS that I'm hoping someone else has seen. I have a group of workstations all pointing to an ASUS with all updates enabled. When we check for new software, we get the following dialog...  View more

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Re : 10.7.2 Netboot

Good Morning Everyone, This is an update of where I am at the moment. I have Created a new Netboot Image. I have installed it from scratch and set up the root accountto auto login and set Casper Imaging to auto start. I have cut outcomposer and am us...  View more

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NetBoot useful management

Sometimes after Casper Imaging I get a connection error 8442 and I have toclick ok, machine reboots and has imaged ok. I have spoke to jamf supportand cannot get to the bottom of the problem. Instead I have got a work around. Launch Daemon created wi...  View more

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GSX Lookup

We just set up Casper and enabled the GSX lookup. I confirmed with Apple support that my GSX account information is correct and has the Web API enabled. But when I check it I keep getting a message that says: "GSX Lookup problem: Your request cannot ...  View more

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Finding if accounts are admin

Hey one more quick question. On our rollout we had a bit of a wireless blip and it seems that some machines didn't run the user startup script so I have a couple of kids out there that are local admins. I was wondering if its possible (of course its ...  View more

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Renaming Machines and disable Computername-Field

Hi Folks, how would you scriptbased rename machines and disable the Machinename-Box in the Sharinge-Pane? Cheers,Holger ----Holger BartelsMax-Planck-Institut for Biophysical ChemistryIT & Elektronik ServiceAm Faßberg 11D-37077 Goettingen, Germanyphon...  View more

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[OffTopic] App recomendation

Is there a similar app to RealMon for macs? 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 Lead Mobility: Chris StaAna Mac ...  View more

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Finally upgraded to Lion server....

I'm pretty sure this issue has been beaten but we've finally upgraded oursever to 10.7.2 from 10.6.8 and of course the jss is no longer working.Running 8.1 . Tomcat isnt starting from the Jss. I've manually installedtomcat and can reach localhost:808...  View more

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Quick question for a weird error

Hey guys, deployment went smooth, not to many issues, kids are happy. I have one minor problem. iMovie won't show itself. For some odd reason it launches and the menus are there but the application window won't show up. Has anyone else had this issue...  View more

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AWK/SED to extract Last Folder

Hi all, Hoping you can assist with a problem – Not Casper specific though. Background:In our NetBoot image I have a script – Made droppable via Platypus.This is used by my colleagues so aiming to make it fairly user-friendly. What we do:Drag a folder...  View more

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