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software version n/a in JSS

Fellow JAMFers, I have an application (ActivInspire, the application that goes with ourinteractive whiteboards) that does not display version info in the JSS. An application search for "Inspire.app" returns n/a in the JSS (seeattached screenshot). I ...  View more

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Casper NetBoot Automator Action

Dear all,I am trying to deploy Lion via Casper.So far I did: 1- via composer created a OS image from a brand new 10.7 macbook pro.2- Used Casper Netboot Automatior Action in conjuction with System Image Utility 10.7 to create a workflow for a Netboot...  View more

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[OT] Job posting at MIT

Nice looking gig in case any of you know any qualified techs in the Boston area..http://sh.webhire.com/servlet/av/jd?ai=631&ji=2570202&sn=I Nick Caro Senior Desktop Support Administrator Phone +1 212-239-5741 Fax 212-946-4010 nick.caro at rga.com R/G...  View more

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Change package install order...

I am having a hard time figuring out how to change the install order of some packages in a policy. Essentially I am installing Office 2011. It has the main install package and 3 updates. My problem is that the packages seem to want to list themselves...  View more

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Compiling and Self Service quirks in 8.21?

I'm seeing a couple of quirks in our environment, and wanted to see if anyone else is seeing them or has found fixes already. After upgrading our JSS Server to 10.6.8 and 8.21, I'm having an issue compiling our 10.6.8 loads. I'm compiling from a 10.6...  View more

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Turn Off Admin Rights On Accounts

I'm sure this has been covered… However, is there a way to uncheck the "Allow user to administer this computer" option on a user account via terminal or script? We have recently deployed Casper and have found a lot of our users have / had local admin...  View more

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LDAP issues in OS X Lion

We noticed we could not authenticate to a Snow Leopard server and sawthis posted in our Novell forums...ANyone else seeing issues like this: Mac OS X Lion fails to check passwords when authenticating via LDAP A bug in the module for authenticating (O...  View more

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Distribution Point migration query (Xserve > NAS)

We are testing migration of our Distribution Points that were previously hosted on Apple Xserves. The new Distribution Point shares are on NAS, which can only provide SMB sharing (no HTTP and no AFP). Are there any gotchas in moving away from HTTP/AF...  View more

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HTTP Distribution Point Errors?

Error: The script could not be found on the server. Thats the error I am getting. I never had HTTP enabled always just AFP/SMB. Once I enable this nothing works. I noticed permissions on the CasperShare were No Read for Everyone so I changed it to re...  View more

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Parental Control MCX

Hi All I have asked this before on here, but nobody had any ideas. I just wanted to throw this back out there and see if anyone has made some progress. Does anyone manage parental controls through Casper's MCX settings ? We are trying to decommission...  View more

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Detecting Jailbroken iPads

Hi everyone, Day 2 of our 400-strong iPad roll out.. all going "OK" BUT my seventh graders are already jailbreaking iPads.. Anyone have a thought on how to create a Smart Group, or any other policies I can implement/create, to detect and/or block thi...  View more

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Adding New Printers

I do not think I am doing anything differently than before, but I am attempting to switch my printers from IP addresses to DNS names and for some reason when I push it out some systems are getting this error while trying to print(see attachment). The...  View more

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NetBoot Issue

Hey all- I have a slightly odd situation. I am trying to build a 10.7 netboot image to use for Casper Imaging. I followed the instructions in the document that came with the automator action (in the resource kit). Every image I build is able to netbo...  View more

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Numara Footprints

Hi- Anyone use Numara Footprints who has integrated it with their Casper database? Thanks! j---Jared F. NicholsDesktop Engineer, Client ServicesInformation Services DepartmentMIT Lincoln Laboratory244 Wood StreetLexington, Massachusetts 02420781.981....  View more

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updating JSS on CentOS

does this process seem about right? download new jss components (8.22 in this case) stop tomcat6 mv aside /var/lib/tomcat6/webapps/ROOT and ROOT.war service tomcat6 start tail the catalina log to ensure tomcat unpacks the .war and starts properly log...  View more

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Guest account and airport keychain bad

I've been getting this weird issue on about 20% of my newly imaged machines where the guest account doesn't work (the blank passwork isn't accepted) and the airport always needs the WPA password entered everytime the computer is restarted or woken fr...  View more

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MCX Export to plist for Casper

Hi all. Does anyone have a script that will convert a plist 'mcxexport'ed from adirectory managed via WGM into a plist (or series of plists) suitable forimporting into Casper? Cheers,Clinton  View more

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AD, Lion and IPv6

If you have issues with 10.7.x binding to AD and don't currently use IPv6, take a look at this article. It may help. http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story110805100012401 --James Fuller | Starbucks Coffee Company | Client Productivity Engineerin...  View more

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Transparent ASUS

Hi Guys, We're a proxied environment.. as such i created a transparent ASUS so we can report in the JSS what updates the users Macs require. BUT our master ASUS which is also reading the internal DNS so is not updating as it's looking at itself. We n...  View more

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10.7.2 Combo Update

Dude, NDA.---Jared F. NicholsDesktop Engineer, Client ServicesInformation Services DepartmentMIT Lincoln Laboratory244 Wood StreetLexington, Massachusetts 02420781.981.5436  View more

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Gather AD Information

So in my experience, when binding to AD, duplicate Search Policies get created both in the Authentication section and the Contacts section. By leaving these duplicates in, authentication will often fail, or take forever to get logged in. Open Directo...  View more

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"Killer" Policy - has anyone experienced this?

Hello,I have a big question mark after a very simple policy messed up a few clients here. Scenario: JSS 8.1 running from OSX Server 10.6.8, clients are 10.6.8 The policy just contains a simple pkg created with Composer to install Cyberduck at login. ...  View more

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Licenses & Managed/unmanaged machines

Anyone using their JSS to track licensing? One thing we are finding, is that 'unmanaged' machines (computers we still own, but are in storage) show up on our Licenses in the JSS. Is there a way to make it so the Software Licensing only counts managed...  View more

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netbootXX on lion server?

Any idea why I every time a machine netboots from my lion server I get anew netboot01, 02, 03, 04 account created? John Wojda Lead System Engineer, DEI & Mobility 3333 Beverly Rd. B2-338B Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 Phone: (847)286-7855 Page: (224)532....  View more

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problem with 8.2.2 Casper Admin on 10.7.1 Server

Hi,When I open the Casper Admin on my 10.7.1 Server and try to login I get this error (see attached picture).I can access from a 10.6.8 non server without any problem.I already recreated the server entry on the casper admin and still the same issue. ...  View more

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Self Service & HTML

Hey Folks, Although we've had simple HTML calls (,
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, etc.) inversions 6.x and 7.x of Casper's Self Service app, that supports seems tohave dropped in v8.21, is that correct? As of today, none of those calls areworking and I can't imbed a link eit

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Manage FileVault 2

Does anybody here have any experience using JAMF to centrally manage FileVault 2? I'm hoping for a way to centrally store, and remotely revoke FDE keys akin to how WinMagic and similar tools can. Cheers, - D -----------------------------Douglas Worle...  View more

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Remote Wipe using JAMF?

Hey all. I've heard of some use cases of the Casper Suite to enact a remote wipe of a lost computer. Does anybody have an example of such a script/policy to share? Were I to build something from scratch, I would write a bash script calling srm to wip...  View more

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