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Jamf Pro 11.1.0 Beta Now Available!

Hello Jamf Nation!Jamf Pro 11.1.0 Beta is now releasedWe're excited to announce that this beta includes Remote Assist and macOS Self Service Onboarding along with many other features and fixes. How to join the beta: Enroll in the Beta Program under P...  View more

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Jamf Pro Beta Server Maintenance

Hello all! Access to the personal Beta instances you are able to request when you join the Jamf Pro Beta Program will be unavailable for an extended period of time over the coming weeks for maintenance. We'll let you know when they're back online! Th...  View more

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Purging the inventory database?

Is there an easy way to quickly purge the entire current inventory database without destroying all the other items like policies etc? I would like to archive the current inventory information and then wipe it clean and pull a fresh poll from the netw...  View more

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CS4 Install

Hi, I have a bit of a weird one. I am trying to make my own CS4 installpackages. I install Master Collection and then removed all theapplications from the package, leaving a "core" install. I thendragged the applications from the suite to Composer v7...  View more

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NetInstall Image Creator Problems

Okay, maybe I'm just doing something wrong, but I cannot seem to get this towork. I've got an image that I created using InstaDMG (and that may be theissue) that I am trying to turn into a NetInstall image using CasperNetInstall Image Creator. Howeve...  View more

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iLife '09 Installation...

I'm having trouble installing iLife '09.mpkg from Casper. The jamf.logreports that the installer won't install because the system is not 10.5.6even though it is. Has anyone else had this problem? I'm hoping thatthis will also install as an iLife upgr...  View more

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Off topic: about your organization

This is off topic, so please reply to me off-list.I am working on a project for Mac enterprise sysadmins. I need to put somenumbers around the viability of the project, so I'm reaching out to this andsome other communities I belong to. If you're will...  View more

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Print and Fax Unlock

Hey all, does anyone know of a way we can get users to add printers in 10.5.The preference pane is locked but we did have a work around that no longerworks.They just started using tracking software called Equitrac Office here andthe users are not abl...  View more

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correction

Correction- I would like to be able to go into Finder Preferences and disable:"connected servers" and "bonjour computers" and enable "Computer". - lauren -LAUREN NICHOLASUser Support Analyst Center for Information Technology - CIT Moravian College ad...  View more

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Shared Volumes

Hi Folks- We are using ADmitMac here on campus for AD integration. One bug is thatwhen you click on a server you are connected to in the Sidebar underShared, it says "connection failed" and then immediately disconnectsyou. It's an annoyance, and I ac...  View more

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Self Service

Hi All, Anyone else having issues with Self Service, it only seems to have started happening recently. The first time you click INSTALL on a self service items it fails to do anything and just returns to the Home page, the second time it successfully...  View more

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SoundStudio3

Has anyone had to deploy the app SoundStudio3 by FreeVerse? If I type in the registration information for one user, log out andlogin as another user, the "10-uses or register" appears. I called thecompany and they said that each user has to type in t...  View more

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Using $1, $2, $3 etc...

Does anyone know if there is documentation anywhere on Using $1, $2, $3in scripts to cycle through the users etc.... I know this has beendiscussed a bit before but in digging around the KB and the resource kitI can find it in use but would like to re...  View more

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Xcode

Has anyone distributed Xcode through Self Service? Just wondering if the mpkg is handled ok. Thanks j---Jared F. NicholsDesktop Engineer, Infrastructure and OperationsInformation Services DepartmentMIT Lincoln Laboratory244 Wood StreetLexington, Mass...  View more

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Casper NetInstall creator

Any tips on creating a Casper NetInstall image? I'm using theirNetInstall Image creator 2.02. I was hoping this tool would be build a NetInstall image similar to howNetRestore does, but this doesn't seem to be the case. Building my Casperinstall imag...  View more

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load balancing distribution points

Hi Peps I am now testing multiple distribution points, up to now I have only had 1 JSS server but i am testing out 2 brand new xserves to test a possible new setup. I have setup server 1 as a JSS and Distribution point I have setup server 2 as a Dist...  View more

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SMART status

Is there a good way to make a smart group based on SMART status of just the boot drive? I can do the smart status, but if someone has a disk image mounted or external disk mounted, my flag of "is not" verified will get tripped. Is it limitable to the...  View more

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self service command to mount share as current user?

I am looking at the jamf mount command and I want it to map a certain share via self service as the current logged in user. However, I want it to wait for the user to input their password, then once it mounts the share I want it to launch an applicat...  View more

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Imaging vs remote

I have a timing question....I am going to be imaging teacher laptops - I can wipe them clean and havecreated all my packages to reinstall. When I image one - or two - or even three at a time it takes about 20minutes start to finish - for the image pr...  View more

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Adobe Flash Player

For some odd reason I can install Flash via ARD and locally, but not using Casper....well, it actually installs, but every browser refuses to acknowledge the plugin. I've checked permissions and structure...everything seems OK. Anyone have any histor...  View more

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Permissions issue

I have this issue: Some of my users are connecting to their home directories, which are on Windows machines, using the Connect To Server dialogue box in the Go menu of the Finder. In some cases, they're not connecting directly to their directory, but...  View more

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Check for Open Firmware

Is there a way to check if Open Firmware is enabled on managed machines? Jeffrey A. StraussDepartment of Educational TechnologySystems AdministratorLoyola High School of Los Angeles1901 Venice Blvd.Los Angeles, Ca 90006(213) 381-5121 x265 Please cons...  View more

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restricted software

So, I am just now getting around to updating some restricted software through Casper. I want it to kill and delete skype. Before I was using the find command and a script but I think that flooded my database with a bunch of jibberish in the log files...  View more

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Unable to uninstall package

I have a package (dmg) I want to uninstall on a few computers. I haveindexed the package but the option to uninstall still dose not show up. Ihave tried reindexing and saving the file but have not had any luck. Rich DagelSenior Technology Specialist ...  View more

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Running script as current user

Hi- Is there a way to run a script as the currently logged in user instead of root? What I want to do is have the software update background check run, do the auto download and then prompt the user that updates are ready for install. I can do this wi...  View more

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Sophos AV install question

Hi, I am in the process of building packages to use with our brand spanking new Casper Suite. I have run into a couple of problems but I'm going to post them one at a time and try and get some feedback on them individually.We use Sophos AV and I have...  View more

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Trolling the Logs

Greetings. Feel free to scroll down to my (somewhat generic) question that comes after a bunch of specific pre-amble. We (still) have an issue where students are unable to authenticate, which does not seem to be tied to which machine they are using o...  View more

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Battery Capacity?

Hello, 2 Questions: 1) In JSS, for each computer, there is a entry called "Battery Capacity" -- what exactly is this? It shows any where from 98% - 109% 2) Is there anywhere that it collects "Cycle count" for the installed battery? Thanks----------Br...  View more

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Deploying .app packages

Hey All- I received a package from a developer but it was saved as a .appfile. Can Casper deploy .app files? Has anyone tried this? Thxjon -- Jonathan H. Smith | Sr. Systems Engineer | Genentech | office: 650-225-4968| mobile: 650-302-6985 | smith.jo...  View more

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Imaging Problems - Permissions

Hi All, First of all, my apologies if this has previously been discussed in the casper-request forum, however I've searched though a year or so worth of emails and haven't found the topic raised. This is probably nothing more than me missing a simple...  View more

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Adobe Photoshop Elements 6

Hey Casper listers... I am new to Casper (we just bought and installed a couple weeks ago) and I am having difficulty with Photoshop Elements. If I use the "Adobe" method in Casper Admin, I add the dmg and go to the 'options tab' and select "this is ...  View more

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