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Oddities using mountNetworkShare.sh script

Hello all, I'm trying to use the script in the Resource Kit to automount some AFP shares for users using Kerberos. The script seems to run fine at login, but the shares do not mount. This is what the JSS log tells me: /usr/sbin/jamf is version 7.21Ex...  View more

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Login while running post image script?

I was wondering if anyone knew of a way for me to login to an account via mypostimage script because I need to lock the screen until all of thepostimage installs/configurations are complete. I can't seem to find anycommands that will allow me to do w...  View more

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Pushing out Reader 9.0

I was able to push out Adobe Reader 9.0 to all users last year with the help of my Jump Start. I can't for the life of me remember what is needed to be able to push out Reader to NON-admin users. Can a newb get a hand? Karl H. HehrTechnology/Curricul...  View more

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Grabbing User's PW at login

Hey I'm writing a login bash script to mount our network shares using the mount_smbfs command and I'm trying to grab user's pw at login. If you run this line in terminal | security 2>&1 >/dev/null find-generic-password -ga USERNAME_HERE | awk '{print...  View more

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Removing Admin rights to mobile AD user accounts

I'm new to Casper and have been asked to create a policy that removes adminrights for most of the user base at this location. The JSS is fully updated(7.2.1) and the client machines are all running 10.5.8. The users are allActive Directory mobile acc...  View more

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is this possible, or is this a feature request?

I admit, I have not had time to actually look into this at the moment but one of my co-workers asked me this today when I was upgrading one of our servers. He wanted to know if he could run a real-time console or log while running Casper Imaging sinc...  View more

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Storing base image locally.

Is anyone utilizing a "recovery partition" for local base image storage? If so, could you provide some views as to what led you to the decision and your impressions of the outcome? Thanks, thom  View more

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Extension Attribute: Parallels VM listing

I am going to be upgrading my users from Parallels 4 to 5 via Casper and Iam running into issues with existing *.pvm after uninstalling 4 andinstalling 5. What I was thinking of doing is just deleting the~/Documents/Parallels folder on each of the ma...  View more

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Adobe CS4 Air Install Hangs

Hi All, Just trying to see if anyone else is seeing this issue. We use the original Adobe CS4 Master College electronic download from Adobefor all of our installs. It would appear that with 10.6.3 it is the AIR install just sits and nevercompletes. N...  View more

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User Folder on 2nd Partition

Hey All I plan on moving all of our end-user machines to a 2 partition model. The OS will be on the first partition and /Users will be on the second partition. Right now I'm connecting the OS with /Users through a symlink. ln -s /Volumes/UserData/Use...  View more

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Extension Attribute: Screensaver Time

So every now and then I'll post an EA we're using to find various things. We find that EAs are becoming much better at reporting for us to give us an overview on how secure we are. I present to you my EA for determining a user's screen saver time set...  View more

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Pre-Installed Packages

Hello everyone, In Composer, I'm loving the package creation under "preinstalled." Can any additional packages be added to the pre-existing list? Casper mentions {and I quote) "...composer can scan the hard drive to determine which software it can pa...  View more

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network share...

Hi everyone, Has anybody successfully created a manifest for automapping networkshares with user credentials as you can do within OD? I'm trying tooffload this onto Casper so I don't have to involve an OD MCX as well asCasper MCX settings. John McLau...  View more

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Seeking xserve/student import guide

Looking for some tried and true Apple xserve setup and student importguides. We feel like we have a fairly generic setup, yet spend hours onthe phone with Apple over weird issues. We're heading into the summerhere and would like to work out these kin...  View more

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Non-Casper IT Policy Question

We issue our faculty and staff users MacBook Pros at the beginning of the school year which they are supposed to keep until the lease is renewed and we get more machines, but too frequently the machines are spilled on, dropped, or damaged in some oth...  View more

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Naming conventions revisited.

So, I'm attempting to revisit the naming mechanism offered by Casper and implement it in the field to concrete a final naming policy. My issue is this: We have 54 remote buildings (each with their own subnet on the network). We use the subnet as part...  View more

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Parallels 4 Install

hi all is anyone else having issues with packageing parallels 4 for imaging if not i would appreciate it if somone could mail me one that works just so i can duplicate the content of the file. thanks -- Dave HicksCustomer Support EngineerManaged Serv...  View more

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Custom OS Installs & Default Language

Hi guys, We’re having some issue with the default language with custom OS installs. JSS is 7.2.1Server is 10.5.8 Netboot’s are OS 10.5.8 & 10.6.3. We’ve uploaded the 10.4, 10.5 & 10.6 release DMG’s from the mac dev center & have downloaded the latest...  View more

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10.6.3 Install error

I am getting an error when I install 10.6.3 from the Retail disc duringimaging. It is a custom installation, but the error I am getting is "Error:The OS Installer failed because of an XML parsing error it the installerapplication. It was installed, b...  View more

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Base OS Image from DVD

Pardon me if this has been covered, just point me in the right direction.I have been able to use Composer to create an OS package from an install DVD of 10.6.1, and I can deploy this image and machines boot, the issue is that it boots to the OS setup...  View more

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Imaging a Boot Camp Partition

Created a new, fresh winclone image of XP Pro and have it as part of aconfiguration for a Boot Camp install. When imaging starts, it partitionsthe drive fine, installs the Mac software fine, but when it hits thewinclone OS install, it basically passe...  View more

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Upgrading from 7.1 > 7.21

OK, we finally increased RAM on our JSS box. Now we want to upgrade it from 7.1 to 7.21. I wanted to check to see if anyone ran into any show stopping glitches when they upgraded. I know every environment is different...we reviewed KB 267 (*). Was lo...  View more

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Entourage > WebServices

Sorry Casper-casters (like Stratocaster <-- a guitar) ... but had to let loose on this, cause on Microsoft site i'm just another annoying little Mac user with his i-Pad/Pod/Phone. I've been dealing with this since Jan 2010 in pandemic proportions!I d...  View more

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Compiling Configurations - Kernel Panics?

Hi gang, Finally got frustrated enough to feel the need to post this. I'm notsure what's going on, but I'm starting to see kernel panics about 1/3 ofthe time when I compile configurations in Casper Admin. I'm on a MBP unibody running 10.6.3, the conf...  View more

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