Jamf Pro
Powerful workflows for IT pros
cancel
Showing results for 
Show  only  | Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Forum Posts

Flash Player

Is there a way to determine if a user has an older version of the Flash Player so that I can determine if they need the most current version? My problem is that some users may be running the 10.1 beta and the version I want to push out is 10.0.45.2. ...  View more

  • 804 Views
  • 6 replies
  • 0 kudos

Creating separate packages for iLife 09 apps

Has anyone created separate packages for the ilife apps ? I see composer has diffs for iDVD, iWeb, Garageband, iPhoto, but wheres iMovie ? I preferably need a package for just iMovie? Jason Kong  View more

  • 504 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 kudos

distribution point...

Hi, Does anyone know how one could retrieve a machine's default distributionpoint through shell? I can't find a way using the jamf binary and I don'treally want to query the jss database directly. John McLaughlinTechnical Support SpecialistNewton Pub...  View more

  • 486 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 kudos

Quicktime losing its pro status after imaging

Help.I've created a Final Cut Studio Pro dmg. After imaging a workstation we discovered that Quicktime Pro did not retain its pro status. Any ideas where this information is kept so it can be added to the image or removed from the Final Cut package f...  View more

  • 437 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 0 kudos

Error using ShowSUSUpdates.jsp report

I added the ShowSUSUpdates.jsp Custom report to my jss and I get this errorwhen I try and run it. There was an error processing your request. org.apache.jasper.JasperException: An exception occurred processing JSP page/WEB-INF/reporting/ShowSUSUpdate...  View more

  • 184 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 kudos

Change Default SUS Server

We have not upgraded our servers to 10.6 yet, but I have deployed several10.6 machines. As you know, you cannot use SUS on a 10.5 server to update a10.6 machine. So, that leaves me using the Apple SUS servers to pullupdates from. I've tried changing ...  View more

  • 687 Views
  • 5 replies
  • 0 kudos

Off-topic: Lifehacker article

In light of recent drama on the list (because that's as close to drama as we are ever gonna get), Lifehacker put up a nice article this morning on basic etiquette for email lists and forums. Tis a good, short read. Enjoy. http://lifehacker.com/547385...  View more

  • 204 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 kudos

Removing the install button in Self Service

Hi- Before I go diving in, has anyone removed the Install button from the listview in Self Service? I have a few choice items that I really want to makesure the user reads the description and if they click Install on the listview it circumvents me fr...  View more

  • 191 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 kudos

"missing bundle identifier"

Hi- Is anyone else getting these errors on logs? 010-02-17 05:41:05.114 installer[2482:3123] PackageKit: *** Missing bundleidentifier: /Library/Receipts/Flip4Mac Web Plugins.pkg This is one that I get frequently. I also get it for our Cisco VPN clien...  View more

  • 559 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 0 kudos

Ideal battery capacity alerts?

OK, so I'm finding it pretty slick I'm notifying my users when they have hard disks that are almost full, and hard disks throwing Failing for SMART status. I now want to alert users when their battery capacity is diminished to the point that they sho...  View more

  • 521 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 0 kudos

Mobile Recon question

Has anyone created a profile, then push it to an iPhone or iPhones? Once you have a profile installed, have you tried pushing a replacement profile to replace the initial one? We're looking to remove our Exchange profile for the iPhone and replace it...  View more

  • 190 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 kudos

custom queries using just mysql

Is anyone using just mysql to pull data from the jss? I'm trying to get a handle on mysql join syntax to grab details like "all computer names with these supported apps (list) and not in these departments (list)." So far, I'm spending more time learn...  View more

  • 885 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 kudos

policy frequency

Does anyone know if there is a way to set a custom time setting for policy frequency? Instead of every 30 minutes or once per a day, I would like a certain policy to execute say every 12 hours, or every 6 hours. I want it to check in more frequently ...  View more

  • 483 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 0 kudos

Macworld 2010

For those of you who were unable to attend Macworld this year, we've posted a brief movieoff our website highlighting some of the new features in the upcoming 7.2 release.Check it out, let us know what you think. -Lance --Lance OgletreeSystems Engine...  View more

  • 258 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 kudos

Update List of Restricted Software

It has been long time since I have updated my list of restricted software.I have listed below what I currently have. Would love any input as to appsto add to the list. Most of the black listed software is BitTorrentsoftware. Any other suggestions on ...  View more

  • 1343 Views
  • 5 replies
  • 0 kudos

Deploying Epson 3800 Printers with Casper.

(Apologies if this has been sent to the list twice - I had some e-mail issues earlier today and I'm not sure if this went through properly.) Hi everyone, Has anyone had any luck packaging and deploying Epson 3800 printers? I created one package using...  View more

  • 227 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 kudos

running jss on linux in a vm

Is anyone currently running Casper's JSS on another platform, either on real or virtualized hardware? It seems easy enough to do as long as tomcat, mysql, and maybe a few other things are available. I'm mainly interested in doing this for testing but...  View more

  • 990 Views
  • 7 replies
  • 0 kudos

JSS Slow Response Times

Lately we've been having slow response times from our JSS, mostly whenrunning large queries.. In short I believe I need to bump up the MySQLmax Packet Size as the JSS Setup Util will only allow you to bump it upto 16M. Does anyone have a recommendati...  View more

  • 445 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 0 kudos

Packaging and deploying Epson 3800 printers.

Hi everyone, Has anyone had any luck packaging and deploying Epson 3800 printers? I created one package using a Composer snapshot for the Epson 3800 printer software. Then I added the network printer queue for the Epson 3800's to Casper Admin. For so...  View more

  • 421 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 kudos

Compiling configurations

Hi- I've got two questions about compiling configurations... Are there any actions that aren't compatible with this? Such as scripts thatlaunch on re-boot, AD binding etc My base OS image is from the 10.6 retail disc ­ 10.6.0. To make distributingnew...  View more

  • 1168 Views
  • 7 replies
  • 0 kudos

Auto fill user info

Anyone have any tricks to have LDAP auto fill the username, real name, etc. into the computer record? Right now, the only way to do this from what I see is click Edit on each record, then Location, type in the user's username from our LDAP, click Che...  View more

  • 1554 Views
  • 12 replies
  • 0 kudos

Packaging Adobe Reader - working example

The following worked in our environment. Making of Adobe Reader 9.3 Intel DMG package1. Composer 7.1 - New Package ­Normal snapshot2. Installed by opening the Adobe Reader installer3. Opened the Adobe Reader Applicationa. Choose Help > Check for Upda...  View more

  • 298 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 kudos
Labels
Top Kudoed Authors