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Grep(?) or other method for a logged on user.

Hello, I was looking for a command that I could use to verify that a user is logged onto their machine before a policy is run (as opposed to a machine being on, but sitting at the login screen) I want to make sure that they are logged in so they are ...  View more

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Delete items Desktop

Hi .. I'm not a script person. I'm looking for a way that on log out all the items are deleted off the desktop. Here is why. Our students connect to a server that is in their dock. Sometimes they accidently grab their folder and drag it to the deskto...  View more

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SMART Notebook, Drivers and SMART (Senteo) Response Packages

Has anyone had any positive results using Casper tools for remoteinstallations of SMART Technologies products? My district uses SMART Airliners and Senteo classroom response units.The software does not deploy successfully as a DMG built with composer...  View more

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font issue...

Hi, I'm having an issue where an application rejects a specific font that'sinstalled once a user runs MS Word. I need to be able to delete that fontof the user's once they run MS Word but I can't figure out how to do this. I was hoing to avoid using ...  View more

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unBindOD.sh

Has anyone successfully used this script to unbind workstations from Open Directory? I have put in the server name, username and password in the script. Run the script. Doesn't take the workstation out of Open Directory... Christopher WhiteFrisco ISD...  View more

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Asset Tags in casper

Hi- So I keep track of computers' asset tag numbers in Casper. Right now it's a manual process whereby I ask the user what their asset tag number is and then I plunk it into Casper. We're going to be going to production soon and this would require a ...  View more

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Return errors to Casper Remote from scripts

How do you return an error to Casper Remote from a (php) script? I'm trying different exit codesbut none seem to work. I can echo out error messages that are visible from the "View Log" but Iwant a visual que under the "Error Occurred" portion. Perha...  View more

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Asset Tracking

Greetings. When a computer fails, especially one in our one-to-one project, we often replace it with a different computer of the same type. If we don't have other clear records, does Casper provide a way to find which computers a given person has own...  View more

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MS System Center Operations Manager

Hi, Has anyone used MS System Center Operations Manager to monitor mac servers? Regards Criss Criss MyersSenior Customer Support Analyst (Mac Services)Apple Certified Technical Coordinator v10.5LIS Business Support TeamLibrary 301University of Centra...  View more

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Docks

I am creating a new account for testing. It's called ERB. I have a dock package just for that specific user. How do I send to a specific dock to a specific user.Kathie IorizzoLower School TechnicianThe Latin School of Chicagokiorizzo at latinschool.o...  View more

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Mass Edit Info

Is it possible to Mass Edit Purchasing info? I have looked into it, but so far I cannot find a way to do it. Thanks! --Tommy Birchett | The Martin Agency| 804-698-8592 | 804-389-3071  View more

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Quicktime.framework

Has anyone received this error trying to run Self Service? It fails to load immediately: Self service-Process: Self Service [27526]Path: /Applications/Self Service.app/Contents/MacOS/Self ServiceIdentifier: com.jamfsoftware.SelfServiceVersion: ??? (?...  View more

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running custom policy triggers

I have several oh my god the sky is falling fixes running via casper and I have several policies running. Ongoing that hits once per a machine, and then a duplicate that runs only at log in and then a custom that IT staff can custom trigger. So, I se...  View more

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Office- Spell check and grammar off

I need to create a user account for our testing purposes. I'm calling it ERB for the testing they are doing. I need to send out a way to not have spell check or grammar check enabled. Is the best way to capture the MS User Data folder and send that o...  View more

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Dealing with laptops that are on/off the network

I have some users who have company laptops, however, they do not use them astheir primary computer. In fact, these company laptops are only sporadicallyon the company network. As a result, the laptops are significantly behind inupdates once they acce...  View more

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Problems Running a GUI Script at Login

Hello folks, I'm running into some issues. This came about because I wanted to disable Mail.app's Junk Mail filtering. We filter at the mail server, so we don't need it, and had issues with some users' mail being deleted after they started tweaking w...  View more

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Office 12.1.7 Metapkg

Anyone having trouble with this mpkg? I've had it error on 2 machines during Remote test deployment. I think I may be diffing this one. j---Jared F. NicholsDesktop Engineer, Infrastructure and OperationsInformation Services DepartmentMIT Lincoln Labo...  View more

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scripts not working in self service

Hi Guys Any of you had problems running scripts from a self service policy? I have a script that runs fine and i setup a policy for self service, however when i try to run it in self service it doesn't run, Self Service says its processing, loading e...  View more

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Default Servers

Hi- I'm trying to get new computers added to the JSS to use our internal SUS without having to assign it (i.e. Automatic assignment). I edited the enforce management framework policy so that the SUS is our internal one, and checked the set server box...  View more

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Time Machine Menu bar Icon

Has anyone been able to remove the Time Machine menu bar icon from the OS Xuser template for new users? We have our image setup to be bound to ActiveDirectory so new users are being created as Mobile Accounts as they signinto the Mac for the first ti...  View more

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casper 7?

Does anyone know when exactly Casper 7 will be released? thanks. - lauren -LAUREN NICHOLASUser Support Analyst - Hurd Campus Center for Information Technology - CIT Moravian College adjunct prof | graphic design & musicph. 610 861 1633lpnicholas at m...  View more

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Certain iMac computers hang during Casper Imaging

We have some iMac computers that hang with a "Beach Ball" during casper imaging.We use a Netboot environment, and what happens is the machine boots, goes through the grey apple screen with the spinning gear,It will then load the GUI, and I get a menu...  View more

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Trials of packaging and distributing Adobe CS4

Hi- Watchers of the list know I've had problems packaging CS4, as I'm sure a lot of us have. I can't wait for Casper 7 as our graphics department is upgrading to new machines and will have all new CS4 software very soon. Perhaps this is repetitive in...  View more

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DFS Shares

I am looking to see if anyone could share their experience with me in usingeither ADMit MAC, and or recommend another solution that will enable Macclients to connect to DFS shares. We are going to be using them for homedirectories, and department sha...  View more

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CCA training

Anyone from the list going to be at CCA training in Minneapolis next week? I'll see you there if so... j---Jared F. NicholsDesktop Engineer, Infrastructure and OperationsInformation Services DepartmentMIT Lincoln Laboratory244 Wood StreetLexington, M...  View more

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Bash Scripts using ~

I can't get any of my login hooks to work in Casper self service. I do have other scripts that work It seems anytime I use the ~ for logged in user it doesn't work. Is this treated differently in Casper. I run it in terminal it works fine. I am sure ...  View more

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Apple Drop In Box DVDs

This isn't related to Casper, but I thought I would send it out to this listanyway. We had the email a week or two ago about build numbers and whichones worked with which computers. Well, one thing I always need is whatdrop in the box DVD works with ...  View more

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drop box

Is anyone letting their users use the free 2 gig storage of www.getdropbox.com and if so how are you implementing it? Thomas LarkinTIS DepartmentKCKPS USD500tlarki at kckps.orgblackberry: 913-449-7589office: 913-627-0351  View more

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