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10.6.x NetInstall vs Netboot

Wanted to throw a feeler message out there to see what others are doing,and any pros and cons for the Netboot process with Snow Leopard andCasper 7.1. We plan on doing an upgrade here at the end of next week, so I'll needto rebuild my Netinstall/Netb...  View more

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WGM GUI

Does anyone know where the "..." button pulls names from in the Computer Groups tab in Workgroup Manager? I've deleted computers and when I click the "+" to re-add them they're not there, but they're listed with the "..." button. Curious. Jeffrey A. ...  View more

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Managing iPODS with Casper 7.1

We are going to be deploying iPod Carts to our elementary schools in the near future and would like to manage these units through Casper. I've heard this feature is now available in Casper Suite 7.1 Has anyone tried doing this? If so, how did you go ...  View more

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hashed password with jamf binary

I am trying to use the mount flag with the jamf binary to mount a network drive for further script processing. I want to hash the password into the script but am not having any luck. Has anyone gotten this to work correctly with a hashed password? If...  View more

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Optimum "max_allowed_packet" variable

I was recently trying to flush a large log and it came up with an error. Did a little reading and I think it's because my max packet size was set to the default of 1M. I see in the JSS Utility you can take it up to 16MB. Is there an optimum setting ?...  View more

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Script's in Resource Kit

All, When using the following scripts from the Resource Kit: setTimeServer.shenableFileSharing.shenableFirewall.shencryptVirtualMemory.sh I receive the following errors: /usr/sbin/jamf is version 7.01Executing Policy ACI Compliance Preferences...Down...  View more

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nightly imaging NOT happening...why God, why?

I have been having a dickens of a time getting my computer lab to image every night. I've been at it for a few weeks, and every time I think I have it solved, I don't. My current setup is this: - 26 machines, with a Restore partition, and packages ca...  View more

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NetInstall via Resource Kit

Hi, I have made a Snow Leopard netinstall image with the resource kit, but when I quite Casper Imaging I get a kernal panic. The same thing happens with my Leopard 10.5.8 netinstall image made the same way. It does not kernal panic on the auto reboot...  View more

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Scripting help - might be easy

I'm having a strange problem that is randomly showing up where the admin GROUP is being deleted from the users systems, demoting the local admin account to a standard user. The users are all standard users anyway so they don't notice a thing until th...  View more

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McAfee EPO Servers, VirusScan &/or McAfee Security

We are running McAfee EPO servers here.The EPO servers were upgraded from version 3.6 to 4.0 recently.PCs were moved from the 3.6 server to the 4.0 server using McAfee's tools.We were not successful moving Mac users EPO servers via the McAfee servert...  View more

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Netboot w/Casper imaging (Version 7.0)

We are having an issue with imaging with Casper Netboot (diskless).The process appears to work however, when the machine finishes imagingand reboots, the machine hasn't been imaged at all. It appears thehard drive isn't being erased. I have successfu...  View more

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Creating distribution for QuarkXPress... All versions

Hello, Has anyone created a distribution package or dmg of QuarkXPresssuccessfully? I don't even know how to start and am sort-of thinking it mayme impossible with the single-licensed software as we have. For instance,Quark 6.x you cannot install wit...  View more

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Smart Notebook on imaged machine

Following up on my earlier thread about using Composer to create a packagefor Smart Notebook 10, I am now in the process of just trying to manuallyinstall a working copy on a machine that has been imaged using Casper. I'vetried a clean uninstall and ...  View more

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Open Directory service running on JSS Box?

Folks, Anyone have opinion or experience: I would like to run Open Directory on the same box that is hosting myJSS. All thoughts appreciated. Thanks in advance! -pat -- Yep, I'm using Comic Sans Pat Camporeale180 AmsterdamHerengracht 5061017CB Amster...  View more

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Windows partition is empty...

I have created a new Windows image using winclone, when attempting to imagea machine Casper will create the partition and takes about the right timedoing the copy/install but after rebooting the windows partition is empty.I have checked and changed a...  View more

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Adobe Acrobat pro 9

Hi Guys, Has anyone else had problems with acrobat pro 9 or know how to successfully install it, There are no composer diffs for 9 I have made a package with Composer and got passed the crashing on launch for network users by redirecting the Applicat...  View more

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Script for running Disk Permission Repair

Our network consultant suggested that we run Disk Permission Repair on all of our Mac Books to improve performance. Does anyone have a script that we could run that would accomplish this? Thanks.Tom QueckNew Kensington Arnold School DistrictNew Kensi...  View more

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Inventory Updates & Optical Drives

I have a rather "odd" issue, that I was hoping someone had seen orexperienced... When a machine (specifically it seems the white/black MacBooks, but we canreproduce on an older MacBook Pro), phone home every 15-minutes to updatetheir inventory on the...  View more

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CS4 vs CS3

When we install CS4 via Casper using the JAMF reresource kit method it seems to break our existing CS3 installs. We get a licensing error when we launch CS3. Has anyone else experienced this? If so, what have you done to get both CS3 and CS4 working ...  View more

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Fall 2009 Minneapolis area Casper Users Group

Hello Everyone! The Date has been set for the fall Casper User Group in the Twin Cities area! This CUG will be held at the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools district offices on October 29th. Here are the particulars: October 29, 200912-4pm ...  View more

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Fall Casper Users Group Twin Cities

http://www.district196.org/District/ContactUs/CUGmeetinginfo.cfm hey there folks, we're going to be hosting a Fall Casper User's Grouphere on October 29th. We didn't want Hopkins School District to haveall the fun! Seriously though, John Wetter is th...  View more

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Final Cut Express (and other pro applications)

What is the best way to create images for Final Cut Express, Final Cut Pro Suite, and the other apple pro applications? I created the package the normal way after Installing the software, getting the updates, running the application (and doing the re...  View more

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iwork 09 license file?

We have a volume license for iwork, but i have a user who downloaded the trial. He worked on a presentation and the trial ran out while it was open. Now he cannot save. Anyone know where the volume license file is located? I'd like to transfer my vol...  View more

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well that's odd

Anyone else notice that on the second page of the Casper 7.1 manual it says, "Maker’s Mark is a registered trademark of Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc." yet there's no mention of Maker's Mark (that I can find) in the manual?? weird...---Jared F. Nic...  View more

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Upgrading Casper Imaging on Netboot volume.

I am getting ready to upgrade to v7.1 from v6. My one outstanding question relates to Casper Imaging on the Netboot volume. I know I have to upgrade it too... do I have to rebuild the netboot image or can I just open it and replace Imaging v6 with v7...  View more

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Apple Licensing

With Apple's new Education Licensing program, I need to quickly identify how many computers are under 4 years old. I can create a smart group to find how many are over 4 years old, but I can't seem to think of a way to easily create a group for compu...  View more

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Weird JSS problem with NetBoot server setting

This one is driving me nuts: I cannot save NetBoot server info for a particular group of machines in my JSS. To be more specific, if I set the NetBoot server by editing the properties of an individual computer in the JSS, the change isn't saved at al...  View more

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how to see what's been cached? - REDUX

O' Boy.... my first reply on this list and my first mistake... I left out the final directory that actually houses the cached items. du -hs /Library/Application Support/JAMF/Waiting Room/*  View more

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how to see what's been cached?

All, I have a lab setup with a Restore partition on each machine. How can I see which packages have actually been cached on each machine? -Baker Baker FrankeComputer Science Dept.University of Chicago Laboratory Schools773.702.5419  View more

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