We now have a need to figure out how many machines have windows on them or not. I would like to run a report with Casper that will go through inventory and if a Mac doesn't have a NTFS partition on it with Windows I want it on one list, and if it doe... View more
It's Friday so I figured I would ask a ridiculous question. I have an application that is a super pain. It is actually a Windows app, wrapped in the cross over API that runs on Intel Macs. The app itself runs well actually but it needs to map to a ne... View more
FYI... I had asked if there was a way to inform people they were being remote observed/controlled as my machines weren't informing users of this and I thought that there was a way to integrate it into the ARD binoculars... As it turns out, in the JSS... View more
Dear All, I have the issue that when I want to deploy a new system via Casper Netinstall on the new imac Silver the process takes double the time that on a new macbook or macbook pro or on a mac-mini I did a new OS image from the iMac as well as a ne... View more
Hello all,I see that Apple has posted something on this now... It's updated in the admin tools 10.5.6 released on January 22nd. http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1245 The article says updated in December, but I don't see how that is possible as it refere... View more
Are any of you packaging OS X server? If so can you share how you go aboutpackaging it and if you can comment on the following questions I have? Recommendations on serializing when no site license available. Is itpossible to script serialization/regi... View more
Hello, If you are familiar with NeoOffice you know that they release patches often. They come in a nice PKG format that are easy to deploy with ARD or policies. Here my problem: I can't seem to get the patches to install correctly while the computer ... View more
Off the Casper topic, but what the hey, you folks are smart... I'm using Screen Sharing in Leopard to admin servers when I need to use the GUI. The server is in Active Directory, and I have a group in our AD that can admin the server. AD users in tha... View more
We just rolled out Casper to another one of our remote offices. We arehaving issues imaging computers. Some of the packages fail to install. Itusually is a different package each time. I have make sure all permissionsare correct. I even recopied all ... View more
So, we had our Winter break in December and I decided not to work for 15 days in a row. I come back from my vacation and the JSS has never been the same since I got back. Whenever I try to use casper remote or casper imaging off a netboot server and ... View more
Ok I am not upgrading to CS4 until a newer version of casper is released since I am having issues with the image creation of CS4. I am reinstalling and creating a package for CS3. It seems to work well to use Caspers installer mechanism with the exce... View more
Hi All- I'm in the process of getting Casper ready for primetime here. I've got just about everything nailed down, software updates, Self Service distribution etc. One question for everyone: what scripts/maintenance do you find yourself doing either ... View more
Hi, I have recently proposed to our IT department that we purchase the Casper suite and have received a preliminary approval from the powers that be. Before they finally commit the funds for the purchase they asked me to solicit some testimonials for... View more
Do any of you have any experience automating the configuration of Entourage?I have found an AppleScript that will do some of it, but it isn't truly hands-off and requires some end user interaction.I'm just looking for some info/insight on this and wh... View more
Hey all, Is there a way to add an entry to the Keychain during imaging with a script? Basically, I'd like to use one base image, but insert one of a few scripts somewhere that will add the client to a specified wireless SSID. Possible, or does the SS... View more
For everyone who wants an easy way to turn off automatic updates, here is a link to download a tested script that disables: - Apple Software Update - Adobe CS3/CS4 Updater - Microsoft Office 2004/2008 AutoUpdate http://www.makemacwork.com/disable-aut... View more
Hey All- Does anyone know how long it takes smart groups to update their membership? I have created one based on a dummy package and when I install it on a machine and then update recon it doesn't seem to be added to the group. I've just done it and ... View more
Everyone I have had a drop box account for a while now at www.getdropbox.com. I was thinking it would be cool if we maybe signed up and started a Macintosh System's Administrator group. Instead of emailing scripts, configs, and documents to each othe... View more
Hi- What's the best way to set the software update interval (daily/monthly/weekly) with defaults write? Basically, I want to ensure machines are checking in weekly with our internal update server. Thanks j--Jared NicholsISD Infrastructure and Operati... View more
Greetings everyone, We have a need to be able to inventory after effects plugins via Casper.I am new to this program and was wondering if anyone had experience inthis area And could recommend a way to go to a Casper client and probe it forserial and ... View more
Has anyone tried this yet from the resources kit? Not sure how to go about scripting systemconfigtrigger to do it, but was told it could be done. rich View more
I am updating my documentation on master image creation. Just wonderingwhat others are doing to customize their master image. Such as:Turning of external accounts,Setting time machine to not offer new disks for backupDeleting networkinterfaces plist ... View more
Hi, this is my first post to the Casper list. I'm hoping someone else has already got an easy answer documented. We want a series of policies that disables/turns-off automatic updates for: - Apple Software Update- Microsoft Office (2004 and 2008)- Ad... View more
Good day to all! I'm looking to find a script/policy/action that would on a user login flush the user's cache folder. Specifically I'd like to dump the Safari cache, but I'll settle for flushing the entire cache folder. I'd like to do it on login rat... View more
Hello there, I was wondering if anyone knew of a good way to grab down informationthat would normally be found in the System Profiler. For example, with the growing list of possible bad hard drives fromSeagate and other companies I'd love to be able ... View more
Hi Guys, I need to create a JSS user who can image computers but i dont want to give it any more privileges than needed, can you tell me what privileges I need to grant a user so they can image a mac via casper imaging from the client but dont need t... View more
Hi All, I am trying to image a new imac and after imaging it doesnt get added to the JSS. The imaging log list the computer as Computer Deleted (ID: -1) When i run jamf recon on the local box it come back with bad username and password The image hasn... View more
Personal recommendation from what we saw in our environment. Do notjust run the updates. Back up your JSS and wipe the server clean, Iprefer to zero the drives but that might just be me. Do a cleaninstall of the server, do an install of the Casper Su... View more
I like to upgrade Casper from 5.13 to 6.01. Our JSS server is running on10.4.11 which I would also like to upgrade at some point. Wanted to see ifany of you on the list has any recommendations on which to upgrade firstbased on your experiences? My ma... View more
of dscl to remove someone from a group I thought it was sudo dscl . delete /Groups/admin GroupMembership That returns an error Thomas LarkinTIS DepartmentKCKPS USD500tlarki at kckps.orgblackberry: 913-449-7589office: 913-627-0351 View more
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