Customizing Favorites in Finder Sidebar
I'm trying to add items to the Favorites in Finder. The sfltool is no longer in use. I was wondering if anyone was able to figure something out. View more
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Zscaler help
My security dept. want to implement Zscaler on our Mac's to secure the VPN tunneling. So I have the workflow to install it but now they are coming back wanting me to disable IP V6 on the Mac's. I checked with Apple and Apple says that not a good idea... View more
CIS Apple macOS 10.15 Benchmark
Hi!!! For your information, finally we have the new versions for macOS 10.14 and 10.15 https://www.cisecurity.org/benchmark/apple_os/ I contacted with CIS and they are already working to include the new xml benchmark under CIS CAT tool View more
Help seeing what users are currently running time machine backups in environment
Hi All - Does anyone know of a way to see if a user is / has been running a time machine backup from their mac? I know I can get various info using tmutil, but to my knowledge all I'm getting from that is when it's actively backing up, and would just... View more
Hiding Wi-Fi Icon from Menu Bar
Has anyone ran across a solution to hide the Wi-Fi icon in the menu bar on Catalina? Disabling Wi-Fi was an easily-fulfilled request but hiding the icon is proving to be challenging. I've ran through the suggestions linked below, but nothing has been... View more
uninstall zoom outlook plugin?
I've been looking for a way to silently uninstall the zoom outlook plugin but everything I see is just running the uninstall.app. Is that the only viable option (remote connect and uninstall) or is there a better way to do it? View more
JDK 14 not working with Jamf Pro 10.19
Hi Everyone, I was curious to if anyone else is having an issue installing Jamf Pro with JDK 14. It asks for Java 11 but SE is only at 8 currently. JDK is at 14 but is not recognized for some reason with Jamf even after install. Any tips? View more
Which users runs macOS Policies in Self Service?
Quick question: which user is being used when a policy is initiated by a user in Self Service for macOS? "root" user, or something else?" Thanks! View more
macOS Catalina 10.15.4 Supplemental Update Released!
Apple just released a new Supplemental for macOS Catalina 10.15.4! Included with this update is a new Full installer.app, BridgeOS, Combo and Delta Updates. https://mrmacintosh.com/catalina-10-15-4-supplemental-update-19e287-released/ View more
College Board Secure Lockdown Browser
Looking for anyone who has a workflow to create the College Board Secure Lockdown browser for the Spring of 2020 AP/IB exam administration. View more
Zoom IOS App configuration
I wanted to share my configuration XML for those wanting to rollout zoom to IOS and lock it down. I am working through Zoom's documentation here:Using MDM to configure Zoom on iOS The following is the configuration I used: SetSSOURL yourdomain SetEm... View more
sudo /usr/sbin/softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer
Only works under Catalina. Why is Apple making it so difficult to automate OS replacement/updates? View more
Please help me. Open requires the user to be logged in at the console to launch applications
I would appreciate some assistance to why my policy is failing. I have verified a user was logged in and clicked the proper button. Here are the details. I created a script that calls my variable for 'loggedInUser' to open Self Service to view a spec... View more
Management/Admin Account Removed After Catalina Update
Hello all! Please forgive me in advance if not enough details get provided here, don't be afraid to ask me questions!! We are now going through our enterprise and updating Macs on High Sierra/Mojave up to Catalina (remotely, of course). With the Macs... View more
upgrading to 10.20 from 10.12
I'm planning to upgrade to 10.20 from 10.12. This requires upgrading to java 11 first then an incremental upgrade to 10.14 before upgrading to 10.20. That's fine. I can do that.What I'm confused about is the system requirements page for upgrading to ... View more
Auto deploy and update clients Zoom App
Hi, Is there a way to automatically update/install zoom app on all computers? View more
Control Location Services
Once location services has been allowed, any app can request permission to get the systems location. I've been trying to use Composer to find out where those settings get stored but haven't had any luck. Does anyone know where that's set? I'd like to... View more
mobile hotspot restrictions
Hey all, For use during the Corona Crisis, we purchased some iPhones to use as hotspots for staff with inadequate internet service at home. This will be my first foray into iOS devices in Jamf. I wanted to set them up so they can only be used as hots... View more
Jamf Pro 10.21 Beta 2 is Now Available
Jamf Pro 10.21 Beta 2 contains new fixes along with Policy Deferral Improvements, External Patch Sources Security Enhancements, and Configuration Profiles User Interface Improvements As always, there's a lot more to this release which is covered in t... View more
VPN Before Login
My organization is looking for ways to make our deployment workflow completely zero-touch as a response to the COVID-19 crisis. A little background: All of our Macs are bound to a domain. It is a large educational organization with multiple child dom... View more
(some) Mobile Apps not installing (Auto install or Self Service) (for some clients)
I'm using ASM and VPP. I have a number of devices in our environment where they refuse to install applications. Sometimes it's a single app that does not install and sometimes it's all apps for the device. On the Jamf Pro console I will see Install c... View more
File Vault 2 macOS Catalina Loop
Thanks for the help.I'm facing my last problem with File Vault 2, the Macbooks ask for the password after each power off because File Vault 2 need to be activated.I would like jamf to take over the management of the recovery keys."FileVault Recovery ... View more
All User Level Configuration Profile install fails immediately
I have created 3 config profiles to push out certificates for our users VPN access, however the profiles simply will not install. I have tried, WiFi, LAN, 2 different devices, confirmed the cert templates are correct, I've even created new templates ... View more
macOS Setup Assistant Preferences (Skip Screens)
Hey All, I wrote a new blog post that I feel is relevant to this community. Have a look if it interests you. A technical look at why managing macOS Setup Assistant doesn't work the way you may expect: https://www.aarondavidpolley.com/macos-setup-assi... View more
Local admin account not being created for non-DEP Macs
We currently deploy around 380 Macs in our company, most of which were purchased through Apple DEP. However, some of the Macs still in circulation were purchased prior to the company enrolling in DEP and using Jamf. When we re-image one of those olde... View more
Modify Recovery Key help message ¿?
Are you aware of a method of changing the Recovery Key help message from: “Change message If you forgot your password, you can… …reset it using your Recovery Key” to some other message? We have Jamf to centrally manage individual recovery keys and we... View more
rename user account with script at loginwindow
Hello jamfnation, I have a question. I try to rename some user accounts to match the company pattern. We want to do this process as smooth as possible for the user and admins. Therefore I've written a script which checks values and asks the user seve... View more
Symantec Endpoint Protection Kext approvals still requiring approval
I've been working on Symantec kext approvals, but they seem to always require an additional allow in system preferences, am I missing an entry? View more
Problem with updating Browsers
Hey guys, I am currently updating our device's browsers with a simple policy that downloads the latest version into the application folder and overwrites it. It asks the user before doing so with the built-in deferral of Jamf. After installing the la... View more
"Allow connecting to roaming partner networks" tick box in WiFi profile proxy setup
Jamf Pro.Does anyone know what this tick box enabled/disables?There is no mention in the Admin Guide and Google turns up nothing much relevant.Thanks (BTW Attach images doesn't allow jpg, even though it says it does) View more
