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rsync opendir: Operation not permitted

So I can run this from Self Serve, and it runs flawlessly. rsync -rltgoD --progress --no-p --delete --cvs-exclude /Users/"$loggedInUser"/Documents /Volumes/dfs/"$adOU/"$loggedInUser/Mac_Documents If I try to run it at login, it errors out with: "/Use...  View more

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Updating Applications

Hi, I think I'm missing something.I'm currently trying to set up a process so every app we provide to our user (through SS or silently) can stay updated. Since all our users have standards user accounts, they can't run any app updates by themselves. ...  View more

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VLC playback in kiosk-like mode

Hi, I'm trying to playback an mp4/mov video at user login on the Mac machine using the VLC command line /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/VLC. The requirement is to automatically play in full screen and exit. No keyboard/mouse input is allowed dur...  View more

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Scripting softwareupdate

I'm trying to create a workflow for our school in which a computer can be booted, will check for available software updates and apply any necessary, and then check in with our JSS once no more software updates are identified. I'm curious if anyone ha...  View more

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Disable TouchID on MacBook Air

Hey everyone, I'm setting up some MacBook Airs and I'd like to disable the TouchID window that comes up when a new student logs in for the first time. What is the best way to do that? Thanks!  View more

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JAMF Pro Install macOS, To The Point!

JAMF Pro Install macOS, To The Point! For anyone who may have the task to reinstall JAMF Pro on macOS (Dev server, etc), and do not want to take the way too long way to do it..... Here is the abridged version.... and you stay in one area, not all ove...  View more

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Wifi Switch for iOS

My organization is looking to move our iPads we have distributed through out to a central SSID and getting rid of the current one they are connected to. I have created the new config profile and can push it to my test device and remove the old wifi c...  View more

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Enrolling OSX virtual machine into JSS - Issues

On my Macbook pro, I have made an OSX VM using Vmware Fusion. Initially I was getting an odd failure message and did some digging. I followed this article:https://travellingtechguy.eu/vmware-dep/ The odd failure has now gone away, but I am receiving ...  View more

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Scripting - Getting a line from txt file

Hello, I'm very new to scripting and need help getting a specific line from a txt file. I need to get an Adobe Challenge Key for our License renewal process. I figured out a way of packaging the terminal tool kit and running a script to get a text fi...  View more

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Macs not checking in

We are tearing our hair out with this problem. Some of our Macs (random, not always the same) are not checking in with the JSS on the 15 minute Check-in Frequency set under Computer Management. This means that when a policy is available it takes some...  View more

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Smart Laptop Carts

Hello, I work in a school and we use quite a few carts for MacBooks and iPads. Does anyone know of or have experience with carts that not only charge but have network connection to see how many devices are connected remotely? Whenever I search, I jus...  View more

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JamfPro on CentOS8

I tried to install JamfPro on CentOS8 in my sandbox. Get this error. [sys_admin@test-jamf tmp]$ sh jamfproinstaller.run Verifying archive integrity... All good. Uncompressing Jamf Pro InstallerExtraction failed. 100% Signal caught, cleaning up I did ...  View more

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Change of Username (Prompt end user for name)

Hi All, I have around 500 mac's where at least half get passed around in departments. I have an extension attribute to tell me the last user. I have to export this to a CSV with the current username assigned (Active Directory). Does anyone have a scr...  View more

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Custom Password Policy

Hi All, I am using Profile Creator a to create a password policy. I then go and edit it to be 25 characters min. However when the machine boots or within the password change screen I only see the number. When the full 25 characters has been entered t...  View more

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AirPlay logs

Is there a way to see airplay logs in Jamf Pro 10.16 and if so where? More specifically what mac address or IP tried to airplay to a specific appletv? Thanks,  View more

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Some iPads unable to connect to Self Service

We have a growing number of users reporting that their iPads cannot connect to Self Service. At the top of Self Service they get a message that says: X - Unable to connect to server. Retry It was initially only a handful of folks and we tried various...  View more

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iPad can't reach activation server

We seem to have random onesie or twosie iPads that absolutely refuse to reach the activation server. I'm working on an iPad now and even after removing it from an ASM assignment (and Jamf prestage) and then putting it back in, it gets the refusal mes...  View more

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Guest account asking for lock screen password

We have recently enabled the guest account for a group of 1-to-1 iMacs in our environment so that the computer can be used by a substitute when the primary user is gone. The issue we're running into is that some, but not all, computers are going to t...  View more

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