We just finished adding G Suite's Secure LDAP service to JAMF and it's been fantastic. Now I'm looking at our macOS server which is ironically used exclusively by Windows clients for VPN and file sharing. Has anyone found a way to tie the services in... View more
When a new Apple Security system comes out (UAMDM, UAKEL, TCC) it's a race to get as much info as you can. Sometimes we put it off, only to realize that you have to worry about it NOW. The next security system that you need to be paying attention to ... View more
Hello, Experiencing an issue with getting proper FileVault 2 Recovery Key from JSS. Using the same process turning on FileVault 2 by policy; Individual (Personal) Recovery Key lands to JSS database, available, working. Nothing has been changed in Fil... View more
Hey everyone, so a couple of months ago something I always wondered about finally happened. A former staff member saw her old school-issued laptop in her device list in her Apple ID and MDM locked it from her iCloud/Find My Mac because she did not re... View more
Hi All, Anyone have any luck automating the Security & Privacy allow settings for SMARTBoardService.app in Mojave. Tried using the PPPC utility from github. What happens is I can create a profile for SMARTNotebook.app but not for the SMARTBoardServic... View more
Hi everyone, I found this script which allow me to join Macs to the domain. I'm having an issue where our machines are named with more than 15 character and this is where the issue lies. My Work is:1. Enroll device2. Rename the device to our name sch... View more
This maybe a stupid question to the Mac Administrator elite out there in JAMF nation, but what is the kext cache, and how does one rebuild or repair it? Also, when is it appropriate to do so? View more
I was looking into setting up production sites in our Jamf Cloud instance and giving certain technicians admin rights, just for those sites. I am still new to Jamf so still trying to figure this out. My company has the corporate network and a product... View more
I want to provide a better user experience in general for my users. I found a script that will gently remind the user to restart their machine every 2 weeks. I am adding that this week. My question is: Does anyone else have any ideas or suggestions o... View more
Hello,I am seeing an issue with Mac App Store apps not installing. During enrollment they get an error "VPP redownload call timed out". When I try to perform this manually through Self Service , I get an error and the Mac App Store opens to the produ... View more
I have created a Greasemonkey script that add a "Remove All" button to JAMF for shared users. You will need the Greasemonkey extension (or similar ie. tampermonkey) and the script here JDSS. I've only tested with Greasemonkey and the latest Firefox b... View more
I wrote a process for my network team to scan for when a user connects to the company through VPN. I use a post-install script to load a Launch Agent - however, I can't get the launch agent to start -- without the user restarting. I don't know what m... View more
Hi, I'm trying to locate the Plist for my Sound Output and Input preferences. The end goal was to have a command or plist. To have my stationary Mac Mini to always output and input to a specific audio device. All the Mac Mini's are running Mojave If ... View more
Hey getting a lot of voice and video problems when trying to use Skype for business over VPN. How can I route skype business through the internet and not VPN View more
Hi everyone, I tried searching but couldn't find really an answer. Hopefully I can explain my situation clearly with my limited knowledge in english language. Is it possible to construct a policy to install software this way. I would like to have a p... View more
I cannot seem to get tvOS apps to install. It appears to only be affecting Apple TV's, iPads are getting apps just fine. We are using Apple School Manager. All of our certificates are up-to-date. There are also enough available copies of the apps to ... View more
Hi.I do have a question.I realised that our latest MacBook Air devices are displayed only as MacBookAir 8,1 and not as MacBook Air (13" inch, late 2018) or similar. Is there a reason for this? All other devices are shown with the correct Model name. ... View more
I recently ran into an issue having our devices connect to Wifi and after contacting their IT department they let us know that the only way to connect to their wifi network would be to enable popups from what I think is an IP(?) Does anyone know how ... View more
Does anyone have a good method to pull al list of all applications across all machines? We have Jamf Cloud so I am not sure if I can run SQL queries directly against the DB. Preferably something I can get to Excel so I can filter out all the Windows ... View more
I'm looking for a way to assign a username like you can in JSS (Inventory > User and Location) but would like to do it via a dialogue box (oascript?) outside of JSS on a Mac via Self Service. We have our JSS synced with Active Directory (AD) via LDAP... View more
I decided to take a stab at NoMAD Login because I am sick of binding but I am having all sorts of little issues The initial machines I tested on, I manually installed the package and ran the script after, worked great, I could login with AD accounts ... View more
Afternoon, I am very new to the academic enterprise Mac world, along with JAMF, related products and scripting. Between various sources - JAMFNation, MacAdmins - Slack, Google, Github, YouTube and various online blogs my mind is blown! I am part of a... View more
I have a few labs of shared computers, and have been noticing the hard drives filling up quickly during some terms, and the culprit appears to be the Cache for Adobe After Effects located in ~/Library/Caches Anyone familiar with a way to force the ca... View more
Hi Everyone, Newbie HereI'm trying to replace an existing config xml file in the applications folder. I packaged the the new config file to add in the existing folder. I wrote a simple script to run before running the package to remove the existing x... View more
Hello, I've been tasked with creating a screen saver with an .mp4 file. So far, it looks like SaveHollywood is the best way to accomplish this. Does anyone know how to configure the preferences of SaveHollywood to use the .mp4 file? View more
Hi everyone, We've just pushed a configuration profile to whitelist a kext for bitdefender and although the Allow users to approve kernel extensions is selected, it appears its blocked all other kexts from being approved or from running. For example,... View more
I know the title sounds illogical, but bear with me. I've been testing NoMAD and NoMAD Login AD as a replacement for our AD bind. We use LDAP group limitations regularly for policies, and also for a couple of user-level Configuration Profiles. I try ... View more
Hello, if I connect to a server with MacOS I have the possibility to save the server password in the keychain by clicking the checkbox "Save password in keychain".Is there a way to disable this checkbox? View more
I was told you can ONLY use PPPC on machines that are 10.14 and higher... is there a way to allow the same (For example: allowing Bomgar (or any other app) access to SysPreferences > Security & Privacy > Accessibility) for machines are less than 10.1... View more
