Scoping PPPC to High Sierra Macs?
I just realized we've been scoping some of our PPPC Profiles to Macs still on High Sierra (10.13.6). Are there any downsides to this? View more
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Setting innodb values in my.cnf Ubuntu 18.04
Installing JPS onto an Ubuntu 18.04 VM. I have found /etc/mysql/mysql.cnf but it only contains two include lines. I added innodb_buffer_pool_size=5500Minnodb_file_per_table=1 At the point mysql refused to start. Removing the lines allowed it to start... View more
Block Creation of OLM on Microsoft Outlook
Is there a way we can block creation of OLM in Microsoft Outlook 2016 on Mac View more
Extension Attribute for Determining if Node.js is Installed and Displaying the Version if So
We had a need to do an inventory of which of our Macs has Node.js installed and to display the Node.js version. I wanted to share this in case it's helpful for anyone else. Basically it checks to see if /usr/local/bin/node is present and if so it run... View more
NetSUS Download capped at 1Mb?
Started up a netSUS v5.0 Ubuntu OVA about 2-3 weeks ago, and it still hasn't finished synchronizing with Apple. I only selected 10.12, 10.13 and 10.14 catalogs. When I look at the network traffic (iftop -n), it shows it's connected and running, but i... View more
Help Removing Safari Data on Logout
I have a question regarding scripting. I'm trying to build a user account in an educational lab environment that's easy for some of our students to sign into that subsequently removes their data on logout (a la Deep Freeze). It warns the user this wi... View more
Set local Font Folder to Read only on all local users.
Is there a way for me to make the Font folder on all local users on a machine Read only? I know how to Chmod the folder based on the specific path but can i just get all the users in one script ? View more
Finder got an error: Can’t make class alias file. (-2710)
OK -- I have an iMac and MacBook Air both running 10.14.2. I have a script that creates some ALIAS files on Desktop to a FileShare. My script works on the iMac great but I get this error on MacBook Air: 456:501: execution error: Finder got an error: ... View more
Running a policy more often than once a week but less than every day
Here's what I am trying to do. To stay compliant, we have to make sure our Mac's are staying up-to-date. I have EA that checks if there are available updates and places them in a Smart Group if there are. Then I am going to run a script that prompts ... View more
How long recon took to run
I have had some users complain that their Mac is running slowly and have noticed that recon can take different times to run on different Macs. To help measure it, I put my novice script writing skills to work and came up with a script #!/bin/bash sta... View more
Mojave User Template problem
I know I'm late to the party but we just got our first MacBook Air (2018) and I woefully discovered that it ships with Mojave pre-installed and cannot be downgraded to High Sierra. I'm not even close to being ready for Mojave in our environment, but ... View more
Xcode: Forcing a CLI tool to require sudo
I am creating a command line application that does not by default require any raised privilege, but because of other security reasons, I would like the user to be required to raise their privilege anyway so that it is at least locked behind sudo. Doe... View more
Create Configuration Profil with Custom Settings through API
Hi Jamf Nation! How do I create a configuration profile with "custom settings" through the API? If I make a POST the configuration profile is empty even if the command was running without errors. Here is an example header (I copied it from an existin... View more
Mac hardware accessories
Just a bit off topic, but What are Admin buying of docking stations for new MacBooks (if any?) Also What about monitors ad Thunderbolt screens are discontinued. Of course apple now sell LG but they are very expensive ( at least something my Company W... View more
Renaming Hard Disk
Does anyone know how I could rename the internal hard drive to all have the same name I've selected one time? I would like the ability to modify the name and run it again in the future. View more
Local Admin needed before User Account
My current environment requires a local admin account before the network user account is created. They had been doing it manually with a local admin and a mobile managed account based on the AD user. I LOVE the idea of NoMad Login / Jamf Connect - ho... View more
Issue's installing Cisco AnyConnect
I am having issues deploying AnyConnect through JSS due to it installing all of the extras that come with it when we only need to install the VPN portion of the application. I am trying to find a way to have none of the extras when pushing this to ou... View more
Can't disable proxy on ipads
We have many ipads that were originally configured with a proxy enabled for WiFi. We have since removed the proxy settings from our WiFi configuration profile, but the proxy is not being disabled on the ipads. I have tried creating a new WiFi configu... View more
Onedrive files on demand feature
Word is that this is rolling out. Does anyone have any experience with it from testing? Any idea about configuring via scripting or configuration profiles? Lots more questions about how this works. View more
ESET EndPoint Security requesting full disk access
I am testing a migration from Microsoft SCEP to ESET EndPoint Security. I have the package installing and activating, but on launch ESET prompts requesting full disk access. Has anyone gotten around this? The ESET support page says this must be done ... View more
I could use some feedback on my StartOSInstall script
We've started getting machines with the T2 chip, so our old reimaging approach isn't going to work anymore. I've written up a quick script that should make things easier for us, but I could use a second set of eyes to see if there's anything I forgot... View more
Assign machine to user during DEP enrollment
Right now our workflow is a technician sets up the mac, when they unbox the machine DEP enrolls it, they finish the setup and give it to the user. Were working towards "direct to user" setups, but things like data migrations and various peripheral se... View more
How to create an installation pkg for Kaspersky
Hello JAMF Nation, I am a new JAMF user looking for guidance on how to create an installation pkg for Kaspersky antivirus. I have already found this thread which has some information, but it assumes anyone reading it already knows what they're doing ... View more
Advanced Searches: Permissions Denied
Before I make a support ticket can anyone verify for me?Jamf pro version 10.9I have techs with group permissions, and each is a member of two groups:one group is for All techs, not site based and i haveCreate, Update, and read all checked:Advanced Co... View more
Best method to backup iPad data.
My manager wants me to look into backing up iPads. Do iCloud backups store app data? If so, I just started looking into Apple School Manager. We have partially converted over to it but still use the VPP portal to distribute apps. Currently, we are no... View more
Test instance in Cloud - how to get data imported
We are using cloud for production and now got a sandbox also in the cloud(we are used shared cloud)Is there any tool/script to export/import everything from production to sandbox cloud ?. To build up all policies and upload packages etc is quite a jo... View more
Unmanaged Macs to Static Group
HiIm not sure if this was discussed already.we are using Jamf Pro Version 10.7.0We have a requirement to add certain computers to static groups , even before the computer is enrolled via DEP. I could create a computer entry by Create Computer API (JS... View more
Security and Privacy Payload
Just need some input how the following can be handled, as I need 2 scenarios in my "security and privacy" payload Default in "general" tab you have to choose how gatekeeper must handle software downloads, only from appstore etc. Then under "filevault... View more
Can the Database be a separate server
Brand new on this one - the environment builds everything with the R2 design for high availability - MySQL on a Linux Server - and Jamf Pro on Windows Server? I haven't used this in a considerable number of revisions.... View more
Capture keyboard shortcut settings in System Preferences
We must disable keyboard shortcuts for screenshots as a requirement for the state online assessment. In Sierra, these screenshot keyboard shortcuts have their own option under Keyboard > Shortcuts. Under Mojave, it has an additional option. How can w... View more
