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Reeeeeeally stupid question

I'm noticing in patch management there is an option for macOS updates. With all the other applications there's a needed definition (in pkg or dmg form) for a patch policy to run. Where are we supposed to get the update source files for package creati...  View more

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user_account_type_via_command_line

Hello, Is there a command line tool that will help me search for users accounts with either "Network/Managed" or "Mobile/Managed." Example: user_a mobile/managed, ect. ect. Thanks in advance!  View more

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Apple Mail IMAP won't allow insecure authentication

Since release of High Sierra, this feature of Mail is broken. Mail > Preferences > Accounts > pick IMAP account > Server Settings > Advanced IMAP Settings. When you check the box to enable, and close the popup, it doesn't save the setting. Maybe it's...  View more

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Network accounts resetting

We have a set of cart computers that are used by our advanced technology classes. They are all on OS 10.12. These computers are bound to our domain, but have local accounts. Students sign in using a generic "period1", "period2", etc. accounts because...  View more

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Upgrade to High Sierra and APFS or Stay at Sierra

I am at a community college and this time of year, I work on my image for rolling out in the summer. For the first time in a long time, I am struggling with what to do. Since I can no longer create and push out a Base Image with High Sierra. I would ...  View more

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Upgrading JSS

Hi, We have been running on JSS 9.97.1482356336 since the first install. I was wondering if we could upgrade to version 10 directly? thanks PS: We are new to this system so our knowledge is limited!  View more

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Airplay best practices

We have about 70 Apple TV's on the network. Range of Apple TV 3 and 4's Allot of the times the staff say they have issues connecting to the Apple TV's from the Macbook Pro's They will select the Apple TV in the list sometimes the screen resolution wi...  View more

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Changing login text color?

Is there a way of changing the default grey/white text color on the login page? I'm trying to put a company branded wall paper on the login screen, but there is a white section over the user accounts and it's very hard to distinguish where to click.  View more

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Mac AD Migration from old Domain to New Domain

Hi Everyone, I'm reaching out in the need of assistance. I'm currently working on the migration of 300 AD bound macs. The scenario is the following: -All 300 Macs are joined to old domain with network accounts and need to be migrated to the new domai...  View more

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Difficulty Disabling Bundled App Store App Adoption

Hi Nation! I'm hoping someone has solved this problem. I am attempting to "Disable App Adoption by users" (restrict-store-disable-app-adoption) per the AppStore Payload per Apple's Configuration Profile Reference. The profile is delivered to the Macs...  View more

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Cisco AMP Installation

I am trying to execute the following script on via a policy - !/bin/sh sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.cisco.amp.daemon.plist sleep 10 sudo open /Applications/Cisco AMP/AMP for Endpoints Connector.app Testing the script on a small test...  View more

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Configurator - Wi-Fi Connection issue

I'm using Configurator on an iPad to include in our JSS environment. I'm encountering an unusual issues with the process. I've gone through and setup a Blueprint with Wi-Fi profile etc.. When I apply the Blueprint I get to the Wi-Fi screen on the iPa...  View more

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MAU4 beta course updated

FYI...Course DescriptionMicrosoft AutoUpdate 4.0 Beta 21. Running 'msupdate' from Terminale2. Configuring 'msupdate' in Jamf Pro MAU4B2 - Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.0 Beta 2  View more

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add user to filevault not working with 10.13

Has anyone else encountered the issue with a policy that creates a new user and enables it in filevault, NOT enabling the account in filevault? it creates the account but errors when enabling it for filevault!! (so i enabled it manually). the same po...  View more

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Shared iPads Thoughts?

Our district with over 17,000 iPads potentially in scope are looking into using Shared iPad. Does anyone have any experience with a large deployment of this many iPads using Shared iPad? How does the JSS hold up and do you see any pitfalls? We've use...  View more

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OSX Install with Package

We moved to Jamf in December and I have had quit a few iMacs that are not DEPable.My goal was to install MacOS Sierra from scratch and have a package run that will assign the correct Jamf Recon package based on IP. Making this post to share what work...  View more

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Apple Default Wallpapers

Hello, I've been experimenting with creating and pushing custom backgrounds specific to the departments where our iPads are distributed. I can set the wallpaper no problem via the device management. What I'm curious to learn is how to restore back to...  View more

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Function Key Not Working MacBook Air

This is the second MacBook Air Early 2015 where the function keys on the keyboard stop working. When you press the buttons, you hear a 'dunk' sound indicating there's input. When I boot to a good known OS, the same thing. I have tried reseting variou...  View more

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Macs getting stuck in boot loop

Hello Everyone, Sporadically, we are seeing some of our Macs getting stuck in a boot loop. This manifests itself after the Mac has run some OS updates. In the latest case, the updates appear to be the security update 2018-001, iTunes, Safari updates....  View more

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Temporary Admin rights using Self Service

I have traversed this site, looking for scripts or other means to provide users temporary admin rights. Most discussions provide two scripts, however, they do no show how to configure them from within Jamf JSS. One such example is from the github sit...  View more

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scoping office 2016

I'm trying to setup a smart group to figure out what machines need their office 2016 updated to the current version. The problem is that most machines still have office 2011 on them. So when I create a smart group for the outlook.app not like 16. it ...  View more

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