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Jamf Pro 11.8.0 Beta is now available!

Hello Jamf Nation! The Jamf Pro 11.8.0 Beta Release features a number of exciting improvements and enhancements for managing your Apple devices. Starting with 11.8.0, Jamf Pro admins will be able to set a minimum OS for MacBooks, iPhones, and iPads t...  View more

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Remove all OSX profiles through command line

Hi, I was looking for a way to remove all profiles of the previous MDM server via command line / script but didn't find one so I wrote one and thought i'd share... #!/bin/bash # Get a list from all profiles installed on the computer and remove every ...  View more

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Disable User Launch Agents

I inadvertently set permissions on the /users/username/library/LaunchAgents folder so only system had access to write there when testing a recent script. Then I wondered if it would be problemmatic to leave it that way? Any thoughts on this?  View more

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LANDesk says the suite can manage Mac.....

But I'm finding this to be not the case. We have not had a working agent for 9-12 months now and have to keep the agents on older versions limiting us from rolling out OS X 10.11. I wanted to get some feedback from the community to see if anyone had ...  View more

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Need help or script to fully uninstall Centrify

I am looking to uninstall Centrify off of like 100 Macs in my environment then join them to AD through Casper. Half of my Macs are using Centrify and the other half is connecting to AD the native way in directory utility. I hate Centrify and it has t...  View more

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Create new local admin user FV2 enabled

We're under a directive to change all our local admin passwords. I've come to the painful conclusion that I cannot change the FileVault2 password for the admin user without getting hands-on each and every computer. I ran it by my boss and he approves...  View more

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Dell KACE1000 + Casper Suite

Dell gave us a demo of the KACE K1000 and K2000. Anybody here have used K1000 Apple Patch management? Or have used the solution in Tandem with Casper Suite? I like that you can subscribe to receive the latest patches from many software companies and ...  View more

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Safari Shortcut To Desktop?

Hi Chaps, Trying to create a DMG file to deploy that will install a safari shortcut to everyones desktop. Or possibly in the Applications folder, when I open composer and drag the Icon from my desktop in, it creates the folder Users>Simon>Desktop>Gre...  View more

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Building a NetBoot image?

Hey all; I'm attempting to build a NetBoot image for Casper, for use with OS X Server. I got OS X Server set up, and I'm attempting to build a clean NetBoot image that will allow me to boot Mac clients and run Casper Imaging. I ran through the instru...  View more

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Refreshing package list in Casper Admin?

I might be being a bit dense here, but is there any way to refresh the package list in Casper Admin? I'm setting up multiple new packages, and I'm using one laptop to create them and copy them to the distribution point, while another machine has Admi...  View more

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Zero byte files in ~/Library

Has anyone else seen/dealt with this? We image our machines with a generic user account, but we help some users (managers, etc) create personalized user accounts when needed. We just started noticing the following folders in the user's Library folder...  View more

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Please help with script for EA

I am working on updating the EA, and stuck on format of evaluating an expression. CURRENT_EXCEL_VERSION="15.20" if [ -d /Applications/Microsoft Excel.app ] then EXCEL_VERSION=$( sudo defaults read /Applications/Microsoft Excel.app/Contents/Info.plist...  View more

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Script to rename Mac

I am running a script that will ask the end user to enter the machine name. It will not work through Casper (remotely or in a policy) but will work fine if I run it locally. Any ideas why it may not be running? I have included the script below. !/bin...  View more

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3rd Party Insurance for iPad's

I realize that this is not necessarily a Casper question, but I am hoping to harness the power of JAMF Nation and get some feedback on how you all are dealing with iPad repairs/warranties/insurance. I work for a company who is about to pull the trigg...  View more

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Installing Cylance Package

I'm having some difficulty figuring out how to use Casper to install Cylance on every Mac in our organization. I've tried to create a shell script that will run it (not through Casper yet) but when I try on a test Mac it fails. I have the Cylance.pkg...  View more

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Exchange Credentials Sync with Active Directory

We are using Microsoft Office 365 for our email service for faculty/staff and one of the issues we are having is when someone changes their password to log in every 90 days, if they don't update their password on their IOS device, it will lock out th...  View more

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McAfee MNE Password Policy and FileVault

Hello, currently we have our security team managing FileVault, this will change over time. I had two questions: The security team wants to test a feature, Password Content rules from the MNE/EPO Console for our FileVault process. The description from...  View more

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Setting Timezone on imaging not reflected in SysPrefs

Hello all,We have recently become responsible for Macs in a London office (we are NY based).I’ve added a script to set UK localizations on Imaging (an “at reboot” script), with help from articles and resources from here (thank you!) I am having one i...  View more

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Cannot add dock item in El Capitan

Hi-I'm trying to add a small applescript .app to users' computers. In Casper Admin, I added the dock item and the app (using .pkg). The .app copies fine to /Applications and I have set for the dock item to be added at the end under the same policy. H...  View more

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Self service grey spinning wheel

Apologies I have updated an earlier post, but I need to find a solution so have raised it as a new thread. I know its almost certainly something simple that I have missed, I've spent some time scouring through previous discussions but so far nothing ...  View more

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Looking to build a 10.8.5 OS installer

Hello all, In one way or another, I have a case whereby in need a 10.8.5 OS installer due to unique circumstances. I've used AutoDMG in the past with success with Mavericks, Yosemite, and El Capitan, yet the OS X Mountain Lion Installer I have appear...  View more

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