I used to have a working Firefox auto-update script (based on RTrouton's 'update-all' script), but it quit working a couple months ago and I haven't been able to get it to work. So, I decided to take the plunge and set up AutoPkgr to give that a go. ... View more
Hey guys, Does anyone know how to change the password notification expiration time for AD at the login window for El Capitan? Something comparable to this:sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow PasswordExpirationDays -Int NUMB... View more
We currently block all write access on external drives for our users via a Configuration Profile pushed via JSS. We have a need to allow the ability to write to Ironkey encrypted drives without allowing write access to unencrypted drives. On the PC s... View more
I had a request to change the setting for requiring a password after sleep or screensaver from the default 5 minutes to immediately. I checked my enrolled MacBook, and that setting was greyed out and I couldn't change it even as an admin. I figured i... View more
Hi All, Wanted to know if its possible to restrict login for specific AD groups using profiles. Was wondering how others are doing this. I have tried the login window payload -> Access but this only works on a per users and not per group. It is rathe... View more
I am currently playing around with creating a Cocoa app to do some admin tasks. Part of the design is to download a computer record from the API and turn them into Swift Objects. I have found that there have been a few instances where the XML is diff... View more
In previous versions, you can go to /opt/cisco/anyconnect/profile and edit an xml file. In this version, it looks like this is now controlled by a .anyconnect file in the users folder. I'm looking for a way to automate this workflow for new hires. Ho... View more
Why are some of my printers not showing up in mapped printers after inventorying? I have 16 printers installed on my computer via IP (LPD). All 16 have been uploaded to JSS for deployment. I have even re-deployed them to my computer from JSS. However... View more
Hi all,Yesterday in Massachusetts we had a Winter storm, so naturally my brain is off by a day; forgive my ignorance if this turns out to be an easy one. I am trying to mount a share via script. It works initially, then I unmount it and attempt to re... View more
Today we suddenly lost the ability to log into the App Store using our Apple ID on new hardware running OS X 10.11.3. We later determined that this was the case whether we imaged first or not. It worked fine yesterday, prior to the release of 10.11.4... View more
Just started to see this, upgraded a Macbook to newest El Capitan version (10.11.4) and no configuration profiles are being installed. Am using JSS 9.81, and am doing two things; a cert delivery and an AD Cert request. Any one else on 10.11.4 seeing ... View more
Hello again Everyone, I am in the midst of a LOT of planning for our update to El Capitan and the switch over this summer to many new items across our infrastructure. One of the complex items I am still trying to understand or figure out is what to d... View more
I've been running into mysterious reports of no one being able to login on lab computers running 10.9.5 and the native AD client. Historically, this has meant domain connectivity issues, but when tested the machines seem to be connected, just not pro... View more
I am setting up a single instance of Adobe AUS on a Mac Mini Server running OS X Server 10.9.5 and am having an issue with the Web services configuration.1. On the Mac server, downloaded the AUSST set up tool2. Navigated to Server/Web/Data/Sites and ... View more
I have some configuration profiles configured to block normal users from messing around too much in System Preferences. They were things like iCloud, Profiles, Security & Privacy etc. For some reason, when admins logged in they were getting blocked a... View more
Hi Guys, We have noticed an issue this PM which shows our MDM Capability as "No" after imaging or enrolling via the URL. Does anybody know what I can check to see what might be causing this? 2 Machines have the same problem now. Thanks! EDIT 23/03/16... View more
Hey all, We have noticed that 10.10.4 seems to break newly added Cisco IPSec VPN configurations. We tried on different systems, different networks and different firewalls. Manual configurations as well as profiles don't work, only existing configurat... View more
Hi I have this problem for my school that Google Chrome likes crashes all the time while my students are logged into a Active Directory account running OS X 10.10.5. Has anyone encountered this problem before? I believe I have found the root cause wa... View more
Hello Everyone, Does anyone know of a way to spec out a smart group that looks for the existence of a folder? For instance, if a directory such as "work" exists in /Users/Shared I can find all of the computers where this folder exists in /Users/Share... View more
Has anyone written any cool reporting tools? I would assume they use the API? The boss asked me for a report showing deployment of a package over time (12 hrs, 24hrs, 36hrs) broken down by department. I need to show total computers in each department... View more
We want to be able to restrict software on user accounts to be used for exams. So for example we don't want them to access web browsers (Safari/Chrome/etc.) or email clients (Mail/Outlook). But we don't want to disable these for everyone on a particu... View more
Can anyone help, I have just setup a test JSS for demo purposes but every time I try and enroll a machine I get an error when installing the MDM profile , the error is saying that it can't contact the SCEP server?i have setup the correct url in the "... View more
Hi, We have a bunch of Ipads that are used for a room booking system and visitor sign in. The default MDM profile requires a passcode be set on all devices. I need to create a policy that will remove that requirement and also disable screen timeout A... View more
Upgraded our mac pro server 10.11.4 and server version 5.1 15S5127 install went swimmingly, but the server upgrade did affect the port 8443 for JSS againfixed this by doing the following: Open up terminal on the JSS hosted server run the command: sud... View more
Firefox ESR 45 is out, how do we edit the Firefox ESR 38 product page title? Mozilla Firefox ESR Overview. Mozilla Firefox ESR download page. View more
So I recently rebuilt my Casper Suite install and set up to have a JSS sitting on my DMZ. A problem arose that was similar to the problem caused by load balancers. I have a Sonicwall NSA 3600, and when using the Public Server Wizard, one of the defau... View more
Hi Everyone. I could use some help here. I have looked all around JN (other sites as well) and I have not come across the answer. I am currently using this EA to report Admin Accounts on a computer. !/bin/sh ##########################################... View more
I have a strange one-off issue. We bind our Macs to AD (I know, I know, spare me the rhetoric about no AD on Mac. Believe me... I know). So here's the deal... We have a directory binding set up in the JSS 9.81 We have a policy that binds any unbound ... View more
Hi Everyone - We have fully tested Casper Suite 9.82 in conjunction with Apple iOS 9.3 and are confident supporting iOS 9.3 without disruption of current functionality. Support for iOS 9.3 capabilities including Classroom app and education preview fe... View more
Hello friends, I have been trying to package HipChat (ver 3.2.1). After assigning the internal hipchat server address, I want the 'Connection' tab to be disabled..and may be 'Subscription' tab as well. Any help on how to disable the tabs under Prefer... View more
