Jamf Pro
Powerful workflows for IT pros
cancel
Showing results for 
Show  only  | Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Forum Posts

AutoDMG vs createOSXinstallPkg?

Hello,We have finally figured out about these two tools and have been using them for a few version updates now: AutoDMG to create the file we use for imaging and createOSXinstallPkg to create the file used for OS X updates. The question I had is whet...  View more

  • 693 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 0 kudos

Set Timeout iPad Screens

Hey all, We have some Kiosks iPads that are timing out and locking to fast. Is there an option for screen timeouts on iPads/Jamf?  View more

  • 3812 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 kudos

Hiding apps error

I'm trying to hide the unused apps on our iPad's. I've created a test group, created a config profile to hide the apps. but when I push the the profile I get this error, "A Shared Device Configuration payload is already installed." So i went into the...  View more

  • 1465 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 kudos

Upgrading Crashplan from 4.X to 5.X

Anyone have experience upgrading CrashPlan PRO E from 4.X to 5.X? The server in-place upgrade only allows our 4.3.4 version to go to 4.5.2. I was told by our support rep (who has not responded in a few days), that to get to 5.2.0,, I'll need to unins...  View more

  • 496 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 kudos

Sophos Encryption and local logon

Our office utilizes Cisco ISE for network Authentication.We are having Trouble getting a mobileConfig Profile to work at logon.We have Sophos Encryption 7 both Disk and File for Macs running OS X 10.10.xWe got Sophos to not pass-through user creds to...  View more

7af3947f2d464d638afd83d0885bbe73 6e4fae8701914da2b218a320ed786f44
  • 422 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 kudos

Zip files. How to just download and unzip it?

Hi all, I've been given a zip file. Within it are a *.pkg file, some config files, and a shell script to run and configure the pkg file. When I manually unzip it and run the shell script, it works perfectly. The package would install, and the configu...  View more

  • 5018 Views
  • 5 replies
  • 0 kudos

Disabling iOS Share and Action Extensions

I need help figuring out what Apple means by "You can also suppress sharing by turning off the Allow Define feature" from the second to last paragraph of page 4 in the document "Assessment with iPad"? I am trying to figure out a way to disable Share ...  View more

  • 898 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 kudos

This week! Providence Apple Admins meetup

There's still plenty of room at this week's Providence Apple Admins meetup in Downtown Providence, Thursday from 5:30-7:30PM. We're going to review how to setup a netboot OS X server from scratch using AutoCasperNBI and we're also reviewing one CUG m...  View more

  • 504 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 kudos

Using munki to deploy paid App Store app's

Background: Started new company. We are not using DEP, VPP, or Casper. Looking to change this at some point but hey, its my second day. Question: We currently use munki to deploy approved app's and have a request for a paid app that is only found in ...  View more

  • 2675 Views
  • 7 replies
  • 0 kudos

Lost mode and GPS

Before I put in a feature request, Does anyone know if it is possible to put a device into lost mode without invoking the GPS query? I don't mean possible in JSS. I know there they are tied together. I mean from the aspect of device/mdm api features/...  View more

  • 701 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 kudos

Login policy script and current user

I'm stumped. I've got a very basic script that is designed to delete Google Chrome from /Applications and ~/Applications (if present). When I run this locally as sudo delete_chrome.sh it works just fine and it does exactly what it is supposed to do. ...  View more

  • 1937 Views
  • 8 replies
  • 0 kudos

Best practice for App store

So we have just implemented Casper Suite and have the app store turned off for all users (teachers and students). We are doing this so that they cannot install apps without our knowledge. The question has come up as to how teachers can search for and...  View more

  • 1629 Views
  • 6 replies
  • 0 kudos

iWorks/iLife and Managed Distribution

Last year was our first year with Jamf and just to get things going we pushed out iWorks and iLife in our image and it was tied to a general school Apple ID. Now that we have more time to play around with it we are trying to see what fits us best. Th...  View more

  • 1275 Views
  • 7 replies
  • 0 kudos

Handy feature?

A lot of our users complain about slow machines and have cluttered desktops, generally full of screen shots. I composed the following to send all screenshots to a separate folder and redirect the screen capture app for future screenshots taken. The s...  View more

  • 999 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 1 kudos

policy status in mysql

Hi,I am trying to get total computers by statuses, completed, remaining & failed by different policies. How is this possible. I m not looking even for the query, but i would love to know how to get the statuses and from which table in mysql. Thanks a...  View more

  • 718 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 kudos

Need Assistance with Running a Script

Hello Everyone, Just shy of three weeks ago I participated in a conversation regarding [https://jamfnation.jamfsoftware.com/discussion.html?id=19398](signing users out of the App store via a script). The script does it's job when ran via Terminal or ...  View more

ec80e6b557cd4445a2afaa911a330a23
  • 883 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 kudos