Hello Jamf Nation!We have several exciting new features including new Login functionality, Managed Software Updates enhancements, Packages page redesign, and more! You can find more information in the release notes when you enroll.Starting with the J... View more
I'm wondering if anyone else is seeing this issue.I've been able to replicate it on 10.9.5 and 10.10.4. The issue is when people are WAKING their computers from sleep(usually when they close the lid and walk to a meeting), then after entering their p... View more
Here's a script to uninstall flash using Adobe's uninstaller app. I am borrowing heavily from @peterloobuyck's great flash updater script. Unfortunately, it won't notify the user to close their web browser. Not sure how much that matters. If you know... View more
We have a Cisco VPN solution and a new pcf file was created. PCF files contain all the info required to establish the VPN, the issue is that the group password/secret is encrypted and the Mac OS requires it to be applied in plaintext, and it is a sec... View more
So without any changes I can think of since last week, all of my newly imaged Imacs are imaging fine - except when you go to open system preferences/desktop+screensavers, nothing is populated in that window. I have tried trashing the systemprefs.plis... View more
Hi All i'm trying to find a way to deploy our ldap setting via JSS to all our users MACs. so that user could find our ldap account in Internet accounts on their mac like below attached pic View more
I have been using the Kickstart commands to set various settings when it comes to remote access or SSH on a Mac. Recently I was asked to force Screensharing or ARD to always ask for permission before observing or controlling a Mac. Now I have gone to... View more
I have a large group whose Macs are being refreshed and up until this evening, I haven't had any issues with: 1. adding the user to the new computer via the JSS console, 2. Preparing the invitation for VPP for that user, and 3. Add the user to the li... View more
Has any one updated the DNS Servers extension attribute script to work for Yosemite? The results I get from this EA is, "The networksetup binary is not present on this machine." View more
Got this, but it returns all EAs (curl -u user:pass https://server-int.company.org:8443/JSSResource/computers/id/2134 | xpath '/computer/extension_attributes/extension_attribute') I'd like only a single attribute specified by ID 45. Anyone have a goo... View more
I’ve caught the ear of the CEO of a software developer because I sent off a letter of complaint in regard to changes they made to their web site. There is now virtually no support area. They now require login to access downloads, but only those downl... View more
Hi Everyone, I was hoping to get some insight on a specific challenge that someone is currently facing in their Apple environment. They are not using the Casper Suite, but need some assistance. The current challenge is getting Xcode Simulator Instrum... View more
For background, we are using DEP and want to force a password change to the users account once we deliver the machine. So we create the account out of the box, the machine logs in and policies apply, and then when we deliver the machine they have to ... View more
If I use a 2015 imac to create my mac images, can those images be used on a 2015 MBPR laptop and earlier laptops? Or is it not compatible? View more
I'm looking for a way to report on Software history, effectively as a way to report patching metrics. This doesn't appear to be exposed through the API. Does anyone out there have any ideas on how can I get this data? I'm looking for a report that sa... View more
I'm trying to use Composer to clone the drive on an iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013) Model A1418. However when I plug it into my laptop via TDM with a Thunderbolt cable, the drive doesn't mount. I've disabled core storage on the volume and I see the drive... View more
Hi, What is the best way for a script to delete a folder in the users library for the current logged in user? Thanks View more
Zero day, more like zero responsibility! root exploit View more
Hey all, Having a bunch of fun attempting to image using 10.10.3 / 10.10.4 (Base OS created using AutoDMG - latest version). JSS v9.72 running on 10.8.5 Xserve. Basically the issue boils down to after Base OS and imaging time packages get laid down, ... View more
Hi All, This maybe a bit of a silly question but one i need some different opinions on. i have a BYOT environment with some year groups in the school i work in. there is a problem about getting applications onto students OS X devices. currently they ... View more
Need to find out what Macs have Forescout and which do not. So I have the beginnings of a extension attribute script, if Forescout is installed, the /var/root/Forescout directory will exist, if not, the Forescout dir will not exist. If it exists = re... View more
Hey guys,Looking to see if anyone has any idea on how to grab a particular item from the Spotlight plist file. We are able to set the Spotlight settings via configuration profile, but now i need to use a script to check to see if the value is being m... View more
Quick scripting question...Whats the equivalent command to defaults for 10.6.8?i.e. If I want a key (top level not subkey) out of a plist whats the best way to get it under 10.6.8plistbuddy? View more
I'm trying to determine if it's possible to downgrade the ARD client from version 3.8.4 to 3.8.2. I've not had any luck finding a way to do it thus far. I suspect that version 3.8.4 is causing a performance issue and I'd like to downgrade a few syste... View more
Hi all, I've recently taken on a new position in which the former admin left no documentation about how Casper was used in this environment. One thing that I've been able to determine is that there are a number of iMacs which dual-boot Mavericks and ... View more
Not really JAMF related but I thought I would ask. We are a BANNER user campus which at this point is mandating JAVA 7u75 as we have not been able to get it to work on JAVA8u51. Chrome and Safari have allowed us to run outdated versions of JAVA but n... View more
I have been put in charge of getting two Mac magazine subscriptions for the offices internationally.I am thinking Mac Format and MacLife here in the UK. Are those the best Mac troubleshooting/learning magazines for an enterprise IT Support department... View more
I just setup a AWS Cloud Distribution Point with the thought that I would use it as a failover for our JDS in the event that we have a network or power outage (JSS is hosted externally) however it appears that there is no option to do this. The only ... View more
We're using 'Featured' as a flag to the users that this is an important update. We have self service policies that use smart groups to display updates to apps for the users to download. We don't push packages to our users since we just can't be sure ... View more
Yeah I know again. I have a profile, single sign on that works, all be it slow. looking to move to a "Machine" authentication profile. Would it show quicker login times, and can someone share their config. I've tried but seen to be missing somethingT... View more
