I think I'm ready to upgrade our JSS from 9.65 to 9.81. My wish is to be able to temporarily disable all connections to the JSS except for the web admin. I'd like to flip a switch that essentially puts up a wall that prevents self service, check-ins,... View more
This update provides the following fixes to improve Mac OS X El Capitan compatibility: The hang situation that occurs during an account sync operation in Microsoft Outlook for Mac 2011 is fixed. This problem is described in KB 3098396.https://support... View more
Hi all, there appears to be issues with JSS and Server 5.I've noticed that you can't have both running together on the same server as eventually the JSS stops running.I've now deleted the server.app from my Casper Server and am running the CasperShar... View more
Hello All, I am sure most of you have dealt with this already - how have you handled the safari vulnerability?https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205033some sites say it can give you access to root/admin without the need for credentials understandably,... View more
I have spent considerable time looking for answers for this, but come up empty handed so far. Does anyone know if it's possible to have Spotlight search a local Sharepoint site, so that results show up in a normal Spotlight search? With Spotlight now... View more
Looking for some suggestions from the community on how others work through testing new OS versions releases. I am looking to create something to be used as a baseline and just want to tap the expert knowledge the community might be able to provide. T... View more
Before reinventing the wheel, I'd like to ping the community to see if anyone has already done this... I need to turn off FileVault on select Macs. fdesetup has a "disable" verb, but it asks for a password/recovery key interactively. Before I put on ... View more
Hey - so I noticed JSS 9.81 kindly scans your database and informs you of any scripts, policies, etc. that reference the old JAMF binary location - however it seems like any subsequent scripts or policies you create there are not subsequently scanned... View more
I understand that the Casper Remote app doesn't do any NAT traversal, and you need to be able to make an SSH connection between yourself and the IP address of the remote computer. It seems that a common way to get around that is to use a VPN. You'd t... View more
I'm looking for comments and experiences from anyone who has used Boot Runner to handle dual/multi-boot Macs. We're still clinging to some classrooms that need to dual-boot between OS X and Windows and Boot Runner seems to be a good option to keep th... View more
Quick question to all: I'm now getting new machines that were purchased thru DEP. Broke out one to start testing and was wondering if there was a way to 'zero the machine out' and get it back to how it was right before i started testing? If i erase t... View more
We are seeing some computers reporting the wrong Operating System Version: Inventory > Operating System > Operating System Version ...compared to: $ defaults read /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion ProductVersion and $ sw_vers | grep ProductV... View more
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I've been trying to consume as much info about SIP as I can so I can understand how it is going to affect my users and the apps they use. Correct me if I'm wrong, but if you have an app that installs into one of the protected areas (such as /sbin), y... View more
I need to create a simple shell script to call on PlistBuddy to add the new string "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Script Menu.menu" to the existing menuExtras array in the file from the screenshot. The syntax of the PlistBuddy command is k... View more
Hi guys , i would like to find out if there is anyway to block the notifications at the Self Service Dock icon ? Either permanent or temporary ??? Thanks in advance !!! View more
I played around today with the new Apple ID-less VPP assignments and noticed a potential issue. We currently have all apps assigned with individual user Apple IDs. We are interested in using device VPP assignments in the future, as well as now with l... View more
Hello, Bit of background; I re-designed our JSS on a separate server to our existing JSS and created loads of new functionality for it. One of the things I implemented was that wonderful CasperCheck auto-reenrollment policy which worked like a charm.... View more
I've tested OS X 10.11.1 Beta 2 and 3 and on both systems the jamfAgent is broken - and therefore the Self Service does not work. Unfortunately there is not that much information - disabling the startup of the agent via launchd and starting /usr/loca... View more
Hey y'all! Any recommendations on where we should meet to craft and chat? I'll be bringing two knitting projects and a crochet project with me to the JNUC most likely. What is everyone else working on? (RSVP here: https://jamfnation.jamfsoftware.com/... View more
I've been noticing problems uploading packages to my test 9.81 JSS with Casper Admin. This has happened on 2 different Macs. One client running 10.10.5 and the other 10.11. Some packages will work and others not. Then a couple minutes later those tha... View more
I created a profile that starts the screen saver after 15 minutes and one minute later requires a password. The profile works, but it seems to have an unintended side affect. If a user has Energy Saver settings that put the computer to sleep after sa... View more
Kind of a quick inquiry and recommendation, our company a few months ago performed bare metal installs of 10.10.x and now are wanting to upgrade some of these users to 10.11 - we have FV2 enabled and are curious do you decrypt the FV2 drive or just i... View more
Anyone successfully deployed this? Is it similar to 11, where installing a) Pro Toolsb) iLokc) Avid HD Driverd) Avid Codecs And then running this script (for 11.3, not sure if it also applies to 12) will do the trick? https://app.box.com/s/i6exf4r6d2... View more
I'm still at 9.51. when Mavericks casper imaging configuration completes, policies that are set to run at 'Enrollment Complete' do not get triggered. If I enroll via quickaddpkg the policies run as expected. anyone have any insight on what might be t... View more
Hello!JSS: 9.8.1iOS Devices: iPad AiriOS Version: 9.0.2 Anyone have a good workflow for assigning VPP apps to iOS devices that does not require a student AppleID? I have about 50 iPads to assign to a group of students, and if I don't have to gather t... View more
Have any of you guys had issues with FileVault 2's deferred enablement feature since upgrading to El Capitan? Here's the scenario I'm running into so far: Mac had FileVault 2 successfully deployed and encrypted via Casper using deferred enablement wh... View more
Recently updated my JSS to 9.8.1, and since then Macbook Airs from my most recent Yosemite image are not connecting to WiFi. The network is listed as a preferred network, but I have to manually connect the imaged computer to the SSID (and put in the ... View more
Is this a known issue? I cannot get FV deferral to prompt for the user's password at login, only at logout. fdesetup claims it is in deferral mode for the user, but it never triggers. View more
I know it's theoretically possible to send out a plist with a managed app. Does anyone have the settings for TestNav? If not, could I steal the file from the desktop version and use the same settings? View more
