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Changing Recon URL - Keeps reverting

  • February 14, 2011
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Hi All

I am trying to update the URL on the clients that they talk too.

I am running the command "jamf createConf -server casper.domain.edu.au -path / -k"

This command works perfectly, updates the JSS URL and it checks in.

Then at some point within the next few hours it just reverts back to what it was before.

I have updated the JSS url from inside of casper, but I cant understand why the URL keeps reverting.

Ie, I set the address as "casper.domain.edu.au" then a few hours later I check again, and its reverted to "casper.domain.corp"

Any Ideas?

Regards,
John

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John Szaszvari
Network Manager | Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College
02-9409-6281 | jszaszvari at monte.nsw.edu.au | 128 Miller St, North Sydney

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    • jszaszvari
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    • February 15, 2011

    Hi All Again

    I got some advice to just push out the recon package again with the updated URL.

    I have tried this and this is what happens.

    After its installed, it recons to the correct URL, then changes back to the old one.

    Even if I manually set the URL with createConf it reverts. Ie,

    bash-3.2# /usr/sbin/jamf createConf -url 'https://casper.school.nsw.edu.au:8443' -k

    Creating configuration file for https://casper.school.nsw.edu.au:8443...

    The SSL certificate for https://casper.school.nsw.edu.au:8443 will not need to be trusted.

    Then immediately afterwards I run:

    bash-3.2# /usr/sbin/jamf manage

    Getting Management Framework from JSS...

    Enforcing Management Framework...

    Enforcing Login/Logout Hooks...

    Checking availability of https://casper.school.corp:8443...

    The JSS is available.

    Enforcing Scheduled Tasks...

    Creating Usage Monitoring Task...

    And as you can see its using the old URL :(

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    • jszaszvari
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    • February 15, 2011

    Hi Dan

    Unfortonatly there are no managed prefrances that get pushed out to these clients.

    I did not even know that the JSS Url was able to be done through MCX.

    REgards
    John

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    • Anonymous
    • February 16, 2011

    John,

    The URL you have listed is missing the trailing slash which will stop Self Service from working....

    /usr/sbin/jamf createConf -url 'https://casper.school.nsw.edu.au:8443/' -k

    The other option besides just creating the preference is to remove the JAMF binary, do not do this on the machine you are using for creating packages as it will remove the JAMF directory from /Library/Application Support. Also the command appears to be missing from the help within the Binary, and jamf help removeFramework returns an error....

    Command:
    jamf removeFramework

    and then re-install with the new URL

    I am not sure why the preference is not taking unless the preference file is in the way. If you remove and re-add the binary the recon system will pick up the machines presence in the JSS.

    Tomos

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    • jszaszvari
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    • February 16, 2011

    I actually think I have fixed the problem.

    I went into the JSS web interface, changed the JSS url to something completely random, then set it back to what it should be and now its working perfect.

    Looks like clients are updating with correct address.

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