Deploy a file to shared directory

Lion55
New Contributor III

I want to add a file to the Shared directory on users computer, would like use Jamf Pro to deploy this file to the directory, does anyone have any idea on how to action this process?

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sdagley
Esteemed Contributor II

@Lion55 You can use Composer to create an installer .pkg to place a file in /Users/Shared/ and then deploy that .pkg via a Jamf Pro policy.

Composer User Guide: https://learn.jamf.com/en-US/bundle/composer-user-guide-current/page/Composer_Overview.html 

ejadadic
New Contributor III

Nomad, while depreciated, you can add a shared drive, and users are able to access it as a shared point.

sdagley
Esteemed Contributor II

I think you misunderstood @Lion55 's question - the Shared directory is a local directory on all Macs at the path /Users/Shared which is a common location for placing files which need to be available to all users of a Mac.

ejadadic
New Contributor III

You are correct, re-read it again. 

AJPinto
Esteemed Contributor

This requires the users to log in to NoMad so it can create the tokens, and due to its deprecated nature, this is an extremely bad idea. Jamf Pro can map a network drive with a policy, and if a token already exists there won’t be any user interaction needed.

BGhilardi
New Contributor III

In my opinion, the best solution remains Composer.