@millersc A"cohort" is just a dummy receipt that we use to differentiate computer types in our environment. It's a text file that we place in a hidden the folder '/Library/JAMF DM/Cohort" with the name "RECEIPT-<type>.txt" and in that file is the type. So for example, we have "RECEIPT-OFFICE.txt" and inside it just says "OFFICE."
We put that file in at image time with a DMG. This is also how we keep computers in Smart groups for their appropriate types instead of going with a naming convention. Works very well! Plus, it's very easy to change cohorts if you re-purpose a computer.
For our public cohorts (we have several different ones we consider "public") we have a script that matches the beginning of the computer name and writes the cohort file.
Here's part of our script:
#!/bin/sh
lab () {
echo "LAB" > /Library/JAMF DM/Cohort/RECEIPT-LAB.txt
}
studio () {
echo "STUDIO" > /Library/JAMF DM/Cohort/RECEIPT-STUDIO.txt
}
suite () {
echo "SUITE" > /Library/JAMF DM/Cohort/RECEIPT-SUITE.txt
}
smart_classroom () {
echo "SMART-CLASSROOM" > /Library/JAMF DM/Cohort/RECEIPT-SMART-CLASSROOM.txt
}
# Get room number.
roomNumber=`scutil --get ComputerName | awk 'BEGIN {FS="-"} END {print $1}' | tr "[a-z]" "[A-Z]"`
# Make "JAMF DM" directory and hide it.
mkdir /Library/JAMF DM
mkdir /Library/JAMF DM/Cohort
chflags hidden /Library/JAMF DM
# Automatically choose the appropriate cohort based on room number.
elif [ $roomNumber == "T1703" ]; then
smart_classroom
elif [ $roomNumber == "TEMP" ]; then
lab
elif [ $roomNumber == "T1409" ]; then
suite
else
echo "$roomNumber does not match any public spaces. No cohort will be added."
exit 1
fi
Note: I didn't write the cohort script, this was in place when I started here :)
