Extension Attribute - help needed creating one thatlooks for /Users/Shared/test directory

[#1]

I'm fascinated by this information...
By creating a script, would it also be possible to setup an Extension Attribute that looks for attached Wacom tablets?

Nick Caro Senior Desktop Support Administrator

[jarednichols]

Absolutely.

I'd use system_profiler and grep out for your device. Crowbar that into some result tags and bob's your uncle.

j
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Jared F. Nichols
Desktop Engineer, Client Services
Information Services Department
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
244 Wood Street
Lexington, Massachusetts 02420
781.981.5436

[stevewood]

Jared beat me to it.

I haven't tested this out, but:

#!/bin/sh

tabletExists="system_profiler | grep WACOM"

if [ $tabletExists != "" ];

then
echo "<result>Yes</result>"
else
echo "<result>No</result>"
fi

The Wacom shows up as WACOM on one of my machines here. This should work.

Steve Wood
Director of IT
swood at integer.com

The Integer Group | 1999 Bryan St. | Ste. 1700 | Dallas, TX 75201
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[#4]

Amazing!

thank you!!

Clearly there is much for me to learn about Extension Attributes.

Nick Caro Senior Desktop Support Administrator

[ernstcs]

I would say that if it shows up in the output of the system profiler, yes...

[stevewood]

Last script had an error, but this works and is tested:
On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Ernst, Craig S. <ERNSTCS at uwec.edu> wrote:

#!/bin/sh

tabletExists="system_profiler | grep WACOM"

if [ "$tabletExists" != "" ];

then
echo "<result>Yes</result>"
else
echo "<result>No</result>"
fi

Steve Wood
Director of IT
swood at integer.com

The Integer Group | 1999 Bryan St. | Ste. 1700 | Dallas, TX 75201
T 214.758.6813 | F 214.758.6901 | C 940.312.2475

[jarednichols]

I do the same thing for all of our graphics chipsets since (for some strange reason) the machine details don't display graphics cards.

#!/bin/sh

chipset=system_profiler -detaillevel mini | grep Chipset | cut -d : -f 2
echo "<result>$chipset</result>"

j
--
Jared F. Nichols
Desktop Engineer, Client Services
Information Services Department
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
244 Wood Street
Lexington, Massachusetts 02420
781.981.5436