finding a given machine's URL?

Hi Allen,

It would be nice for a jamf binary verb to just spit out the computer ID
for various reasons like yours. Nice and quick. A feature request most
certainly.

However, what I've done for a long time now is a startup item package that
runs recon, writes out the computer ID it displays when it submits to the
jss to a local file. In theory this computer ID never changes in the JSS
so you can just reference that local file anytime you need to. I also
write out a local file that stores the proper computer for my system name
enforcement scripts.

I use the computer ID with a bunch of our lab maintenance scripts that use
curl commands to hit webpages. Again I use the computer ID as it is unique.

I'm sure there is a nice way to do this. Is this what you were looking for
somewhat?

You could certainly do a recon anytime you wanted to grab this ID, but
that's a waste.

Craig E

#!/bin/sh

. /etc/rc.common

#!/bin/sh

StartService ()
{ ## Checking for valid Internet connection for maintenance" /usr/sbin/jamf checkJSSConnection

## Delete an existing jss_computer_id.xml file if it already exists ConsoleMessage "Deleting existing jss_computer_id.xml" /bin/rm /private/var/jss_computer_id.xml

## Delete an existing computername.conf file if it already exists ConsoleMessage "Deleting existing cumputername.conf" /bin/rm /private/var/computername.conf

## Create local new computername.conf file ConsoleMessage "Creating computername.conf file" /usr/sbin/networksetup -getcomputername >
/private/var/computername.conf

## Update inventories ConsoleMessage "Generating new jss_computer_id.xml" /usr/sbin/jamf recon | grep '<computer_id>' >
'/private/var/jss_computer_id.xml'

return 0;

}

StopService ()
{ return 0;
}

RestartService ()
{ return 0;
}

RunService "$1"