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iTunes Library Name

  • September 8, 2010
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  • Anonymous

Hello all. I'm a complete newbie to Casper. I have absolutely no programming knowledge, which is making my life more difficult than it needs to be when dealing with some of the Casper elements. I can make the packages, but updates and little specific things are proving elusive.

What I would like to know is if there is a way to set the itunes library name, and then lock it so it cannot be changed? I have 850+ High School students that enjoy naming their folders the most inappropriate things :/ Their login is their student ID number, and I would like that to be their library name.

Thanks for being patient with me.

Melinda Garrelts
melinda.garrelts at esu10.org

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    talkingmoose
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    • talkingmoose
    • Community Manager
    • September 8, 2010

    Hi Melinda!
    On 9/8/10 9:16 AM, "Melinda Garrelts" <melinda.garrelts at esu10.org> wrote:

    Can I assume the reason this is a problem is because iTunes music sharing
    is on and other students on the same network can see these "inappropriate
    things"?

    Someone may come along and correct me, but from what I can tell the iTunes
    library name is stored in ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music Library.xml. If this
    is true then you cannot control this file and still allow students to
    modify their libraries. It's not a manageable file.

    You have a couple of alternatives, though.

    1. Disable iTunes music sharing.

    This is already a template in the JSS. Log in to your JSS and go to
    Management --> Managed Preferences --> Create Managed Preference -->
    Create from template and search for iTunes.

    Look for "Disable Music Sharing" and click the Create link and go from
    there.

    This is what I suggest you do. Music and video streaming can quickly clog
    a network. I disable it for all users here at work.

    1. I also see an iTunes preference setting called "lookForSharedMusic". I'm not exactly sure but my guess is that it allows music to be shared but disallows browsing for shared music. This is not a template in the JSS and would have to be created manually. If you'd prefer to set up this then post back and we can help you.

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    William Smith
    Technical Analyst
    Merrill Communications LLC
    (651) 632-1492

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    • Anonymous
    • September 8, 2010

    Careful, IIRC if you have Open Directory managing preferences, Casper
    will override those settings when you turn on its management. You can
    only have one or the other.

    - JD

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