Posted on 10-23-2023 02:15 PM
Hi everyone, pls bear with me for this beginner question since I'm new to jamf.
During the User initiated enrollment, I check on Create Management Account. However, it only let me pick the username but not the password. Do you know How I can pick a password or update it? Thank you! Below are the only options available:
Settings/ Global/ User-initiated Enrollment
Posted on 10-23-2023 04:16 PM
I created a new policy with a script to change pw for that account, but I wonder if the pw settings were hidden somewhere that I am not aware of. Or creating a policy with a script to change pw for that account is the only way? Please let me know, thanks!
Posted on 01-05-2024 07:50 AM
Version 10.49 of Jamf Pro removed the option to configure your own password for the Management Account. It now uses LAPS to randomly create the password.
https://learn.jamf.com/bundle/jamf-pro-release-notes-10.49.0/page/Important_Notices.html
Posted on 10-24-2023 06:07 AM
Generally speaking, you don't want to use the Management Account for anything, nor do you want to know its password. The management account is tech debt from an earlier time, you really should not be using the Management Account for anything.
For security I suggest looking into a tool to rotate out the local admin password. Make the password as complex as possible until you can rotate it out as this is a global password and a single point of failure. Also read over JAMF LAPS.