Quick Add Package Creation - "pax" utility

ctangora
Contributor III

Getting this error while trying to create a quick-add package.

Couldn't create package
The "pax" utility could not create an archive of the contents.
It is possible that the UID and GID are to big for "pax" to handle.
If you are logged in as a network user, try logging in with a local account to create the QuickAdd package.

Come on now. I have to have a local account in order to make a QuickAdd package? That seems new and is totally a pain. I didn't see this error on JN so I thought I would post it incase others notice it.

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mm2270
Legendary Contributor III

Its actually not new. Maybe you didn't run into it before. but I've been running into this for years. Thankfully I've only rarely needed to create a QuickAdd.pkg, but I agree, it seems a totally unnecessary annoyance. JAMF should have addressed this years ago. We don't need to be logged into a local account to create packages in pretty much any other packaging application. Not sure why Recon insists on this to create the QuickAdd.

calum_carey
Contributor

i have this problem with composer as well

prbsparx
Contributor II

I'm running into this issue as well with 9.73... It was working a few days ago, same user account and everything... not sure it would all of a sudden fail.