Hello,
We will be getting new iMacs this summer with SSDs running macOS 10.13. In our labs and classrooms we have historically used Deep Freeze to get a Mac back to a clean state with a simple restart. Unfortunately, Deep Freeze doesn't currently work with APFS formatted drives.
I have examined reformatting the drives to HFS+, but there is automatic way to do this that I know of, it goes against the flow of where Apple is going, and APFS has some real benefits.
Currently our Macs are not bound to AD and use local user accounts.
I am now trying to create a setup where we have a hidden admin user account on the Macs, and a standard user account for the students which is erased whenever the Mac is shutdown, and recreated when the Mac is restarted. I have two policies in JSS, one to delete the user account with a logout trigger, and one to create it with a startup trigger.
However, I can't get the "Delete User Account" policy to trigger upon a shutdown. The logout trigger is not working when shutting down the Mac.
Anyone have any suggestions as to how to get the "Delete User Account" policy to trigger when the Mac is shutdown, or an alternate way to accomplish my main objective of a Deep Freeze replacement?