Posted on 03-20-2019 09:16 PM
Hi all,
We use the custom search path option to collect inventory information about applications installed in the local user accounts on our iMacs.
In the past, it used to display as /$username/Desktop/Spotify.app for example. Now, it's coming up at ~/Desktop/Spotify.app
We use hot desks, so the computers can have many many users, and this makes it impossible to find out where these rogue apps are being stored.
I have searched around but can't work out what has caused the change or how I can get it to display the username again.
Has anyone else noticed this and can it be fixed?
Thanks
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Posted on 03-25-2019 03:37 AM
If you goto Settings > Computer Management > Inventory collection > Software > Applications you can uncheck Enable Unix User Paths which I think will put it back to how it was (once the computer updates inventory that is)
Posted on 03-21-2019 07:34 AM
Jamf switched to using the tilde instead of the full path in 10.9. From the release notes: "Jamf Pro now uses Unix user paths by default to save space in the application details database table." I don't think there's a way to change it.
Posted on 03-24-2019 04:47 PM
@bramstedtb thanks, good to know. Super frustrating though!
Posted on 03-25-2019 03:37 AM
If you goto Settings > Computer Management > Inventory collection > Software > Applications you can uncheck Enable Unix User Paths which I think will put it back to how it was (once the computer updates inventory that is)