VPN Configuration Profile - sometimes missing username, sometimes not.

[tuinte]

Hey all:

I have a Configuration Profile set up to push VPN settings to our users. IPSec Cisco using a Shared Secret and Group Name with $USERNAME in the Account section. Half the time this Profile gets pushed, it will populate the username in the account field, but the other half it leaves it blank. I DON'T KNOW WHY. Is there something I should be looking for? I'm pushing it as a User Level profile.

Related to this, but more generally applicable, is there a simple way to re-push profiles? I've been toggling the Scope of profiles in order to get the "Distribute to New/Distribute to All" prompt, but a) sometimes the prompt page doesn't come up (why?); and b) what a silly way to do it.

Let me know your thoughts!

Michael

[bentoms · Accepted solution]

I see the same.

If I deploy to a newly imaged mac, then login & after a few minutes check... It will have the logged in users username.

Earlier it's blank.

I think it's merely timing.

[tuinte]

Oh. And you're finding once it populates, it stays put (ie, it doesn't disappear/reappear whenever)? Would love to hear it's only a bug in my ability to be patient.

[bentoms]

Yep!

Unless it gets repushed due to a change in profile.

It's frustrating they are not as instant as we're use too.