Jamf Pro
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How to connect jamf nation to my company's Jamf Pro?
This may be a newbie question but I have looked everywhere: Initially I was trying to get Jamf Tools: after some googling, it says I will need jamf nation account and go to My Assets.I create a jamf account for myself but ofcourse, no subscription he... View more
How to deploy/manage macOS Big Sur Updates
Hey Everyone,Pardon my ignorance, I'm trying to figure out how to install OS updates efficiently. Currently, I'm running the Software Updates Policy which installs the security updates just fine, but does not install the OS updates IE) Big Sur 11.5 o... View more
How do I create a .pkg that copies file folder to ~/Library/Preferences
I'm very new to scripting and packaging, so go easy on me I'm wanting to create a .pkg that copies a file folder containing specific user app settings (payload) to ~/Library/Preferences. I've been scouring the web for tips on how to accomplish this ... View more
Is anyone else using the SDK ?
HI AllIs anyone else using the SDK ?The Computer Importer demo App or creating their own tools based on the Casper SDK?RegardsCriss Myers BArchSenior IT Analyst (Mac Services)iPhone / iPad DeveloperApple Certified Technical Coordinator v10.5LIS Devel... View more
Login to MacOS using Classlink SSO?
Hi there,I'm not sure if this functionality exists for MacOS, but it does for Chromebooks, and it's pretty amazing, so we'd like to leverage it for our iMac labs at the very least, and if it works there maybe go org-wide with it. The problem is I'm n... View more
iPadOS AirDrop management
Hi all,I’ve been asked to block AirDrop on some students iPads. There’s an option in profiles in Jamf Pro that says Allow AirDrop and I restrict it. The only thing that’s happening to me is that the AirDrop function in Settings disappears and the Air... View more
Browsers stopped working on the M1 Macs with Big Sur 11.4 and 11.5
There is internet, however it doesn't work when opening web pages. We are able to ping 8.8.8.8 but no internet on safari/chrome/firefox. Tried PRAM reset, update to newer ver and all the basic troubleshooting but no luck. View more
Unable to bypass domain/subdomain(s) when localhost is provided as proxy in configuration profile.
I have a use case where I want to apply proxy as localhost i.e. 127.0.0.1:3128 for both http and https but i want a few domains (ex: *.jamfserver.com, *.google.com) to be bypassed from the proxy. I tried this setting manually and it works fine. But w... View more
Import azure users via ASM
Hi, I was wondering whether anyone tried before importing Azure users through Apple School Manager, since apparently there's no direct way to add them (e. g. using the Cloud Identity Providers setting or similar)?We have CIP configured for Azure, and... View more
Using Outlook to Start a New Message.
Hello,I have followed a script that allows a user to display details of their computer and submit a new Support Desk Request by pressing a button. This appears to work fine on MacOS Mojave, but for some reason, any version beyond this, displays and e... View more
"App Updates" issues
When I go to 'Apps -> App Updates', I have 3 apps showing there with nothing listed in the 'version' column, 2 of them are because they aren't in the app store anymore, but 1 of them is in the App Store, and when we go to "Apple School Manager" we ca... View more
Extra columns on 'Device Update' screen.
It would be nice if there were 3 extra columns added to the 'Device Update' screen, specifically the current charge % of the device, the storage space of the device (max storage and how much is left), as well as the last time it checked in.Since ther... View more
More filter options for smart groups
I would like to suggest having more varied filtering options for the smart groups. I use them quite extensively and find myself hitting road blocks with certain ones.I have a smart group called "Less than 15% space remaining", problem is, a 128GB dev... View more
Using smart group to check version of in-house ebook
So we have about 60 e-books (manuals) pushed out to our users iPads. I am hoping there is an easy way to setup a smart group to verify the devices have the correct version of each manual installed and if not push the manual to them. Does anyone have ... View more
Add account manager and customer success manager info in Jamf Account
https://ideas.jamf.com/ideas/JN-I-25193 Please upvote this item. For some reason they removed account managers from our Jamf Pro Accounts. View more
Unable to install macOS 11.x updates if initiated from a standard user account
We are piloting macOS 11 in our environment and are running into a multitude of issues. One of which is updating the OS. If the update is initiated from a standard user account(or if jamf policy kicks off the softwareupdate and the logged in user is ... View more
Apple Keynote Patch Management
Hoping to learn best practices for updating/patching Mac App Store titles? I'd like to manage updating Keynote using Patch Management as the user interaction options seem more robust than what is offered in the Mac App Store distribution. Apple Keyno... View more
Resolved! How to disable root for users that have enabled root on their machine
In my fleet there are a small handful of users that enabled the root account.This is the EA i use to determine it from someone on this forum#!/bin/bash rootCheck=`dscl . read /Users/root | grep AuthenticationAuthority 2>&1 > /dev/null ; echo $?` if [... View more
Resolved! AppleID Best Practices
We have Macs and iOS devices in use by developers and they periodically need to enter an AppleID to install or update apps from the app store or Self Service. Is there a way to bypass this with Jamf Pro? If not, I would like to know how others handle... View more
Making Chrome the Default Browser in 10.15
Has anyone had any luck finding a way to make Chrome the default browser automatically for all users? We're using Catalina (10.15). The closest thing I have been able to do is just block Safari notifications asking to be the default browser once the ... View more
