Updating the Activation and Expiration Dates of a JAMF Policy Via The API I am slowly building an application in Python to automatically update the patch management of the JSS. Continue Reading →
Succinct version of `if..elif` Instead of writing out a large block for an if / elif such as… if [[ $foo == $bar ]]; then echo "yes" else echo "no fi a much shorter version can be used instead: [[ $foo == $bar ]] && echo "yes" || echo "no" A simple [[ condition ]] && positive result || negative result Continue Reading →
VMWare and DEP Requirements:VFUSE: https://github.com/chilcote/vfuse/releasesAutoDMG: https://github.com/MagerValp/AutoDMG/releasesVMWare FusionBootable DMG of macOSSerial number and model identifier of a machine that will DEP Build a bootable DMG using AutoDMGUse the following vfuse commands to create the .vmwarevm sudo /usr/local/vfuse/bin/vfuse -i [path/to/DMG] -n "[name of VM Machine]" -s [DEP Serial] --hw-model [model identifier] sudo /usr/local/vfuse/bin/vfuse -i /Users/monodata/Documents/_IMAGES/10.13/macOS-10.13.6-17G65.apfs.dmg -n "macOS-10.13.6-DEP" -s C0202XHG0D6T --hw-model MacBookPro14,3 Continue Reading →
MDM & MBP :: Touch ID Not Unlocking Device Had an issue recently with some users that couldnt unlock their JAMF MDM managed MBP using Touch ID. Continue Reading →
BASH :: Always make sure to validate your inputs! Got caught out not checking if a variable had been passed to a script that then used it to delete an .app. Continue Reading →
Bash :: Check PKG Receipt Exists While scripting a configuration manifest for DEPNotify, it would skip to the next policy before the last had completed, and so would skip to the end and close the splash screen before the build was finished. Continue Reading →
