[Casper] Jamf command line tool

Wed Dec 12 11:09:43 PST 2007

Hey All,

An addendum to this -

If you are trying to append a certain event to the usage logs section,  
you can use the command:

"jamf log -action myEvent"

And this will show the event in the usage logs section of the JSS.

Nick Amundsen
JAMF Support
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On Dec 12, 2007, at 10:51 AM, Daniel Farnworth wrote:

> Thanks chaps, I'd got the wrong end of the stick and misread the  
> help. I'd
> read it that the command logged a message to one of the logs.
>
> D
>
> On 12/12/2007 16:47, "Ernst, Craig S." <ERNSTCS at uwec.edu> wrote:
>
>> And with that I'll be removing my policy for that to happen at  
>> startup as it
>> was something carried over from previous versions. =)
>>
>> Thanks, Nick.
>>
>> Craig
>>
>>
>> On 12/12/07 10:26 AM, "Nick Amundsen" <nick at jamfsoftware.com> wrote:
>>
>> Dan,
>>
>> The log command was useful in versions prior to 5.x for the  
>> scenario that
>> Craig describes below.  However, in 5.x, anytime a computer checks  
>> in for a
>> policy (startup, login, logout, and the default every15 trigger),  
>> the IP
>> address will automatically be updated.
>>
>> So in short, the log command is a legacy command that does not need  
>> to be run.
>> The fields that it updates are the IP record as well as the last  
>> contact time
>> entry for that machine, which can be found in the computer details  
>> view.
>>
>> Nick Amundsen
>> JAMF Support
>> 612-216-1296
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Dec 12, 2007, at 7:53 AM, "Ernst, Craig S." <ERNSTCS at uwec.edu>  
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Dan,
>>
>> Assuming version 5.x of a JSS:
>>
>> When you perform a log of a system it would update that information  
>> under the
>> details for that computer. So go to the website, do a search for  
>> that machine
>> then click the Details option for that computer. The IP is updated  
>> in the JSS
>> for that system and is under the General Information section.
>>
>> As far as what it logs as an action to the JSS to find in the Logs
>> section...no clue. All I ever use log for is updating the IP  
>> address of the
>> machine when it reboots so it can get managed properly in the JSS  
>> when I want
>> to perform something remote on a system. On systems that are  
>> laptops that
>> might bounce between AirPort and Wired without a reboot I have  
>> toyed with
>> making that run like every couple of hours. Log doesn't serve too  
>> much purpose
>> unless you need to ensure IP addresses are correct in the JSS for  
>> remote
>> tasks, since the clients pull from the server and always know where  
>> to find
>> it.
>>
>> Hope that helps and answers your question
>>
>> Craig Ernst
>> Systems Management & Configuration
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>>
>>
>> On 12/12/07 9:34 AM, "Daniel Farnworth"
>> <daniel.farnworth at thecreativepartnership.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> The help text for the jamf command line tool lists
>> "log        Log the IP Address as well as an action to the JSS" as  
>> one of
>> it's functions, but when I use it I cannot find where my message  
>> has been
>> logged to in the JSS. Does anybody know what section I can find  
>> this under?
>>
>> Cheers
>> Dan
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