From john.brenner at merrillcorp.com  Thu Apr  3 08:38:33 2008
From: john.brenner at merrillcorp.com (John Brenner)
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:38:33 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Request for feature
Message-ID: <C41A6429.11A4%john.brenner@merrillcorp.com>

I would like email notification for smart groups based on date e.g. Last
contact time more than X days.  Currently computers based on dates cannot
send email notifications.


John Brenner
Merrill Corporation
IOG IT
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From Dustin.Dorey at district196.org  Thu Apr  3 08:41:52 2008
From: Dustin.Dorey at district196.org (Dorey, Dustin)
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 10:41:52 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Request for Feature
Message-ID: <DFFCE7044F8AFF41AB2262F92C7821620726626D@do-mail03.district196.org>

Not sure if anyone else has requested this before. Or if I'm just
missing something.  But it would be great if there was a way to set up
an admin to have access only to a certain group of machines.     i.e. we
have many different schools in our district and I would like it if our
building level admins had only access to the machines on their subnet or
if we could create a smart group that they were only allowed to
administer or something like that.

 

Dustin Dorey

Technology Support Cluster Specialist

ISD 196 Apple Valley, Rosemount, Eagan

14445 Diamond Path West

Rosemount, MN 55068

(952) 423-7971

dustin.dorey at district196.org

 

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From NATHANIEL.LINDLEY at spps.org  Thu Apr  3 08:44:55 2008
From: NATHANIEL.LINDLEY at spps.org (NATHANIEL.LINDLEY at spps.org)
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 10:44:55 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Request for Feature
In-Reply-To: <DFFCE7044F8AFF41AB2262F92C7821620726626D@do-mail03.district196.org>
Message-ID: <OFC7B31807.A14DB571-ON86257420.00566078-86257420.0056871B@spps.org>


I second Dusty's request.   Scope based rights for building techs to their
network segment(s).

AND, lets have custom searches be able to save "by user" or "for all"
Each school wants their own custom searches, but doesn't need to share them
with the rest of the district.



Nathaniel Lindley

++++++++++++++++++
Learning Systems Specialist
Educational Technology
Saint Paul Public Schools
Saint Paul, Minnesota
nathaniel.lindley at spps.org
phone:  651-603-4929


                                                                           
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Not sure if anyone else has requested this before. Or if I'm just missing
something.  But it would be great if there was a way to set up an admin to
have access only to a certain group of machines.     i.e. we have many
different schools in our district and I would like it if our building level
admins had only access to the machines on their subnet or if we could
create a smart group that they were only allowed to administer or something
like that.

Dustin Dorey
Technology Support Cluster Specialist
ISD 196 Apple Valley, Rosemount, Eagan
14445 Diamond Path West
Rosemount, MN 55068
(952) 423-7971
dustin.dorey at district196.org
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From ERNSTCS at uwec.edu  Thu Apr  3 09:30:07 2008
From: ERNSTCS at uwec.edu (Ernst, Craig S.)
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 11:30:07 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Request for Feature
Message-ID: <C41A7041.53FA%ernstcs@uwec.edu>

Hello,

I know this may not be an option for people, but we basically depend on Active Directory permissions to handle this. A group in AD is created and then only that group is applied to that particular group of machines with a script under AD administrators.

I imagine a similar thing can be done with Open Directory groups, but I don't use OD here at the moment.

I attached a sample of what we use.

NOTE: I have a sleep in here because this normally runs At Reboot. I could configure this in the Configuration in the JSS, and I do, but an issue that started with 10.4.11 and dsconfigad is that when the JAMF start up script does the binding that includes an admin group, the admin group portion fails. This script waits 60 seconds later when it tries again. This seems to work fine then.

Craig Ernst
Systems Management & Configuration
----------------------------------
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Learning & Technology Services
105 Garfield Ave
Eau Claire, WI 54701
Phone: (715) 836-3639
Fax: (715) 836-6001
----------------------------------
ernstcs at uwec.edu



On 4/3/08 10:44 AM, "NATHANIEL.LINDLEY at spps.org" <NATHANIEL.LINDLEY at spps.org> wrote:



I second Dusty's request.   Scope based rights for building techs to their
network segment(s).

AND, lets have custom searches be able to save "by user" or "for all"
Each school wants their own custom searches, but doesn't need to share them
with the rest of the district.



Nathaniel Lindley

++++++++++++++++++
Learning Systems Specialist
Educational Technology
Saint Paul Public Schools
Saint Paul, Minnesota
nathaniel.lindley at spps.org
phone:  651-603-4929



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Not sure if anyone else has requested this before. Or if I'm just missing
something.  But it would be great if there was a way to set up an admin to
have access only to a certain group of machines.     i.e. we have many
different schools in our district and I would like it if our building level
admins had only access to the machines on their subnet or if we could
create a smart group that they were only allowed to administer or something
like that.

Dustin Dorey
Technology Support Cluster Specialist
ISD 196 Apple Valley, Rosemount, Eagan
14445 Diamond Path West
Rosemount, MN 55068
(952) 423-7971
dustin.dorey at district196.org
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From tlarki at kckps.org  Fri Apr  4 06:24:45 2008
From: tlarki at kckps.org (Thomas Larkin)
Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:24:45 -0500
Subject: [Casper] modifying scripts
Message-ID: <s7f5e5e9.034@gwmail.kckps.org>

Hello all,

I have many building level scripts that I am writing and making changes
to them as need be.  If I modify an existing script in the casper master
server, does anyone know if it will sync all changes down to each share
point?

Thanks,

Thomas Larkin
TIS Department
KCKPS USD500
tlarki at kckps.org
cell:  913-449-7589
office:  913-627-0351

From ERNSTCS at uwec.edu  Fri Apr  4 06:57:48 2008
From: ERNSTCS at uwec.edu (Ernst, Craig S.)
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 08:57:48 -0500
Subject: [Casper] modifying scripts
In-Reply-To: <s7f5e5e9.034@gwmail.kckps.org>
Message-ID: <C41B9E0C.5490%ernstcs@uwec.edu>

I may be mistaken, but when scripts are run they are gotten from the server each time so any updated scripts on your casper share should be good for anything that runs it after that point.

Craig


On 4/4/08 8:24 AM, "Thomas Larkin" <tlarki at kckps.org> wrote:

Hello all,

I have many building level scripts that I am writing and making changes
to them as need be.  If I modify an existing script in the casper master
server, does anyone know if it will sync all changes down to each share
point?

Thanks,

Thomas Larkin
TIS Department
KCKPS USD500
tlarki at kckps.org
cell:  913-449-7589
office:  913-627-0351
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From john.brenner at merrillcorp.com  Fri Apr  4 07:01:16 2008
From: john.brenner at merrillcorp.com (John Brenner)
Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:01:16 -0500
Subject: [Casper] modifying scripts
In-Reply-To: <s7f5e5e9.034@gwmail.kckps.org>
Message-ID: <C41B9EDC.11CE%john.brenner@merrillcorp.com>

If I understand this correctly you are making changes to the master and need
to know if those changes are replicated to the repositories correct?  Are
you using the replication built in to JSS?  If not you'll need to manually
push the packages. 


On 4/4/08 8:24 AM, "Thomas Larkin" <tlarki at kckps.org> wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> I have many building level scripts that I am writing and making changes
> to them as need be.  If I modify an existing script in the casper master
> server, does anyone know if it will sync all changes down to each share
> point?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Thomas Larkin
> TIS Department
> KCKPS USD500
> tlarki at kckps.org
> cell:  913-449-7589
> office:  913-627-0351
> _______________________________________________
> Casper mailing list
> Casper at list.jamfsoftware.com
> http://list.jamfsoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/casper

John Brenner
Merrill Corporation
IOG IT
651-632-4072
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From ERNSTCS at uwec.edu  Fri Apr  4 07:06:58 2008
From: ERNSTCS at uwec.edu (Ernst, Craig S.)
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 09:06:58 -0500
Subject: [Casper] modifying scripts
In-Reply-To: <C41B9EDC.11CE%john.brenner@merrillcorp.com>
Message-ID: <C41BA032.5496%ernstcs@uwec.edu>

John is asking the right question. I responded to the wrong question.

"If you sync it they will come"

Craig


On 4/4/08 9:01 AM, "John Brenner" <john.brenner at merrillcorp.com> wrote:

If I understand this correctly you are making changes to the master and need
to know if those changes are replicated to the repositories correct?  Are
you using the replication built in to JSS?  If not you'll need to manually
push the packages.


On 4/4/08 8:24 AM, "Thomas Larkin" <tlarki at kckps.org> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I have many building level scripts that I am writing and making changes
> to them as need be.  If I modify an existing script in the casper master
> server, does anyone know if it will sync all changes down to each share
> point?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Thomas Larkin
> TIS Department
> KCKPS USD500
> tlarki at kckps.org
> cell:  913-449-7589
> office:  913-627-0351
> _______________________________________________
> Casper mailing list
> Casper at list.jamfsoftware.com
> http://list.jamfsoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/casper

John Brenner
Merrill Corporation
IOG IT
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From tlarki at kckps.org  Fri Apr  4 07:11:14 2008
From: tlarki at kckps.org (Thomas Larkin)
Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:11:14 -0500
Subject: [Casper] modifying scripts
Message-ID: <s7f5f0d3.013@gwmail.kckps.org>

To give you all an example, we have ODRs and different admin passwords
for each building.  

So, I created a master image with generic settings and once the laptop
enters said subnet of the building the script will run and apply the
settings.  That way, we reduce traffic on the WAN with tons of clients
hitting the ODM for authentication and get bound to their ODR instead,
and the passwords for the local accounts are set to that building so the
building level IT people do not need to know 25 passwords.  

I also want the ability to massively change the passwords on this
script.  So, lets say the network changes or I want to change a local
admin accounts password.  Can I simply modify those settings on the
script that sits on the Master and will it notice those changes and sync
them down to the share points?  Scripts do live on the share points that
I know, but these scripts I am using will possibly need to be changed at
some point.  Like if I want to do a massive password change I will do it
with the JAMF binary via a script.  I have tested these scripts out and
they do work, I just need to know if I can modify these down the road
and it will pick up that I have modified them and it will sync down the
changes is all.

Thomas Larkin
TIS Department
KCKPS USD500
tlarki at kckps.org
cell:  913-449-7589
office:  913-627-0351
>>> John Brenner <john.brenner at merrillcorp.com> 04/04/08 9:01 AM >>>
If I understand this correctly you are making changes to the master and
need
to know if those changes are replicated to the repositories correct? 
Are
you using the replication built in to JSS?  If not you'll need to
manually
push the packages. 


On 4/4/08 8:24 AM, "Thomas Larkin" <tlarki at kckps.org> wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> I have many building level scripts that I am writing and making
changes
> to them as need be.  If I modify an existing script in the casper
master
> server, does anyone know if it will sync all changes down to each
share
> point?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Thomas Larkin
> TIS Department
> KCKPS USD500
> tlarki at kckps.org
> cell:  913-449-7589
> office:  913-627-0351
> _______________________________________________
> Casper mailing list
> Casper at list.jamfsoftware.com
> http://list.jamfsoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/casper

John Brenner
Merrill Corporation
IOG IT
651-632-4072
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From bprystal at startribune.com  Mon Apr  7 09:46:41 2008
From: bprystal at startribune.com (Betty Prystal)
Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:46:41 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Smart Computer Groups
Message-ID: <s7fa09a8.069@ngwgate3.startribune.com>

I'm using Smart Computer Groups based on Departments. I find when I change a mac to a new department in the JSS, my Smart Computer Group updates immediately. When we run Recon from a mac and change the departments, the JSS reflects the change but the Smart Computer Group will not update. I've tested with both Casper 5.11 and 5.13. Has anyone else noticed this? or do I have something configured incorrectly?

Betty Prystal
Star Tribune


From tlarki at kckps.org  Mon Apr  7 10:04:59 2008
From: tlarki at kckps.org (Thomas Larkin)
Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:04:59 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Request for Feature
Message-ID: <s7fa0dfe.077@gwmail.kckps.org>

Well,

We have building specific passwords for their subnets and you can change
the local admin account's password by a policy that is only assigned to
that network segment.  It may not be done exactly how you are imagining
it but it is currently possible with Casper.

The jamf binary has built in commands to change passwords.  This won't
really help at a directory level, but it will in fact help on the local
level.  You can then set different passwords to the local admin account
for the local administration on those subnets (organized by smart
groups) then create a policy as either a log in hook or a start up item
that it will change the local admins account password along with the
firmware password.

I have not extensively tested this out yet, but my trials so far have in
fact worked.  Here is a simple example script attached.  Once I get a
base generic image and go to full package deployment (hopefully
accomplish this over the summer when students are gone) I will then have
one generic password for one generic image, and then building level
policies that will set building level passwords which can be run as post
image actions or as log in hooks at the buildings them self.

Thomas Larkin
TIS Department
KCKPS USD500
tlarki at kckps.org
cell:  913-449-7589
office:  913-627-0351
>>> "Dorey, Dustin" <Dustin.Dorey at district196.org> 04/03/08 10:41 AM >>>
Not sure if anyone else has requested this before. Or if I'm just
missing something.  But it would be great if there was a way to set up
an admin to have access only to a certain group of machines.     i.e. we
have many different schools in our district and I would like it if our
building level admins had only access to the machines on their subnet or
if we could create a smart group that they were only allowed to
administer or something like that.

 

Dustin Dorey

Technology Support Cluster Specialist

ISD 196 Apple Valley, Rosemount, Eagan

14445 Diamond Path West

Rosemount, MN 55068

(952) 423-7971

dustin.dorey at district196.org

 


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From Ryan.C.Spaulding at nasa.gov  Tue Apr  8 12:07:43 2008
From: Ryan.C.Spaulding at nasa.gov (Ryan Spaulding)
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 12:07:43 -0700
Subject: [Casper] Reboot after an update
Message-ID: <4B4D6458-2FA6-4E7F-986C-DC474FEF0308@nasa.gov>



Hi All,

I have had a number of users accidently click on the return key when  
the dialog box pop-up after an OS update and the user never sees it.  
Then they suddenly get rebooted and call me :) Does anyone have a  
better solution to this or is there a way to have the 'OK' button not  
the default?

Thank you,

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From tlarki at kckps.org  Tue Apr  8 12:20:06 2008
From: tlarki at kckps.org (Thomas Larkin)
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:20:06 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Reboot after an update
Message-ID: <s7fb7f23.012@gwmail.kckps.org>

This has been a requested feature to have an interaction with the end
user so they just don't get rebooted like you are experiencing.  From
what I have heard from the guys @ JAMF is the new version coming out
this summer will have more user interaction and will take care of this
problem.

I hate getting asked like 500 times why their computer just up and
rebooted, so I know exactly how you feel.

Thomas Larkin
TIS Department
KCKPS USD500
tlarki at kckps.org
cell:  913-449-7589
office:  913-627-0351
>>> Ryan Spaulding <Ryan.C.Spaulding at nasa.gov> 04/08/08 2:07 PM >>>


Hi All,

I have had a number of users accidently click on the return key when  
the dialog box pop-up after an OS update and the user never sees it.  
Then they suddenly get rebooted and call me :) Does anyone have a  
better solution to this or is there a way to have the 'OK' button not  
the default?

Thank you,

Ryan





From Ryan.C.Spaulding at nasa.gov  Tue Apr  8 12:20:23 2008
From: Ryan.C.Spaulding at nasa.gov (Ryan Spaulding)
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 12:20:23 -0700
Subject: [Casper] Reboot after an update
In-Reply-To: <C4211212.1992F%Rich.Dagel@landor.com>
References: <C4211212.1992F%Rich.Dagel@landor.com>
Message-ID: <5202BDE3-E0DB-469E-AFFC-7DF988D6886F@nasa.gov>

Yes, after software update. The problem is we have a lot of users  
that use the Terminal so they are typing when the dialog box comes up  
and they hit the return key and the box goes away in less then a  
second. The first couple of updates it only happened to a few people  
then the last two it happened to 15% of my users.


On Apr 8, 2008, at 12:14 PM, Dagel, Rich wrote:

> Are you talking after a software update?   You can set it to not  
> make it reboot but you can tell them that they need to save there  
> work and reboot.
>
>
> On 4/8/08 12:07 PM, "Ryan Spaulding" <Ryan.C.Spaulding at nasa.gov>  
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I have had a number of users accidently click on the return key  
>> when the dialog box pop-up after an OS update and the user never  
>> sees it. Then they suddenly get rebooted and call me :) Does  
>> anyone have a better solution to this or is there a way to have  
>> the 'OK' button not the default?
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Ryan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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From william.smith at merrillcorp.com  Tue Apr  8 13:12:52 2008
From: william.smith at merrillcorp.com (Smith, William)
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:12:52 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Reboot after an update
In-Reply-To: <5202BDE3-E0DB-469E-AFFC-7DF988D6886F@nasa.gov>
Message-ID: <C4213BF4.299C%william.smith@merrillcorp.com>

Do you have a need to do administrative work while your users are working?

You might just want to publicize an administrative policy that all software
updates will be done on a certain day of the week between certain hours and
that Macs will be rebooted at a particular time.

Or, in addition to the JSS message being displayed you might add a command
line instruction to reboot the machine at the same time as the message
warns. I believe ?shutdown ?r +5? should reboot the machine in five minutes
and broadcast a warning within the Terminal to anyone using it as well as
the JSS GUI message. The ?shutdown? command allows you to include a custom
warning message as well.

-- 

bill

William M. Smith, Technical Analyst
Digital Information Systems Support
Merrill Communications, LLC
(651) 632-1492

On 4/8/08 2:20 PM, "Ryan Spaulding" <Ryan.C.Spaulding at nasa.gov> wrote:

> Yes, after software update. The problem is we have a lot of users that use the
> Terminal so they are typing when the dialog box comes up and they hit the
> return key and the box goes away in less then a second. The first couple of
> updates it only happened to a few people then the last two it happened to 15%
> of my users.
> 
> On Apr 8, 2008, at 12:14 PM, Dagel, Rich wrote:
> 
>>  Are you talking after a software update? ??You can set it to not make it
>> reboot but you can tell them that they need to save there work and reboot.
>>  
>>  
>>  On 4/8/08 12:07 PM, "Ryan Spaulding" <Ryan.C.Spaulding at nasa.gov> wrote:
>>>  
>>>  ?
>>>  Hi All,
>>>  
>>>  I have had a number of users accidently click on the return key when the
>>> dialog box pop-up after an OS update and the user never sees it. Then they
>>> suddenly get rebooted and call me :) Does anyone have a better solution to
>>> this or is there a way to have the 'OK' button not the default??
>>>  
>>>  Thank you,
>>>  Ryan

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From Ryan.C.Spaulding at nasa.gov  Tue Apr  8 13:26:18 2008
From: Ryan.C.Spaulding at nasa.gov (Ryan Spaulding)
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 13:26:18 -0700
Subject: [Casper] Reboot after an update
In-Reply-To: <C4213BC2.2999%william.smith@merrillcorp.com>
References: <C4213BC2.2999%william.smith@merrillcorp.com>
Message-ID: <372A513D-8764-4573-88DD-E798D1E1D4F6@nasa.gov>

We schedule every reboot with at least 24 hours of notification (most  
time it's close to 72 hours) but we have users that work until the  
dialog comes up.

On Apr 8, 2008, at 1:12 PM, Smith, William wrote:

> Do you have a need to do administrative work while your users are  
> working?
>
> You might just want to publicize an administrative policy that all  
> software updates will be done on a certain day of the week between  
> certain hours and that Macs will be rebooted at a particular time.
>
> Or, in addition to the JSS message being displayed you might add a  
> command line instruction to reboot the machine at the same time as  
> the message warns. I believe ?shutdown ?r +5? should reboot the  
> machine in five minutes and broadcast a warning within the Terminal  
> to anyone using it as well as the JSS GUI message. The ?shutdown?  
> command allows you to include a custom warning message as well.
>
> -- 
>
> bill
>
> William M. Smith, Technical Analyst
> Digital Information Systems Support
> Merrill Communications, LLC
> (651) 632-1492
>
> On 4/8/08 2:20 PM, "Ryan Spaulding" <Ryan.C.Spaulding at nasa.gov> wrote:
>
>> Yes, after software update. The problem is we have a lot of users  
>> that use the Terminal so they are typing when the dialog box comes  
>> up and they hit the return key and the box goes away in less then  
>> a second. The first couple of updates it only happened to a few  
>> people then the last two it happened to 15% of my users.
>>
>> On Apr 8, 2008, at 12:14 PM, Dagel, Rich wrote:
>>
>>> Are you talking after a software update?   You can set it to not  
>>> make it reboot but you can tell them that they need to save there  
>>> work and reboot.
>>>
>>>
>>>  On 4/8/08 12:07 PM, "Ryan Spaulding" <Ryan.C.Spaulding at nasa.gov>  
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  Hi All,
>>>>
>>>>  I have had a number of users accidently click on the return key  
>>>> when the dialog box pop-up after an OS update and the user never  
>>>> sees it. Then they suddenly get rebooted and call me :) Does  
>>>> anyone have a better solution to this or is there a way to have  
>>>> the 'OK' button not the default?
>>>>
>>>>  Thank you,
>>>>  Ryan

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From Ryan.C.Spaulding at nasa.gov  Tue Apr  8 13:27:21 2008
From: Ryan.C.Spaulding at nasa.gov (Ryan Spaulding)
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 13:27:21 -0700
Subject: [Casper] Reboot after an update
In-Reply-To: <C421218E.19939%Rich.Dagel@landor.com>
References: <C421218E.19939%Rich.Dagel@landor.com>
Message-ID: <24DC1CFD-F987-4DAB-9E67-553594C5A862@nasa.gov>

Well I want the system to be rebooted after a SWU. I just want the  
dialog box to not have the return key as the default.



On Apr 8, 2008, at 1:20 PM, Dagel, Rich wrote:

> You can tell it if anybody is logged in Do not reboot.  I give them  
> a dialog boxes that tells them to save there work then restart but  
> they are not forced to.
>
>
> On 4/8/08 12:20 PM, "Ryan Spaulding" <Ryan.C.Spaulding at nasa.gov>  
> wrote:
>
>> Yes, after software update. The problem is we have a lot of users  
>> that use the Terminal so they are typing when the dialog box comes  
>> up and they hit the return key and the box goes away in less then  
>> a second. The first couple of updates it only happened to a few  
>> people then the last two it happened to 15% of my users.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Apr 8, 2008, at 12:14 PM, Dagel, Rich wrote:
>>
>>> Are you talking after a software update?   You can set it to not  
>>> make it reboot but you can tell them that they need to save there  
>>> work and reboot.
>>>
>>>
>>>  On 4/8/08 12:07 PM, "Ryan Spaulding" <Ryan.C.Spaulding at nasa.gov>  
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  Hi All,
>>>>
>>>>  I have had a number of users accidently click on the return key  
>>>> when the dialog box pop-up after an OS update and the user never  
>>>> sees it. Then they suddenly get rebooted and call me :) Does  
>>>> anyone have a better solution to this or is there a way to have  
>>>> the 'OK' button not the default?
>>>>
>>>>  Thank you,
>>>>
>>>>  Ryan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>  Casper mailing list
>>>>  Casper at list.jamfsoftware.com
>>>>  http://list.jamfsoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/casper
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  Rich Dagel |   Senior Technology Specialist   |   Landor  
>>>> Associates   |   1001 Front St. |   S.F., CA. 94111 |  415 365  
>>>> 3933  |  www.landor.com
>>>>
>>>> This transmission is confidential and intended solely for the  
>>>> person or organization to whom it is addressed.  It may contain  
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>>>> intended recipient, you should not copy, distribute or take any  
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
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> 3933  |  www.landor.com
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From Ryan.C.Spaulding at nasa.gov  Tue Apr  8 13:37:57 2008
From: Ryan.C.Spaulding at nasa.gov (Ryan Spaulding)
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 13:37:57 -0700
Subject: [Casper] Reboot after an update
In-Reply-To: <C42123A5.1993D%Rich.Dagel@landor.com>
References: <C42123A5.1993D%Rich.Dagel@landor.com>
Message-ID: <4AF46533-FEF4-4B0F-9835-56C2EFF0B00A@nasa.gov>

My environment is 80% laptops. The update works perfect when no one  
is logged in.


On Apr 8, 2008, at 1:29 PM, Dagel, Rich wrote:

> One thing I did to get past this problems for desktops was to have  
> them turn themselves on early in the morning receive the updates  
> then restart
>
>
> On 4/8/08 1:27 PM, "Ryan Spaulding" <Ryan.C.Spaulding at nasa.gov> wrote:
>
>> Well I want the system to be rebooted after a SWU. I just want the  
>> dialog box to not have the return key as the default.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Apr 8, 2008, at 1:20 PM, Dagel, Rich wrote:
>>
>>> You can tell it if anybody is logged in Do not reboot.  I give  
>>> them a dialog boxes that tells them to save there work then  
>>> restart but they are not forced to.
>>>
>>>
>>>  On 4/8/08 12:20 PM, "Ryan Spaulding" <Ryan.C.Spaulding at nasa.gov>  
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Yes, after software update. The problem is we have a lot of  
>>>> users that use the Terminal so they are typing when the dialog  
>>>> box comes up and they hit the return key and the box goes away  
>>>> in less then a second. The first couple of updates it only  
>>>> happened to a few people then the last two it happened to 15% of  
>>>> my users.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  On Apr 8, 2008, at 12:14 PM, Dagel, Rich wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Are you talking after a software update?   You can set it to  
>>>>> not make it reboot but you can tell them that they need to save  
>>>>> there work and reboot.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>   On 4/8/08 12:07 PM, "Ryan Spaulding"  
>>>>> <Ryan.C.Spaulding at nasa.gov> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>   Hi All,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>   I have had a number of users accidently click on the return  
>>>>>> key when the dialog box pop-up after an OS update and the user  
>>>>>> never sees it. Then they suddenly get rebooted and call me :)  
>>>>>> Does anyone have a better solution to this or is there a way  
>>>>>> to have the 'OK' button not the default?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>   Thank you,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>   Ryan
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>   Casper mailing list
>>>>>>   Casper at list.jamfsoftware.com
>>>>>>   http://list.jamfsoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/casper
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>   Rich Dagel |   Senior Technology Specialist   |   Landor  
>>>>>> Associates   |   1001 Front St. |   S.F., CA. 94111 |  415 365  
>>>>>> 3933  |  www.landor.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>>   This transmission is confidential and intended solely for  
>>>>>> the person or organization to whom it is addressed.  It may  
>>>>>> contain privileged and confidential information.  If you are  
>>>>>> not the intended recipient, you should not copy, distribute or  
>>>>>> take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this  
>>>>>> transmission in error, please notify the sender at the e-mail  
>>>>>> address above.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  Rich Dagel |   Senior Technology Specialist   |   Landor  
>>>>> Associates   |   1001 Front St. |   S.F., CA. 94111 |  415 365  
>>>>> 3933  |  www.landor.com
>>>>>
>>>>> This transmission is confidential and intended solely for the  
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>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>
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> Associates   |   1001 Front St. |   S.F., CA. 94111 |  415 365  
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From SChadda at oco.com  Tue Apr  8 16:34:01 2008
From: SChadda at oco.com (SChadda at oco.com)
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 18:34:01 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Leopard
Message-ID: <OF58F4668B.A63142CE-ON86257425.0081750A@oco.com>


How can I leverage netboot and casper to upgrade my people to leopard? And
keep their user profile ad binding etc intact?

Netboot and then create a dmg of a leopard disk? Expand it. Do an os
upgrade?

I don't want to do a rip and riimage.

Anyone manage that.

Or even a selfservice mode? Scary but useful!
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From Miles.Leacy at PoloRalphLauren.com  Wed Apr  9 08:24:06 2008
From: Miles.Leacy at PoloRalphLauren.com (Leacy, Miles)
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:24:06 -0400
Subject: [Casper] Leopard
In-Reply-To: <OF58F4668B.A63142CE-ON86257425.0081750A@oco.com>
Message-ID: <C42257D6.1CFA%Miles.Leacy@PoloRalphLauren.com>

Hello,

I would strongly urge you to consider doing fresh installs for a major OS
upgrade.  Its a good standard practice as you probably don?t want to bring
your Tiger baggage to the Leopard party.

If you?re set on doing upgrades, you could use Netboot/Netinstall to perform
the upgrades.

If you are ok with wiping the system, here?s how I would approach it using
Casper.
1. Add a script to your JSS that deletes everything on the target boot drive
except /Users. (You may also want to rename all users? Library folders to
Library.tiger to avoid potential conflicts.  By renaming rather than
deleting, you or your clients can copy necessary items back into their new
library folders.) 
2. Create autorun data for your target machine(s) containing your Leopard
configuration and the above script as a ?before? item.  DO NOT check the box
to erase the target drive.
3. Boot target machines from an external, internal or netboot
restore/utility partition (not the target drive), log in as root and run
Casper.

You can use Casper?s built in AD binding feature to bind to Active
Directory.  I use a dscl script to bind to Open Directory, and a similar
script can be used for other directory services.

I hope this helps.

-- 
Miles Leacy
Senior Macintosh Technician
Polo Ralph Lauren
212-318-7603
miles.leacy at poloralphlauren.com


On 4/8/08 7:34 PM, "SChadda at oco.com" <SChadda at oco.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> How can I leverage netboot and casper to upgrade my people to leopard? And
> keep their user profile ad binding etc intact?
> 
> Netboot and then create a dmg of a leopard disk? Expand it. Do an os
> upgrade?
> 
> I don't want to do a rip and riimage.
> 
> Anyone manage that.
> 
> Or even a selfservice mode? Scary but useful!
> --
> sent via a blackberry
> 
> 
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From Miles.Leacy at PoloRalphLauren.com  Wed Apr  9 09:31:26 2008
From: Miles.Leacy at PoloRalphLauren.com (Leacy, Miles)
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:31:26 -0400
Subject: [Casper] Using a script to deploy a restore partition
Message-ID: <C422679E.1D22%Miles.Leacy@PoloRalphLauren.com>

Hello all,

In the interest of promoting ?no-touch deploys?, here is a script that I run
as a ?before? script to deploy a Restore partition when imaging new machines
with Casper.

This runs and has been tested in 10.5.2.  Even if you are running Tiger in
your organization, you can use this script if your restore/utility images
are Leopard.

Note: In my environment, the /Users directory lives on a partition called
Data.  I recommend this configuration as it allows you to do whatever you
like to the boot drive without worrying about your clients? data.

################################################
#!/bin/sh

## SCRIPT PARAMETERS
volume='/Volumes/Macintosh HD'
mac='20g'
restore='20g'
data='0b'

# If restore partition does not exist, resize Macintosh HD and create
Restore and Data partitions.
if test -e /Volumes/Restore
    then
        # Restore partition already exists.
        echo "Restore partition already exists."
    else
        # Restore partition does not exist.
        echo "Resizing Partitions..."
        /usr/sbin/diskutil resizeVolume "$volume" $mac JHFS+ Restore
$restore JHFS+ Data $data
fi


# Copy the restore image to the data partition
echo "Copying Restore image..."
ditto /Volumes/CasperShare/Packages/Restore_Image_Leopard.dmg
/Volumes/Data/Packages/Restore_Image_Leopard.dmg

# Apply Restore image with asr
echo "Restore the Restore with ASR"
/usr/sbin/asr restore -source
/Volumes/Data/Packages/Restore_Image_Leopard.dmg -target /Volumes/Restore
-erase -noprompt -noverify

# Remove cached package from Data partition
rm -Rf /Volumes/Data/Packages

echo "Restore image has been deployed."

################################################

-- 
Miles Leacy
Senior Macintosh Technician
Polo Ralph Lauren
212-318-7603
miles.leacy at poloralphlauren.com







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From tlarki at kckps.org  Wed Apr  9 09:35:39 2008
From: tlarki at kckps.org (Thomas Larkin)
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:35:39 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Using a script to deploy a restore partition
Message-ID: <s7fcaa30.029@gwmail.kckps.org>

Thanks,

I can also see this script being useful if deploying dual boot images of OS X and another OS.

Thomas Larkin
TIS Department
KCKPS USD500
tlarki at kckps.org
cell:  913-449-7589
office:  913-627-0351
>>> "Leacy, Miles" <Miles.Leacy at PoloRalphLauren.com> 04/09/08 11:31 AM >>>
Hello all,

In the interest of promoting ?no-touch deploys?, here is a script that I run
as a ?before? script to deploy a Restore partition when imaging new machines
with Casper.

This runs and has been tested in 10.5.2.  Even if you are running Tiger in
your organization, you can use this script if your restore/utility images
are Leopard.

Note: In my environment, the /Users directory lives on a partition called
Data.  I recommend this configuration as it allows you to do whatever you
like to the boot drive without worrying about your clients? data.

################################################
#!/bin/sh

## SCRIPT PARAMETERS
volume='/Volumes/Macintosh HD'
mac='20g'
restore='20g'
data='0b'

# If restore partition does not exist, resize Macintosh HD and create
Restore and Data partitions.
if test -e /Volumes/Restore
    then
        # Restore partition already exists.
        echo "Restore partition already exists."
    else
        # Restore partition does not exist.
        echo "Resizing Partitions..."
        /usr/sbin/diskutil resizeVolume "$volume" $mac JHFS+ Restore
$restore JHFS+ Data $data
fi


# Copy the restore image to the data partition
echo "Copying Restore image..."
ditto /Volumes/CasperShare/Packages/Restore_Image_Leopard.dmg
/Volumes/Data/Packages/Restore_Image_Leopard.dmg

# Apply Restore image with asr
echo "Restore the Restore with ASR"
/usr/sbin/asr restore -source
/Volumes/Data/Packages/Restore_Image_Leopard.dmg -target /Volumes/Restore
-erase -noprompt -noverify

# Remove cached package from Data partition
rm -Rf /Volumes/Data/Packages

echo "Restore image has been deployed."

################################################

--
Miles Leacy
Senior Macintosh Technician
Polo Ralph Lauren
212-318-7603
miles.leacy at poloralphlauren.com







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From paul.austin at wachovia.com  Fri Apr 11 06:12:05 2008
From: paul.austin at wachovia.com (Paul Austin)
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:12:05 -0400
Subject: [Casper] System Information Tool
Message-ID: <C424DBE5.1C9E%paul.austin@funb.com>

Hello All, 

I am looking for a tool that I can display system information either on the
desktop, menu bar, or a widget. The purpose of this would be a way to talk
an end user on the phone to a single click location to give information like
IP, machine name, or image name.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Paul Austin
Wachovia Desktop Services


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From ERNSTCS at uwec.edu  Fri Apr 11 06:44:51 2008
From: ERNSTCS at uwec.edu (Ernst, Craig S.)
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:44:51 -0500
Subject: [Casper] System Information Tool
In-Reply-To: <C424DBE5.1C9E%paul.austin@funb.com>
Message-ID: <C424D583.582D%ernstcs@uwec.edu>

Hi Paul,

I'm not sure if you allow Dashboard stuff, but the iStat Pro widget does have some of what you're looking for...at least the IP address.

http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/status/istatpro.html

Craig Ernst
Systems Management & Configuration
----------------------------------
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Learning & Technology Services
105 Garfield Ave
Eau Claire, WI 54701
Phone: (715) 836-3639
Fax: (715) 836-6001
----------------------------------
ernstcs at uwec.edu



On 4/11/08 8:12 AM, "Paul Austin" <paul.austin at wachovia.com> wrote:

Hello All,

I am looking for a tool that I can display system information either on the desktop, menu bar, or a widget. The purpose of this would be a way to talk an end user on the phone to a single click location to give information like IP, machine name, or image name.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Paul Austin
Wachovia Desktop Services


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From Jesse.Almanrode at cabelas.com  Fri Apr 11 07:19:26 2008
From: Jesse.Almanrode at cabelas.com (Jesse Almanrode)
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:19:26 -0600
Subject: [Casper] Upgrading MySQL
Message-ID: <C424CF8E.6862%Jesse.Almanrode@cabelas.com>

Has anyone performed an upgrade of MySQL from 4.1.22 to 5 with the JSS yet?
I am thinking of doing so in hopes that some of the  issues I am having with
the database will go away but I thought I would check and see if anyone else
has done it first and has some ?watch out for this? type of suggestions.

Thanks!


  ---<o><o><o>---
Jesse Almanrode
?Sr. Systems Specialist?
MIS Technical Services
Cabela?s Inc.
308-255-2625
jhalmanr at cabelas.com



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From ERNSTCS at uwec.edu  Fri Apr 11 07:28:01 2008
From: ERNSTCS at uwec.edu (Ernst, Craig S.)
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:28:01 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Upgrading MySQL
In-Reply-To: <C424CF8E.6862%Jesse.Almanrode@cabelas.com>
Message-ID: <C424DFA1.5840%ernstcs@uwec.edu>

I would just recommend upgrading to Leopard Server at that point, but for me that was a lot easier since running the JSS is all that particular server does.

Craig Ernst


On 4/11/08 9:19 AM, "Jesse Almanrode" <Jesse.Almanrode at cabelas.com> wrote:

Has anyone performed an upgrade of MySQL from 4.1.22 to 5 with the JSS yet?  I am thinking of doing so in hopes that some of the  issues I am having with the database will go away but I thought I would check and see if anyone else has done it first and has some "watch out for this" type of suggestions.

Thanks!


 ---<o><o><o>---
Jesse Almanrode
"Sr. Systems Specialist"
MIS Technical Services
Cabela's Inc.
308-255-2625
jhalmanr at cabelas.com


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From tlarki at kckps.org  Fri Apr 11 08:58:57 2008
From: tlarki at kckps.org (Thomas Larkin)
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:58:57 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Reboot after an update
Message-ID: <s7ff4492.086@gwmail.kckps.org>

Not sure if this is a viable solution, and I am not aware of anything
that could go wrong from running the updates and not rebooting, it could
render somethings unusable until you reboot.  On top of that you will
need to force the idea into your user base to actually reboot their
systems.  If you think all of that is possible, you can send a bash
command to their machines via ARD, or a script or policy put in by
casper with the softwareupdate command.

I do not think it forces a rebooot

softwareupdate -ia  (this would download and install all available
updates)

You could send that out, and it could update their systems and not
reboot them, but they would still need a reboot.  If you user base is
mostly laptops as well, I can only assume users hardly ever log in our
out let alone reboot their computers.

Thomas Larkin
TIS Department
KCKPS USD500
tlarki at kckps.org
cell:  913-449-7589
office:  913-627-0351
>>> Ryan Spaulding <Ryan.C.Spaulding at nasa.gov> 04/08/08 2:07 PM >>>


Hi All,

I have had a number of users accidently click on the return key when  
the dialog box pop-up after an OS update and the user never sees it.  
Then they suddenly get rebooted and call me :) Does anyone have a  
better solution to this or is there a way to have the 'OK' button not  
the default?

Thank you,

Ryan





From CRanschau at RoomAndBoard.com  Fri Apr 11 09:46:21 2008
From: CRanschau at RoomAndBoard.com (Cory Ranschau)
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:46:21 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Changing wireless settings across a number of systems
Message-ID: <C425000D.189E%CRanschau@RoomAndBoard.com>

We've got a test lab of systems that I'm trying to change the wireless settings on.  We are changing from a problematic PEAP setup to a PSK environment.  Systems are configured with Parental controls and Simple Finder.  They are unable to change anything in the Control Panel shy of the screen saver.   Building a package to be deployed by Casper grabs the system.keychain file which is bad news for all of our existing systems as pushing a package with this seems to put the target machine in a very difficult to remove loop of removing the keychain, and manually adding in the settings physically on the machine.

Anyone found a way to get around this?  I'd basically need to push wireless settings across the command line with a script that uses that password with networksetup or find a way to push the item into the keychain from SSH.

Something like step 4: here has potential except for the fact that it must be run as the currently logged on user and our lab user cant access the Network settings.

http://homepage.mac.com/simx/technonova/C488455530/E20070821192628/index.html

Thanks in advance!
--
Cory Ranschau
Systems Administrator
Room and Board
W: 763.302.3606
cranschau at roomandboard.com

From eric.winkelhake at us-resources.com  Fri Apr 11 10:02:42 2008
From: eric.winkelhake at us-resources.com (Eric Winkelhake)
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:02:42 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Changing wireless settings across a number of systems
In-Reply-To: <C425000D.189E%CRanschau@RoomAndBoard.com>
Message-ID: <OF1B80ABDB.E7E8C4BC-ON86257428.005D6ED4-86257428.005DA198@lionresources.com>

check out 
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/Current/Resources/airport......copy 
to /usr/sbin, use -A, have a beer.

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Subject
[Casper] Changing wireless settings across a number of systems






We've got a test lab of systems that I'm trying to change the wireless 
settings on.  We are changing from a problematic PEAP setup to a PSK 
environment.  Systems are configured with Parental controls and Simple 
Finder.  They are unable to change anything in the Control Panel shy of 
the screen saver.   Building a package to be deployed by Casper grabs the 
system.keychain file which is bad news for all of our existing systems as 
pushing a package with this seems to put the target machine in a very 
difficult to remove loop of removing the keychain, and manually adding in 
the settings physically on the machine.

Anyone found a way to get around this?  I'd basically need to push 
wireless settings across the command line with a script that uses that 
password with networksetup or find a way to push the item into the 
keychain from SSH.

Something like step 4: here has potential except for the fact that it must 
be run as the currently logged on user and our lab user cant access the 
Network settings.

http://homepage.mac.com/simx/technonova/C488455530/E20070821192628/index.html


Thanks in advance!
--
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Systems Administrator
Room and Board
W: 763.302.3606
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From tlarki at kckps.org  Fri Apr 11 10:03:07 2008
From: tlarki at kckps.org (Thomas Larkin)
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:03:07 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Changing wireless settings across a number of	systems
Message-ID: <s7ff538f.038@gwmail.kckps.org>

what version of OS X?

Thomas Larkin
TIS Department
KCKPS USD500
tlarki at kckps.org
cell:  913-449-7589
office:  913-627-0351
>>> Cory Ranschau <CRanschau at RoomAndBoard.com> 04/11/08 11:46 AM >>>
We've got a test lab of systems that I'm trying to change the wireless
settings on.  We are changing from a problematic PEAP setup to a PSK
environment.  Systems are configured with Parental controls and Simple
Finder.  They are unable to change anything in the Control Panel shy of
the screen saver.   Building a package to be deployed by Casper grabs
the system.keychain file which is bad news for all of our existing
systems as pushing a package with this seems to put the target machine
in a very difficult to remove loop of removing the keychain, and
manually adding in the settings physically on the machine.

Anyone found a way to get around this?  I'd basically need to push
wireless settings across the command line with a script that uses that
password with networksetup or find a way to push the item into the
keychain from SSH.

Something like step 4: here has potential except for the fact that it
must be run as the currently logged on user and our lab user cant access
the Network settings.

http://homepage.mac.com/simx/technonova/C488455530/E20070821192628/index.html

Thanks in advance!
--
Cory Ranschau
Systems Administrator
Room and Board
W: 763.302.3606
cranschau at roomandboard.com
_______________________________________________
Casper mailing list
Casper at list.jamfsoftware.com
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From CRanschau at RoomAndBoard.com  Fri Apr 11 10:09:20 2008
From: CRanschau at RoomAndBoard.com (Cory Ranschau)
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:09:20 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Changing wireless settings across a number of systems
In-Reply-To: <OF1B80ABDB.E7E8C4BC-ON86257428.005D6ED4-86257428.005DA198@lionresources.com>
Message-ID: <C4250570.18A4%CRanschau@RoomAndBoard.com>


I have been able to bind using airport -A but rebooting the system reverts it back to not knowing the password.  Did I miss a step?  (This is currently on 10.4.8).

On 4/11/08 12:02 PM, "Eric Winkelhake" <eric.winkelhake at us-resources.com> wrote:


check out /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/Current/Resources/airport......copy to /usr/sbin, use -A, have a beer.

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Subject

[Casper] Changing wireless settings across a number of systems




We've got a test lab of systems that I'm trying to change the wireless settings on.  We are changing from a problematic PEAP setup to a PSK environment.  Systems are configured with Parental controls and Simple Finder.  They are unable to change anything in the Control Panel shy of the screen saver.   Building a package to be deployed by Casper grabs the system.keychain file which is bad news for all of our existing systems as pushing a package with this seems to put the target machine in a very difficult to remove loop of removing the keychain, and manually adding in the settings physically on the machine.

Anyone found a way to get around this?  I'd basically need to push wireless settings across the command line with a script that uses that password with networksetup or find a way to push the item into the keychain from SSH.

Something like step 4: here has potential except for the fact that it must be run as the currently logged on user and our lab user cant access the Network settings.

http://homepage.mac.com/simx/technonova/C488455530/E20070821192628/index.html

Thanks in advance!
--
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Systems Administrator
Room and Board
W: 763.302.3606
cranschau at roomandboard.com
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From tlarki at kckps.org  Fri Apr 11 10:16:25 2008
From: tlarki at kckps.org (Thomas Larkin)
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:16:25 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Changing wireless settings across a number of	systems
Message-ID: <s7ff56c3.075@gwmail.kckps.org>

ARD has a built in network setup command you can script out and use.  In
10.5 they (Apple) relocated the command into /usr/sbin I think...

Here is the full command path

/System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Support/networksetup

You can script using it, and I have one to modify proxy settings and it
works

Thomas Larkin
TIS Department
KCKPS USD500
tlarki at kckps.org
cell:  913-449-7589
office:  913-627-0351
>>> Cory Ranschau <CRanschau at RoomAndBoard.com> 04/11/08 12:09 PM >>>

I have been able to bind using airport -A but rebooting the system
reverts it back to not knowing the password.  Did I miss a step?  (This
is currently on 10.4.8).

On 4/11/08 12:02 PM, "Eric Winkelhake"
<eric.winkelhake at us-resources.com> wrote:


check out
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/Current/Resources/airport......copy
to /usr/sbin, use -A, have a beer.

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Subject

[Casper] Changing wireless settings across a number of systems




We've got a test lab of systems that I'm trying to change the wireless
settings on.  We are changing from a problematic PEAP setup to a PSK
environment.  Systems are configured with Parental controls and Simple
Finder.  They are unable to change anything in the Control Panel shy of
the screen saver.   Building a package to be deployed by Casper grabs
the system.keychain file which is bad news for all of our existing
systems as pushing a package with this seems to put the target machine
in a very difficult to remove loop of removing the keychain, and
manually adding in the settings physically on the machine.

Anyone found a way to get around this?  I'd basically need to push
wireless settings across the command line with a script that uses that
password with networksetup or find a way to push the item into the
keychain from SSH.

Something like step 4: here has potential except for the fact that it
must be run as the currently logged on user and our lab user cant access
the Network settings.

http://homepage.mac.com/simx/technonova/C488455530/E20070821192628/index.html

Thanks in advance!
--
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Systems Administrator
Room and Board
W: 763.302.3606
cranschau at roomandboard.com
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From eric.winkelhake at us-resources.com  Fri Apr 11 10:27:07 2008
From: eric.winkelhake at us-resources.com (Eric Winkelhake)
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:27:07 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Changing wireless settings across a number of systems
In-Reply-To: <C4250570.18A4%CRanschau@RoomAndBoard.com>
Message-ID: <OFC6EF7B46.AA57E85C-ON86257428.005FB660-86257428.005FDD96@lionresources.com>

don't think theres a switch to permanently add it, but whats wrong with 
hashing the password and making a launchd item or a casper policy for 
login??

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Cory Ranschau <CRanschau at RoomAndBoard.com> 
04/11/08 12:09 PM

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I have been able to bind using airport -A but rebooting the system reverts 
it back to not knowing the password.  Did I miss a step?  (This is 
currently on 10.4.8).

On 4/11/08 12:02 PM, "Eric Winkelhake" <eric.winkelhake at us-resources.com> 
wrote:


check out 
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/Current/Resources/airport......copy 
to /usr/sbin, use -A, have a beer.

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We've got a test lab of systems that I'm trying to change the wireless 
settings on.  We are changing from a problematic PEAP setup to a PSK 
environment.  Systems are configured with Parental controls and Simple 
Finder.  They are unable to change anything in the Control Panel shy of 
the screen saver.   Building a package to be deployed by Casper grabs the 
system.keychain file which is bad news for all of our existing systems as 
pushing a package with this seems to put the target machine in a very 
difficult to remove loop of removing the keychain, and manually adding in 
the settings physically on the machine.

Anyone found a way to get around this?  I'd basically need to push 
wireless settings across the command line with a script that uses that 
password with networksetup or find a way to push the item into the 
keychain from SSH.

Something like step 4: here has potential except for the fact that it must 
be run as the currently logged on user and our lab user cant access the 
Network settings.

http://homepage.mac.com/simx/technonova/C488455530/E20070821192628/index.html


Thanks in advance!
--
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Systems Administrator
Room and Board
W: 763.302.3606
cranschau at roomandboard.com
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From bazmail at bazmac.co.uk  Sat Apr 12 04:06:41 2008
From: bazmail at bazmac.co.uk (Michael Curtis)
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:06:41 +0100
Subject: [Casper] Migration
Message-ID: <928C5D93-8A61-4826-A317-0ACCE6B0C513@bazmac.co.uk>

Hi,

We are about to roll out Leopard to all our machines. We have been  
doing testing and no issues. What is time consuming is the fact that  
after we netboot we will have to manually add the new accounts into  
Casper for the install. Is their anyway I can ask Casper to Recon the  
machines and get all users from the machines at present? The machines  
will have the same name as they do now. The JSS already know this.

If not, can I somehow add users to the database as if I had done it in  
Casper and asked it to remember the setting in the JSS. Casper will  
remember the second time, but I want to speed up the first time.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Best wishes

Michael



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"Windows NT is like mushrooms. As soon as one Windows server appears
on your network, more start sprouting up, one after the other until
they almost outnumber your client machines."

Chuck Goolsbee

Michael Curtis

Home Page: http://www.bazmac.co.uk/

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From Miles.Leacy at PoloRalphLauren.com  Sat Apr 12 07:37:39 2008
From: Miles.Leacy at PoloRalphLauren.com (Leacy, Miles (US))
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:37:39 -0400
Subject: [Casper] Migration
Message-ID: <EBA8556F5F8CFB459C46B6A76956F06B01D94542@us-ny-exmb2-4.poloralphlauren.com>

If your client machines all have an admin account in common, you can enter that account's credentials into Recon when you do the network scan.

If there are several possible admin accounts, you can enter all of them in the Recon scan.

You only need one valid admin user's credentials per machine to manage it.

If your machines are already managed, you can add a new admin account via Casper remote or a policy.


Miles Leacy
Senior Macintosh Technician
Polo Ralph Lauren
212-318-7603
miles.leacy at poloralphlauren.com


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To: casper at list.jamfsoftware.com <casper at list.jamfsoftware.com>
Sent: Sat Apr 12 07:06:41 2008
Subject: [Casper] Migration

Hi,

We are about to roll out Leopard to all our machines. We have been doing testing and no issues. What is time consuming is the fact that after we netboot we will have to manually add the new accounts into Casper for the install. Is their anyway I can ask Casper to Recon the machines and get all users from the machines at present? The machines will have the same name as they do now. The JSS already know this.

If not, can I somehow add users to the database as if I had done it in Casper and asked it to remember the setting in the JSS. Casper will remember the second time, but I want to speed up the first time.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Best wishes

Michael




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on your network, more start sprouting up, one after the other until 
they almost outnumber your client machines."

Chuck Goolsbee

Michael Curtis

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From Miles.Leacy at PoloRalphLauren.com  Mon Apr 14 08:12:00 2008
From: Miles.Leacy at PoloRalphLauren.com (Leacy, Miles)
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:12:00 -0400
Subject: [Casper] Migration
In-Reply-To: <A7BC8D28-3120-4E84-97DB-584D3AAE7A70@bazmac.co.uk>
Message-ID: <C428EC80.1DD9%Miles.Leacy@PoloRalphLauren.com>

If I understand correctly, your environment requires you to have a local
account for the assigned user, and a local user for freelancers.

Does your organization make IT or the end user responsible for user data?
Do you know who is assigned to each computer?

If the end users are responsible for their own data, and you know the users?
names, then you can image the machine (after giving warning and an
opportunity to back up), and add the necessary user accounts through autorun
data.


On 4/12/08 3:44 PM, "Michael Curtis" <michael at bazmac.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi Miles,
> 
> They are all local accounts. One for the full time user and one for
> freelancers. I just need that netboot to match the accounts from the old Tiger
> machine and make them again in the new Leopard. Are you saying I can image the
> Leopard and then get a policy to get the old accounts and make them
> afterwards?
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Michael
> 
> On 12 Apr 2008, at 19:33, Leacy, Miles (US) wrote:
>> Where are your accounts?  Local netinfo, OD, AD, something else?
>> 
>> If your user accounts are in a nonlocal directory service, you can leave the
>> /Users directory intact, bind to your directory service, and all will be
>> well.
>> 
>> If they're local users, you can add account creation to autorun data or a
>> policy.
>> 
>> 
>> Miles Leacy
>> Senior Macintosh Technician
>> Polo Ralph Lauren
>> 212-318-7603
>> miles.leacy at poloralphlauren.com
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Michael Curtis <michael at bazmac.co.uk>
>> To: Leacy, Miles (US)
>> Sent: Sat Apr 12 13:00:38 2008
>> Subject: Re: [Casper] Migration
>> 
>> Hi Miles,
>> 
>> Thanks for the reply. I can Recon all my machines with the single admin
>> account I have. What I need is all the accounts that are on each machine and
>> for the Netboot to realise that I need them remade when I put Leopard on. The
>> JSS will remember this if I do it manually, if I need to rebuild that machine
>> the 2nd time. I just want to pre fill this information.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Michael
>> 
>> On 12 Apr 2008, at 15:37, Leacy, Miles (US) wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>         If your client machines all have an admin account in common, you can
>> enter that account's credentials into Recon when you do the network scan.
>> 
>>         If there are several possible admin accounts, you can enter all of
>> them in the Recon scan.
>> 
>>         You only need one valid admin user's credentials per machine to
>> manage it.
>> 
>>         If your machines are already managed, you can add a new admin account
>> via Casper remote or a policy.
>> 
>> 
>>         Miles Leacy
>>         Senior Macintosh Technician
>>         Polo Ralph Lauren
>>         212-318-7603
>>         miles.leacy at poloralphlauren.com
>> 
>> 
>>         ----- Original Message -----
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>>         To: casper at list.jamfsoftware.com <casper at list.jamfsoftware.com>
>>         Sent: Sat Apr 12 07:06:41 2008
>>         Subject: [Casper] Migration
>> 
>>         Hi,
>> 
>>         We are about to roll out Leopard to all our machines. We have been
>> doing testing and no issues. What is time consuming is the fact that after we
>> netboot we will have to manually add the new accounts into Casper for the
>> install. Is their anyway I can ask Casper to Recon the machines and get all
>> users from the machines at present? The machines will have the same name as
>> they do now. The JSS already know this.
>> 
>>         If not, can I somehow add users to the database as if I had done it
>> in Casper and asked it to remember the setting in the JSS. Casper will
>> remember the second time, but I want to speed up the first time.
>> 
>>         Any help would be much appreciated.
>> 
>>         Best wishes
>> 
>>         Michael
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>         -------------------------------------
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>>         "Windows NT is like mushrooms. As soon as one Windows server appears
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From eric.winkelhake at us-resources.com  Wed Apr 16 08:51:01 2008
From: eric.winkelhake at us-resources.com (Eric Winkelhake)
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:51:01 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Cosmetics
Message-ID: <OFA8BDBE85.A38C5581-ON8625742D.0057078B-8625742D.0057111D@lionresources.com>

I'm wondering if it would help anyone else to have submenus of the 
configuration type in Casper local.  Example and reason:  I have different 
regions that I'm supporting and I would like it if I could have cities for 
the base configs and then the department config being based on that.  I 
obviously have the same department names in different cities, ie Studio. 
These show up in the menu looking the same, no way to tell them apart. But 
if there we submenus each city would have a drop off itself making nice 
and pretty and easy.  Any takers??

--
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From Miles.Leacy at PoloRalphLauren.com  Wed Apr 16 10:03:58 2008
From: Miles.Leacy at PoloRalphLauren.com (Leacy, Miles)
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:03:58 -0400
Subject: [Casper] Final Cut Studio 2 best practices
Message-ID: <C42BA9BE.1EBE%Miles.Leacy@PoloRalphLauren.com>

Hello all,

I?m wondering if anyone who has had success deploying Final Cut Studio 2 via
Casper would share their experiences.

I?d like to get this packaged and on the JSS, but I know FCP has
historically been a pain in the enterprise.  Of course, we have multiple
single licenses rather than a volume license.

Thanks in advance,

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Senior Macintosh Technician
Polo Ralph Lauren
212-318-7603
miles.leacy at poloralphlauren.com









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From ERNSTCS at uwec.edu  Wed Apr 16 10:21:43 2008
From: ERNSTCS at uwec.edu (Ernst, Craig S.)
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:21:43 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Final Cut Studio 2 best practices
In-Reply-To: <C42BA9BE.1EBE%Miles.Leacy@PoloRalphLauren.com>
Message-ID: <C42B9FD7.5B4C%ernstcs@uwec.edu>

You have the answer already, volume purchase. Even though we didn't have all of the minimum 5 licenses used up it was still worth it in the long run to purchase it so we could use Casper to deploy it. Now ask me if I've packed it up yet...that comes next week.

We did the same with Final Cut Express.

We'll see if anyone else doing something more elaborate with single seat here perhaps.

Craig


On 4/16/08 12:03 PM, "Leacy, Miles" <Miles.Leacy at PoloRalphLauren.com> wrote:

Hello all,

I'm wondering if anyone who has had success deploying Final Cut Studio 2 via Casper would share their experiences.

I'd like to get this packaged and on the JSS, but I know FCP has historically been a pain in the enterprise.  Of course, we have multiple single licenses rather than a volume license.

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From remo.delbello at designory.com  Wed Apr 16 11:24:35 2008
From: remo.delbello at designory.com (Remo Del Bello)
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:24:35 -0700
Subject: [Casper] Exporting/Importing JSS Database
Message-ID: <C42B9273.5C066%remo.delbello@designory.com>

Our JSS server was used for some testing prior to the Casper installation at
our site, and has a custom-rolled installation of MySQL (leaving the
original installation intact). When Casper was installed this compiled MySQL
was used rather than the baked in one. This is currently causing us issues
when we reboot the server since the wrong MySQL is started up, leaving the
JSS unreachable until we manually stop the baked-in MySQL and start our own.

We *could* hunt down and modify the StartupItem to start the correct MySQL
installation, but we'd rather fix the original mistake and have a standard
installation. That, of course, would involve exporting the current database
and importing it with the correct MySQL running.

I just want to verify that these would be the correct steps (hopefully
someone on the list has done this or something similar previously that can
comment):

1. Launch JSS Setup Utility and connect to JSS server
2. Go to 'Servers & Services/Database/Troubleshooting/Backup Database'
3. Save database to local Desktop
4. Stop current MySQL process and start built-in MySQL
5. Launch JSS Setup Utility and connect to the JSS server
6. Start the JSS and select "The JSS components are already..."
7. Go to 'Servers & Services/Database/Troubleshooting/Backup Database'
8. Click "Restore Backup" and select saved database backup

That *should* be it, if I understand things correctly. I'm a little iffy on
step 6. Should we let the JSS Setup Utility reinstall the commponents? It
doesn't seem like that would be necessary.

Anything else we should be wary of or need to do? Thanks for your input.

-- 
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(562) 753-0783                    Fax (562) 436-4879
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From Miles.Leacy at PoloRalphLauren.com  Wed Apr 16 13:33:30 2008
From: Miles.Leacy at PoloRalphLauren.com (Leacy, Miles)
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:33:30 -0400
Subject: [Casper] Leopard Core OS build
Message-ID: <C42BDADA.1EEC%Miles.Leacy@PoloRalphLauren.com>

Hello all,

I think it would be beneficial for us all to share what we feel needs to be
done to the core OS image for Leopard and why.  I?ll start.

1. Install on newest hardware in production, in my case MacBookPro4,1 ? long
accepted best practice, gives most compatibility with Mac models
2. Erase & install ? long accepted best practice, cleans out the hard drive
of any junk before installing a system
3. Custom install, uncheck all optional components ? keeping it lean and
keeping it modular 
4. Create admin account(s) for IT staff & casper tools ? needed to perform
admin tasks and manage via casper
5. Set a computer name that will be recognizable as an unconfigured machine
? easily spot problem machines on the network
6. Disable the guest account ? security consideration
7. Disable automatic login, password hints, display login window as name &
password ? security considerations
8. Require password to unlock each system preference pane ? security
consideration 
9. Turn off Bluetooth ? security consideration
10. Turn off Software Update checking ? to keep this under control of casper
policies 
11. Turn off Time Machine status icon ? In my environment, we don?t use Time
Machine 
12. Set default energy saver settings for power adapter ? keep machines from
sleeping or spinning down hard disks while plugged in
13. Run critical software updates, OS, security ? security consideration, OS
comes out of the gate as up to date and patched as possible without waiting
for a policy to run.

Several of the above items could be accomplished with scripts, policies,
packaged plists, etc..  I choose to set them in the core OS package since
these are the values we want, they have to be set to something, and if we
change our minds later, its easy enough to change them with policies.

-- 
Miles Leacy
Senior Macintosh Technician
Polo Ralph Lauren
212-318-7603
miles.leacy at poloralphlauren.com









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From eric.winkelhake at us-resources.com  Wed Apr 16 13:49:26 2008
From: eric.winkelhake at us-resources.com (Eric Winkelhake)
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:49:26 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Leopard Core OS build
In-Reply-To: <C42BDADA.1EEC%Miles.Leacy@PoloRalphLauren.com>
Message-ID: <OFB6E2B231.1515AF9D-ON8625742D.0071A475-8625742D.00726377@lionresources.com>

defaults write com.apple.TimeMachine DoNotOfferNewDisksForBackup -bool YES

Stops time machine from barking when you connect an external disk.  I also 
kill all the unnecessary fonts. 

--
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35 West Wacker Drive, Suite 3000 | Chicago, IL 60601
Office: 312-220-1669 | Mobile: 312-519-5632
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04/16/08 03:33 PM

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[Casper] Leopard Core OS build






Hello all,

I think it would be beneficial for us all to share what we feel needs to 
be done to the core OS image for Leopard and why.  I?ll start.

1.      Install on newest hardware in production, in my case MacBookPro4,1 
? long accepted best practice, gives most compatibility with Mac models 
2.      Erase & install ? long accepted best practice, cleans out the hard 
drive of any junk before installing a system 
3.      Custom install, uncheck all optional components ? keeping it lean 
and keeping it modular 
4.      Create admin account(s) for IT staff & casper tools ? needed to 
perform admin tasks and manage via casper 
5.      Set a computer name that will be recognizable as an unconfigured 
machine ? easily spot problem machines on the network 
6.      Disable the guest account ? security consideration 
7.      Disable automatic login, password hints, display login window as 
name & password ? security considerations 
8.      Require password to unlock each system preference pane ? security 
consideration 
9.      Turn off Bluetooth ? security consideration 
10.     Turn off Software Update checking ? to keep this under control of 
casper policies 
11.     Turn off Time Machine status icon ? In my environment, we don?t 
use Time Machine 
12.     Set default energy saver settings for power adapter ? keep 
machines from sleeping or spinning down hard disks while plugged in 
13.     Run critical software updates, OS, security ? security 
consideration, OS comes out of the gate as up to date and patched as 
possible without waiting for a policy to run.

Several of the above items could be accomplished with scripts, policies, 
packaged plists, etc..  I choose to set them in the core OS package since 
these are the values we want, they have to be set to something, and if we 
change our minds later, its easy enough to change them with policies.

-- 
Miles Leacy
Senior Macintosh Technician
Polo Ralph Lauren
212-318-7603
miles.leacy at poloralphlauren.com


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From Miles.Leacy at PoloRalphLauren.com  Wed Apr 16 14:00:00 2008
From: Miles.Leacy at PoloRalphLauren.com (Leacy, Miles)
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0400
Subject: [Casper] Leopard Core OS build
In-Reply-To: <OFB6E2B231.1515AF9D-ON8625742D.0071A475-8625742D.00726377@lionresources.com>
Message-ID: <C42BE110.1EF5%Miles.Leacy@PoloRalphLauren.com>

Cool.

I have the ?time machine nag killer? as a script, largely because when
something requires CLI, I generally use scripts.  The settings I incorporate
in the core build are clicks in System Preferences.

Have you got a listing of the necessary fonts in Leopard?  I have weeded out
fonts in my Tiger builds, but I don?t have a definitive list of necessary
Leopard fonts.

Thanks,

-- 
Miles Leacy
Senior Macintosh Technician
Polo Ralph Lauren
212-318-7603
miles.leacy at poloralphlauren.com

> 



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wrote:

> 
> defaults write com.apple.TimeMachine DoNotOfferNewDisksForBackup -bool YES
> 
> Stops time machine from barking when you connect an external disk.  I also
> kill all the unnecessary fonts.
> 
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> 35 West Wacker Drive, Suite 3000 | Chicago, IL 60601
> Office: 312-220-1669 | Mobile: 312-519-5632
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> cc
> Subject 
> [Casper] Leopard Core OS build
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I think it would be beneficial for us all to share what we feel needs to be
> done to the core OS image for Leopard and why.  I?ll start.
> 
> 1.        Install on newest hardware in production, in my case MacBookPro4,1 ?
> long accepted best practice, gives most compatibility with Mac models
> 2.        Erase & install ? long accepted best practice, cleans out the hard
> drive of any junk before installing a system
> 3.        Custom install, uncheck all optional components ? keeping it lean
> and keeping it modular
> 4.        Create admin account(s) for IT staff & casper tools ? needed to
> perform admin tasks and manage via casper
> 5.        Set a computer name that will be recognizable as an unconfigured
> machine ? easily spot problem machines on the network
> 6.        Disable the guest account ? security consideration
> 7.        Disable automatic login, password hints, display login window as
> name & password ? security considerations
> 8.        Require password to unlock each system preference pane ? security
> consideration 
> 9.        Turn off Bluetooth ? security consideration
> 10.        Turn off Software Update checking ? to keep this under control of
> casper policies 
> 11.        Turn off Time Machine status icon ? In my environment, we don?t use
> Time Machine 
> 12.        Set default energy saver settings for power adapter ? keep machines
> from sleeping or spinning down hard disks while plugged in
> 13.        Run critical software updates, OS, security ? security
> consideration, OS comes out of the gate as up to date and patched as possible
> without waiting for a policy to run.
> 
> Several of the above items could be accomplished with scripts, policies,
> packaged plists, etc..  I choose to set them in the core OS package since
> these are the values we want, they have to be set to something, and if we
> change our minds later, its easy enough to change them with policies.
> 







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From Rich.Dagel at landor.com  Thu Apr 17 09:40:07 2008
From: Rich.Dagel at landor.com (Dagel, Rich)
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:40:07 -0700
Subject: [Casper] New 10.5 MacBook Pros and MacPros
Message-ID: <C42CCB77.1ABAD%Rich.Dagel@landor.com>

Which is best for building the master image off of?  Both are shipping with
different flavors of 10.5.

Rich



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From ERNSTCS at uwec.edu  Thu Apr 17 09:49:48 2008
From: ERNSTCS at uwec.edu (Ernst, Craig S.)
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:49:48 -0500
Subject: [Casper] New 10.5 MacBook Pros and MacPros
In-Reply-To: <C42CCB77.1ABAD%Rich.Dagel@landor.com>
Message-ID: <C42CE9DC.5BFB%ernstcs@uwec.edu>

So you'll also notice if you make an image on the MacBook and put in on a MacBook Pro that you'll have a new Airport 1 adapter, it doesn't want to be the same.

Craig


On 4/17/08 11:40 AM, "Dagel, Rich" <Rich.Dagel at landor.com> wrote:

Which is best for building the master image off of?  Both are shipping with different flavors of 10.5.

Rich

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From john_wetter at hopkins.k12.mn.us  Thu Apr 17 09:50:06 2008
From: john_wetter at hopkins.k12.mn.us (John Wetter)
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:50:06 -0500
Subject: [Casper] New 10.5 MacBook Pros and MacPros
In-Reply-To: <C42CCB77.1ABAD%Rich.Dagel@landor.com>
Message-ID: <C42CE9EE.4430%john_wetter@hopkins.k12.mn.us>

No personaly expereince yet with these, but whichever is the newer build is what I'd use, given they revised the hardware on the same day.  Hopefully they both have all the drivers.  10.5.3 should also be out soon which will likely roll up all the drivers.  To remember shipping dates for finding the newest hardware, and also for info on when we might see an update, I use mac rumor's buying guide: http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/

They do a pretty good job and nice references.

-John


On 4/17/08 11:40 AM, "Dagel, Rich" <Rich.Dagel at landor.com> wrote:

Which is best for building the master image off of?  Both are shipping with different flavors of 10.5.

Rich

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From Miles.Leacy at PoloRalphLauren.com  Thu Apr 17 09:50:52 2008
From: Miles.Leacy at PoloRalphLauren.com (Leacy, Miles)
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:50:52 -0400
Subject: [Casper] New 10.5 MacBook Pros and MacPros
In-Reply-To: <C42CCB77.1ABAD%Rich.Dagel@landor.com>
Message-ID: <C42CF82C.1F29%Miles.Leacy@PoloRalphLauren.com>

Unless reasons against it come out, I always go with the latest pro
portable.  If you build your master 10.5.2 image on a Mac Pro, you may be
missing trackpad, isight, accelerometer, bluetooth and airport software.

A combo update provide some of this, but since the 10.5.2 build shipping
with the new machines is  a newer revision than the 10.5.2 combo updater,
and the 10.5.3 update isn?t released yet, you?d have to know exactly what
you?re looking for, harvest it from an installed MacBook Pro and copy it to
the Mac Pro.

It?s easier to build on the portable, and I?ve never had a problem with
dropping that image onto a desktop.

What I?m curious about is if we will be able to image MacBook Airs with an
image developed on a MacBook Pro after applying the 10.5.3 Combo update
(once it?s available).

-- 
Miles Leacy
Senior Macintosh Technician
Polo Ralph Lauren
212-318-7603
miles.leacy at poloralphlauren.com




On 4/17/08 12:40 PM, "Dagel, Rich" <Rich.Dagel at landor.com> wrote:

> Which is best for building the master image off of?  Both are shipping with
> different flavors of 10.5.
> 
> Rich
> 
> 
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From NATHANIEL.LINDLEY at spps.org  Thu Apr 17 11:00:17 2008
From: NATHANIEL.LINDLEY at spps.org (NATHANIEL.LINDLEY at spps.org)
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:00:17 -0500
Subject: [Casper] New 10.5 MacBook Pros and MacPros
In-Reply-To: <C42CF82C.1F29%Miles.Leacy@PoloRalphLauren.com>
Message-ID: <OF0E6ABB97.47C21828-ON8625742E.006229DC-8625742E.0062F313@spps.org>

When I built my 10.5.2 Base OS, I started on the MacBook Air, then I 
re-ran the combo updater after putting that image on an iMac Intel 
Aluminum.   This added back the Ethernet Built-In port that the Macbook 
Air was missing.  Maybe some other things I didn't know about. 
Interesting thing is that on the MacBook Air, the wireless is called (en0) 
which usually is the built-in ethernet, then the USB Ethernet dongle is 
called (en1).  Then if we put the image on a iMac, it is the same 
designation-- (en0) for wireless and (en1) for wired.  However, it appears 
that the JSS shows the devices correctly as Ethernet MAC and Airport MAC.  
   I don't think it matters too much at this point. 

Seems to be working so far.


Nathaniel Lindley

++++++++++++++++++
Learning Systems Specialist
Educational Technology
Saint Paul Public Schools
Saint Paul, Minnesota
nathaniel.lindley at spps.org
phone:  651-603-4929




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Subject
Re: [Casper] New 10.5 MacBook Pros and MacPros






Unless reasons against it come out, I always go with the latest pro 
portable.  If you build your master 10.5.2 image on a Mac Pro, you may be 
missing trackpad, isight, accelerometer, bluetooth and airport software.

A combo update provide some of this, but since the 10.5.2 build shipping 
with the new machines is  a newer revision than the 10.5.2 combo updater, 
and the 10.5.3 update isn?t released yet, you?d have to know exactly what 
you?re looking for, harvest it from an installed MacBook Pro and copy it 
to the Mac Pro.

It?s easier to build on the portable, and I?ve never had a problem with 
dropping that image onto a desktop.

What I?m curious about is if we will be able to image MacBook Airs with an 
image developed on a MacBook Pro after applying the 10.5.3 Combo update 
(once it?s available).

-- 
Miles Leacy
Senior Macintosh Technician
Polo Ralph Lauren
212-318-7603
miles.leacy at poloralphlauren.com




On 4/17/08 12:40 PM, "Dagel, Rich" <Rich.Dagel at landor.com> wrote:

Which is best for building the master image off of?  Both are shipping 
with different flavors of 10.5.

Rich


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From swood at integerdallas.com  Thu Apr 17 13:05:45 2008
From: swood at integerdallas.com (Steve Wood)
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:05:45 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Feature Request
Message-ID: <3C7E1486-5C44-490C-AE56-DFD640A16A38@integerdallas.com>

I am very new to Casper, so this may be a feature that is already  
present and I just haven't found it yet.  Or, it may be a feature that  
is already in the works.

It would be nice to have the ability to pull actual warranty  
information directly from Apple using the serial numbers of the  
machines.  I know that the Self Service portal for Apple (Global  
Service Exchange or GSX) has an API that you can script/program into,  
and I know that there are companies looking at using the AppleCare  
information site for this.  Managed Planet, which creates plug ins for  
LANDesk, has one that they were/are working on.

So, if we can get warranty/purchased date information from Apple in  
the inventory reports, that would be swell!


Thanks!

-
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Director Information Technology
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From Miles.Leacy at PoloRalphLauren.com  Thu Apr 17 13:12:39 2008
From: Miles.Leacy at PoloRalphLauren.com (Leacy, Miles)
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:12:39 -0400
Subject: [Casper] Feature Request
In-Reply-To: <3C7E1486-5C44-490C-AE56-DFD640A16A38@integerdallas.com>
Message-ID: <C42D2777.1F49%Miles.Leacy@PoloRalphLauren.com>

Great idea!!  I?ll second that.

The once concern I have is, what happens when a computer is out of warranty?
I haven?t had GSX access in a couple of years, so I don?t know if GSX
reports the expiration date of expired warranties, but
apple.com/support/oss/ just reports ?no longer covered?, not the expiration
date.  I suppose where no data is available, the tool would simply not write
anything to the database.  This is certainly not a show stopper, and if a
system like this is in play, you could safely assume that, after an update,
any computer without an expiration date in the JSS is no longer covered for
service.

-- 
Miles Leacy
Senior Macintosh Technician
Polo Ralph Lauren
212-318-7603
miles.leacy at poloralphlauren.com




On 4/17/08 4:05 PM, "Steve Wood" <swood at integerdallas.com> wrote:

> I am very new to Casper, so this may be a feature that is already present and
> I just haven't found it yet.  Or, it may be a feature that is already in the
> works.
> 
> It would be nice to have the ability to pull actual warranty information
> directly from Apple using the serial numbers of the machines.  I know that the
> Self Service portal for Apple (Global Service Exchange or GSX) has an API that
> you can script/program into, and I know that there are companies looking at
> using the AppleCare information site for this.  Managed Planet, which creates
> plug ins for LANDesk, has one that they were/are working on.
> 
> So, if we can get warranty/purchased date information from Apple in the
> inventory reports, that would be swell!
>  
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -
> Steve Wood
> Director Information Technology
> swood at integerdallas.com
> 
> The Integer Group | 1999 Bryan St. | Ste. 1700 | Dallas, TX 75201
> iPhone. 940.312.2475 | fx. 214.758.6902 | desk. 214.758.6813
> 
> 
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> 
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From tlarki at kckps.org  Thu Apr 17 13:17:51 2008
From: tlarki at kckps.org (Thomas Larkin)
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:17:51 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Feature Request
Message-ID: <s8076a39.000@gwmail.kckps.org>

GSX should display all warranty information and repair history.  However, getting access to that end is probably not going to happen.   However, Apple already has a web front end to check warranty out, here:

https://selfsolve.apple.com/GetWarranty.do

I am not sure if you interface casper with it or not, but just a thought....

Thomas Larkin
TIS Department
KCKPS USD500
tlarki at kckps.org
cell:  913-449-7589
office:  913-627-0351
>>> "Leacy, Miles" <Miles.Leacy at PoloRalphLauren.com> 04/17/08 3:12 PM >>>
Great idea!!  I?ll second that.

The once concern I have is, what happens when a computer is out of warranty?
I haven?t had GSX access in a couple of years, so I don?t know if GSX
reports the expiration date of expired warranties, but
apple.com/support/oss/ just reports ?no longer covered?, not the expiration
date.  I suppose where no data is available, the tool would simply not write
anything to the database.  This is certainly not a show stopper, and if a
system like this is in play, you could safely assume that, after an update,
any computer without an expiration date in the JSS is no longer covered for
service.

--
Miles Leacy
Senior Macintosh Technician
Polo Ralph Lauren
212-318-7603
miles.leacy at poloralphlauren.com




On 4/17/08 4:05 PM, "Steve Wood" <swood at integerdallas.com> wrote:

> I am very new to Casper, so this may be a feature that is already present and
> I just haven't found it yet.  Or, it may be a feature that is already in the
> works.
>
> It would be nice to have the ability to pull actual warranty information
> directly from Apple using the serial numbers of the machines.  I know that the
> Self Service portal for Apple (Global Service Exchange or GSX) has an API that
> you can script/program into, and I know that there are companies looking at
> using the AppleCare information site for this.  Managed Planet, which creates
> plug ins for LANDesk, has one that they were/are working on.
>
> So, if we can get warranty/purchased date information from Apple in the
> inventory reports, that would be swell!
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> -
> Steve Wood
> Director Information Technology
> swood at integerdallas.com
>
> The Integer Group | 1999 Bryan St. | Ste. 1700 | Dallas, TX 75201
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>
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From swood at integerdallas.com  Thu Apr 17 13:22:17 2008
From: swood at integerdallas.com (Steve Wood)
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:22:17 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Feature Request
In-Reply-To: <s8076a39.099@gwmail.kckps.org>
References: <s8076a39.099@gwmail.kckps.org>
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I'm lazy, just like all good Sys Admins are.  I don't want to have to  
copy and paste 100 computer serial #s into GSX or the AppleCare front  
end on their site.  I want a button to push, or an automatic inventory  
feature, that grabs that info for me.

As for machines that are out of warranty, or ones that show no data,  
that's fine because you can treat them as the exception, not the  
norm.  Honestly the data I am looking for is not just the warranty,  
but the purchased date (estimated purch. date in GSX).  That  
information can help me when I'm doing my forecasting for budgeting  
reasons.  Or when I'm working on my trickle down reports for machines.


Thanks!

-
Steve Wood
Director Information Technology
swood at integerdallas.com

The Integer Group | 1999 Bryan St. | Ste. 1700 | Dallas, TX 75201
iPhone. 940.312.2475 | fx. 214.758.6902 | desk. 214.758.6813



On Apr 17, 2008, at 3:17 PM, Thomas Larkin wrote:

> GSX should display all warranty information and repair history.   
> However, getting access to that end is probably not going to  
> happen.   However, Apple already has a web front end to check  
> warranty out, here:
>
> https://selfsolve.apple.com/GetWarranty.do
>
> I am not sure if you interface casper with it or not, but just a  
> thought....
>
> Thomas Larkin
> TIS Department
> KCKPS USD500
> tlarki at kckps.org
> cell:  913-449-7589
> office:  913-627-0351
>>>> "Leacy, Miles" <Miles.Leacy at PoloRalphLauren.com> 04/17/08 3:12 PM  
>>>> >>>
> Great idea!!  I?ll second that.
>
> The once concern I have is, what happens when a computer is out of  
> warranty?
> I haven?t had GSX access in a couple of years, so I don?t know if GSX
> reports the expiration date of expired warranties, but
> apple.com/support/oss/ just reports ?no longer covered?, not the  
> expiration
> date.  I suppose where no data is available, the tool would simply  
> not write
> anything to the database.  This is certainly not a show stopper, and  
> if a
> system like this is in play, you could safely assume that, after an  
> update,
> any computer without an expiration date in the JSS is no longer  
> covered for
> service.
>
> --
> Miles Leacy
> Senior Macintosh Technician
> Polo Ralph Lauren
> 212-318-7603
> miles.leacy at poloralphlauren.com
>
>
>
>
> On 4/17/08 4:05 PM, "Steve Wood" <swood at integerdallas.com> wrote:
>
>> I am very new to Casper, so this may be a feature that is already  
>> present and
>> I just haven't found it yet.  Or, it may be a feature that is  
>> already in the
>> works.
>>
>> It would be nice to have the ability to pull actual warranty  
>> information
>> directly from Apple using the serial numbers of the machines.  I  
>> know that the
>> Self Service portal for Apple (Global Service Exchange or GSX) has  
>> an API that
>> you can script/program into, and I know that there are companies  
>> looking at
>> using the AppleCare information site for this.  Managed Planet,  
>> which creates
>> plug ins for LANDesk, has one that they were/are working on.
>>
>> So, if we can get warranty/purchased date information from Apple in  
>> the
>> inventory reports, that would be swell!
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> -
>> Steve Wood
>> Director Information Technology
>> swood at integerdallas.com
>>
>> The Integer Group | 1999 Bryan St. | Ste. 1700 | Dallas, TX 75201
>> iPhone. 940.312.2475 | fx. 214.758.6902 | desk. 214.758.6813
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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From wylie.horn at oucs.ox.ac.uk  Thu Apr 17 13:30:04 2008
From: wylie.horn at oucs.ox.ac.uk (Horn Wylie)
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:30:04 +0100
Subject: [Casper] Feature Request
In-Reply-To: <3617C686-E0A7-4B24-8E23-C675F4D98DAD@integerdallas.com>
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I agree with what has been said to date.  This would be a very helpful  
feature.  From my point of view having data on machines that are out  
of warranty would still be of value as it would be a great reminder to  
either update their warranty cover or to arrange for purchase of new  
equipment.  Can someone from jamf comment on whether this is  
technically feasible?

Cheers,

Wylie

On 17 Apr 2008, at 21:22, Steve Wood wrote:
> I'm lazy, just like all good Sys Admins are.  I don't want to have  
> to copy and paste 100 computer serial #s into GSX or the AppleCare  
> front end on their site.  I want a button to push, or an automatic  
> inventory feature, that grabs that info for me.
>
> As for machines that are out of warranty, or ones that show no data,  
> that's fine because you can treat them as the exception, not the  
> norm.  Honestly the data I am looking for is not just the warranty,  
> but the purchased date (estimated purch. date in GSX).  That  
> information can help me when I'm doing my forecasting for budgeting  
> reasons.  Or when I'm working on my trickle down reports for machines.
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> -
> Steve Wood
> Director Information Technology
> swood at integerdallas.com
>
> The Integer Group | 1999 Bryan St. | Ste. 1700 | Dallas, TX 75201
> iPhone. 940.312.2475 | fx. 214.758.6902 | desk. 214.758.6813
>
>
>
> On Apr 17, 2008, at 3:17 PM, Thomas Larkin wrote:
>
>> GSX should display all warranty information and repair history.   
>> However, getting access to that end is probably not going to  
>> happen.   However, Apple already has a web front end to check  
>> warranty out, here:
>>
>> https://selfsolve.apple.com/GetWarranty.do
>>
>> I am not sure if you interface casper with it or not, but just a  
>> thought....
>>
>> Thomas Larkin
>> TIS Department
>> KCKPS USD500
>> tlarki at kckps.org
>> cell:  913-449-7589
>> office:  913-627-0351
>>>>> "Leacy, Miles" <Miles.Leacy at PoloRalphLauren.com> 04/17/08 3:12  
>>>>> PM >>>
>> Great idea!!  I?ll second that.
>>
>> The once concern I have is, what happens when a computer is out of  
>> warranty?
>> I haven?t had GSX access in a couple of years, so I don?t know if GSX
>> reports the expiration date of expired warranties, but
>> apple.com/support/oss/ just reports ?no longer covered?, not the  
>> expiration
>> date.  I suppose where no data is available, the tool would simply  
>> not write
>> anything to the database.  This is certainly not a show stopper,  
>> and if a
>> system like this is in play, you could safely assume that, after an  
>> update,
>> any computer without an expiration date in the JSS is no longer  
>> covered for
>> service.
>>
>> --
>> Miles Leacy
>> Senior Macintosh Technician
>> Polo Ralph Lauren
>> 212-318-7603
>> miles.leacy at poloralphlauren.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 4/17/08 4:05 PM, "Steve Wood" <swood at integerdallas.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I am very new to Casper, so this may be a feature that is already  
>>> present and
>>> I just haven't found it yet.  Or, it may be a feature that is  
>>> already in the
>>> works.
>>>
>>> It would be nice to have the ability to pull actual warranty  
>>> information
>>> directly from Apple using the serial numbers of the machines.  I  
>>> know that the
>>> Self Service portal for Apple (Global Service Exchange or GSX) has  
>>> an API that
>>> you can script/program into, and I know that there are companies  
>>> looking at
>>> using the AppleCare information site for this.  Managed Planet,  
>>> which creates
>>> plug ins for LANDesk, has one that they were/are working on.
>>>
>>> So, if we can get warranty/purchased date information from Apple  
>>> in the
>>> inventory reports, that would be swell!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> -
>>> Steve Wood
>>> Director Information Technology
>>> swood at integerdallas.com
>>>
>>> The Integer Group | 1999 Bryan St. | Ste. 1700 | Dallas, TX 75201
>>> iPhone. 940.312.2475 | fx. 214.758.6902 | desk. 214.758.6813
>>>
>>>
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>>>
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From NATHANIEL.LINDLEY at spps.org  Thu Apr 17 13:39:00 2008
From: NATHANIEL.LINDLEY at spps.org (NATHANIEL.LINDLEY at spps.org)
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:39:00 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Feature Request
In-Reply-To: <69857FBB-CC23-428A-8280-A45FB3DAF21F@oucs.ox.ac.uk>
Message-ID: <OFE822933B.DD00ACE1-ON8625742E.0071463E-8625742E.00717B04@spps.org>

Wouldn't it be cool if we could just enter our GSX username/pw account 
information into the JSS somewhere and it would interface/download the 
data by MAC address or SN or something from Apple.  What about computers 
that have new logic boards and the serial number reports as 55 or 0. maybe 
MAC address would be the best identifier.  We've tried to get the data 
from Apple before, even in just a flat file to import.  no luck.

Nathaniel Lindley

++++++++++++++++++
Learning Systems Specialist
Educational Technology
Saint Paul Public Schools
Saint Paul, Minnesota
nathaniel.lindley at spps.org
phone:  651-603-4929



Horn Wylie <wylie.horn at oucs.ox.ac.uk> 
Sent by: casper-bounces at list.jamfsoftware.com
04/17/2008 03:30 PM

To
Steve Wood <swood at integerdallas.com>
cc
Miles.Leacy at PoloRalphLauren.com, casper at list.jamfsoftware.com
Subject
Re: [Casper] Feature Request






I agree with what has been said to date.  This would be a very helpful 
feature.  From my point of view having data on machines that are out 
of warranty would still be of value as it would be a great reminder to 
either update their warranty cover or to arrange for purchase of new 
equipment.  Can someone from jamf comment on whether this is 
technically feasible?

Cheers,

Wylie

On 17 Apr 2008, at 21:22, Steve Wood wrote:
> I'm lazy, just like all good Sys Admins are.  I don't want to have 
> to copy and paste 100 computer serial #s into GSX or the AppleCare 
> front end on their site.  I want a button to push, or an automatic 
> inventory feature, that grabs that info for me.
>
> As for machines that are out of warranty, or ones that show no data, 
> that's fine because you can treat them as the exception, not the 
> norm.  Honestly the data I am looking for is not just the warranty, 
> but the purchased date (estimated purch. date in GSX).  That 
> information can help me when I'm doing my forecasting for budgeting 
> reasons.  Or when I'm working on my trickle down reports for machines.
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> -
> Steve Wood
> Director Information Technology
> swood at integerdallas.com
>
> The Integer Group | 1999 Bryan St. | Ste. 1700 | Dallas, TX 75201
> iPhone. 940.312.2475 | fx. 214.758.6902 | desk. 214.758.6813
>
>
>
> On Apr 17, 2008, at 3:17 PM, Thomas Larkin wrote:
>
>> GSX should display all warranty information and repair history. 
>> However, getting access to that end is probably not going to 
>> happen.   However, Apple already has a web front end to check 
>> warranty out, here:
>>
>> https://selfsolve.apple.com/GetWarranty.do
>>
>> I am not sure if you interface casper with it or not, but just a 
>> thought....
>>
>> Thomas Larkin
>> TIS Department
>> KCKPS USD500
>> tlarki at kckps.org
>> cell:  913-449-7589
>> office:  913-627-0351
>>>>> "Leacy, Miles" <Miles.Leacy at PoloRalphLauren.com> 04/17/08 3:12 
>>>>> PM >>>
>> Great idea!!  I?ll second that.
>>
>> The once concern I have is, what happens when a computer is out of 
>> warranty?
>> I haven?t had GSX access in a couple of years, so I don?t know if GSX
>> reports the expiration date of expired warranties, but
>> apple.com/support/oss/ just reports ?no longer covered?, not the 
>> expiration
>> date.  I suppose where no data is available, the tool would simply 
>> not write
>> anything to the database.  This is certainly not a show stopper, 
>> and if a
>> system like this is in play, you could safely assume that, after an 
>> update,
>> any computer without an expiration date in the JSS is no longer 
>> covered for
>> service.
>>
>> --
>> Miles Leacy
>> Senior Macintosh Technician
>> Polo Ralph Lauren
>> 212-318-7603
>> miles.leacy at poloralphlauren.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 4/17/08 4:05 PM, "Steve Wood" <swood at integerdallas.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I am very new to Casper, so this may be a feature that is already 
>>> present and
>>> I just haven't found it yet.  Or, it may be a feature that is 
>>> already in the
>>> works.
>>>
>>> It would be nice to have the ability to pull actual warranty 
>>> information
>>> directly from Apple using the serial numbers of the machines.  I 
>>> know that the
>>> Self Service portal for Apple (Global Service Exchange or GSX) has 
>>> an API that
>>> you can script/program into, and I know that there are companies 
>>> looking at
>>> using the AppleCare information site for this.  Managed Planet, 
>>> which creates
>>> plug ins for LANDesk, has one that they were/are working on.
>>>
>>> So, if we can get warranty/purchased date information from Apple 
>>> in the
>>> inventory reports, that would be swell!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> -
>>> Steve Wood
>>> Director Information Technology
>>> swood at integerdallas.com
>>>
>>> The Integer Group | 1999 Bryan St. | Ste. 1700 | Dallas, TX 75201
>>> iPhone. 940.312.2475 | fx. 214.758.6902 | desk. 214.758.6813
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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From swood at integerdallas.com  Thu Apr 17 14:07:18 2008
From: swood at integerdallas.com (Steve Wood)
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:07:18 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Feature Request
In-Reply-To: <OFE822933B.DD00ACE1-ON8625742E.0071463E-8625742E.00717B04@spps.org>
References: <OFE822933B.DD00ACE1-ON8625742E.0071463E-8625742E.00717B04@spps.org>
Message-ID: <3355F84C-5459-4447-8736-9EC8B1E443DD@integerdallas.com>

If a logic board is replaced, and the tech did not run the board  
serialize utility to put the new s/n and MAC address in, you're out of  
luck.  Again, this is an exception, not a norm.  How many machines do  
you have in your inventory that have had LB replacements?  I'm sure  
you could keep a spreadsheet somewhere with that info in it.

I've gotten warranty info from Apple before, thru my direct sales rep,  
but it took him a few weeks to get it.  I basically sent him a list of  
serial numbers, and he sent back a list with MFG date, which was  
perfect for what I needed.


Thanks!

-
Steve Wood
Director Information Technology
swood at integerdallas.com

The Integer Group | 1999 Bryan St. | Ste. 1700 | Dallas, TX 75201
iPhone. 940.312.2475 | fx. 214.758.6902 | desk. 214.758.6813



On Apr 17, 2008, at 3:39 PM, NATHANIEL.LINDLEY at spps.org wrote:

>
> Wouldn't it be cool if we could just enter our GSX username/pw  
> account information into the JSS somewhere and it would interface/ 
> download the data by MAC address or SN or something from Apple.   
> What about computers that have new logic boards and the serial  
> number reports as 55 or 0.   maybe MAC address would be the best  
> identifier.  We've tried to get the data from Apple before, even in  
> just a flat file to import.  no luck.
>
> Nathaniel Lindley
>
> ++++++++++++++++++
> Learning Systems Specialist
> Educational Technology
> Saint Paul Public Schools
> Saint Paul, Minnesota
> nathaniel.lindley at spps.org
> phone:  651-603-4929
>
>
> Horn Wylie <wylie.horn at oucs.ox.ac.uk>
> Sent by: casper-bounces at list.jamfsoftware.com
> 04/17/2008 03:30 PM
>
> To
> Steve Wood <swood at integerdallas.com>
> cc
> Miles.Leacy at PoloRalphLauren.com, casper at list.jamfsoftware.com
> Subject
> Re: [Casper] Feature Request
>
>
>
>
>
> I agree with what has been said to date.  This would be a very helpful
> feature.  From my point of view having data on machines that are out
> of warranty would still be of value as it would be a great reminder to
> either update their warranty cover or to arrange for purchase of new
> equipment.  Can someone from jamf comment on whether this is
> technically feasible?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Wylie
>
> On 17 Apr 2008, at 21:22, Steve Wood wrote:
> > I'm lazy, just like all good Sys Admins are.  I don't want to have
> > to copy and paste 100 computer serial #s into GSX or the AppleCare
> > front end on their site.  I want a button to push, or an automatic
> > inventory feature, that grabs that info for me.
> >
> > As for machines that are out of warranty, or ones that show no data,
> > that's fine because you can treat them as the exception, not the
> > norm.  Honestly the data I am looking for is not just the warranty,
> > but the purchased date (estimated purch. date in GSX).  That
> > information can help me when I'm doing my forecasting for budgeting
> > reasons.  Or when I'm working on my trickle down reports for  
> machines.
> >
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > -
> > Steve Wood
> > Director Information Technology
> > swood at integerdallas.com
> >
> > The Integer Group | 1999 Bryan St. | Ste. 1700 | Dallas, TX 75201
> > iPhone. 940.312.2475 | fx. 214.758.6902 | desk. 214.758.6813
> >
> >
> >
> > On Apr 17, 2008, at 3:17 PM, Thomas Larkin wrote:
> >
> >> GSX should display all warranty information and repair history.
> >> However, getting access to that end is probably not going to
> >> happen.   However, Apple already has a web front end to check
> >> warranty out, here:
> >>
> >> https://selfsolve.apple.com/GetWarranty.do
> >>
> >> I am not sure if you interface casper with it or not, but just a
> >> thought....
> >>
> >> Thomas Larkin
> >> TIS Department
> >> KCKPS USD500
> >> tlarki at kckps.org
> >> cell:  913-449-7589
> >> office:  913-627-0351
> >>>>> "Leacy, Miles" <Miles.Leacy at PoloRalphLauren.com> 04/17/08 3:12
> >>>>> PM >>>
> >> Great idea!!  I?ll second that.
> >>
> >> The once concern I have is, what happens when a computer is out of
> >> warranty?
> >> I haven?t had GSX access in a couple of years, so I don?t know if  
> GSX
> >> reports the expiration date of expired warranties, but
> >> apple.com/support/oss/ just reports ?no longer covered?, not the
> >> expiration
> >> date.  I suppose where no data is available, the tool would simply
> >> not write
> >> anything to the database.  This is certainly not a show stopper,
> >> and if a
> >> system like this is in play, you could safely assume that, after an
> >> update,
> >> any computer without an expiration date in the JSS is no longer
> >> covered for
> >> service.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Miles Leacy
> >> Senior Macintosh Technician
> >> Polo Ralph Lauren
> >> 212-318-7603
> >> miles.leacy at poloralphlauren.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 4/17/08 4:05 PM, "Steve Wood" <swood at integerdallas.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I am very new to Casper, so this may be a feature that is already
> >>> present and
> >>> I just haven't found it yet.  Or, it may be a feature that is
> >>> already in the
> >>> works.
> >>>
> >>> It would be nice to have the ability to pull actual warranty
> >>> information
> >>> directly from Apple using the serial numbers of the machines.  I
> >>> know that the
> >>> Self Service portal for Apple (Global Service Exchange or GSX) has
> >>> an API that
> >>> you can script/program into, and I know that there are companies
> >>> looking at
> >>> using the AppleCare information site for this.  Managed Planet,
> >>> which creates
> >>> plug ins for LANDesk, has one that they were/are working on.
> >>>
> >>> So, if we can get warranty/purchased date information from Apple
> >>> in the
> >>> inventory reports, that would be swell!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Thanks!
> >>>
> >>> -
> >>> Steve Wood
> >>> Director Information Technology
> >>> swood at integerdallas.com
> >>>
> >>> The Integer Group | 1999 Bryan St. | Ste. 1700 | Dallas, TX 75201
> >>> iPhone. 940.312.2475 | fx. 214.758.6902 | desk. 214.758.6813
> >>>
> >>>
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From tom.welch at venturethree.com  Fri Apr 18 01:49:44 2008
From: tom.welch at venturethree.com (Tom Welch)
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:49:44 +0100
Subject: [Casper] New 10.5 MacBook Pros and MacPros
In-Reply-To: <C42CCB77.1ABAD%Rich.Dagel@landor.com>
References: <C42CCB77.1ABAD%Rich.Dagel@landor.com>
Message-ID: <CED6E612-B3D9-4087-A87F-ACA4BB5D5530@venturethree.com>

 From what I have found you'll need to build it on the MacBook Pro or  
you won't have any of the drivers for the multi touch track pad. Also  
the Mouse and Keyboard preference pane will crash if built on the mac  
pro and opened on the new Mac Book Pros.

Hope this helps!
-- 
Many Thanks


Tom Welch
venturethree

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On 17 Apr 2008, at 17:40, Dagel, Rich wrote:

> Which is best for building the master image off of?  Both are  
> shipping with different flavors of 10.5.
>
> Rich
>
>
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From swood at integerdallas.com  Fri Apr 18 06:10:57 2008
From: swood at integerdallas.com (Steve Wood)
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:10:57 -0500
Subject: [Casper] New 10.5 MacBook Pros and MacPros
In-Reply-To: <CED6E612-B3D9-4087-A87F-ACA4BB5D5530@venturethree.com>
References: <C42CCB77.1ABAD%Rich.Dagel@landor.com>
	<CED6E612-B3D9-4087-A87F-ACA4BB5D5530@venturethree.com>
Message-ID: <9D8BD76A-C3F9-4440-BBFE-83A605D85F91@integerdallas.com>

My best practice has always been to keep two base images:  one for  
desktops and one for notebooks.  Each of those images is created off  
of the latest model I have.  So, in this case I would create a desktop  
base off of the MP and a notebook base off of the MBP.  You could  
probably keep just the one image created off of the MBP and push to  
all models.


Thanks!

-
Steve Wood
Director Information Technology
swood at integerdallas.com

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On Apr 18, 2008, at 3:49 AM, Tom Welch wrote:

> From what I have found you'll need to build it on the MacBook Pro or  
> you won't have any of the drivers for the multi touch track pad.  
> Also the Mouse and Keyboard preference pane will crash if built on  
> the mac pro and opened on the new Mac Book Pros.
>
> Hope this helps!
> -- 
> Many Thanks
>
>
> Tom Welch
> venturethree
>
> t. +44 (0) 20 7290 1950
> m. +44 (0) 7841 137 112
> e. tom.welch at venturethree.com
> w. www.venturethree.com
>
> On 17 Apr 2008, at 17:40, Dagel, Rich wrote:
>> Which is best for building the master image off of?  Both are  
>> shipping with different flavors of 10.5.
>>
>> Rich
>>
>>
>> Rich Dagel |   Senior Technology Specialist   |   Landor  
>> Associates   |   1001 Front St. |   S.F., CA. 94111 |  415 365  
>> 3933  |  www.landor.com
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From tlarki at kckps.org  Tue Apr 22 12:53:30 2008
From: tlarki at kckps.org (Thomas Larkin)
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:53:30 -0500
Subject: [Casper] another feature request
Message-ID: <s80e0436.083@gwmail.kckps.org>

Hey everyone!

OK, so the grueling task of inventory has fallen upon us with no set
system.  Basically we have no centralized inventory it is all done over
spread sheets at every location.  Not my idea, nor ideal in my mind but
it is what we go at the moment.

Here is what I would absolutely love, the ability to assign users,
assets, and building information to a particular laptop through the JSS.
 

For example, a user is issued a laptop at my work.  They log in and
authenticate against the ODM, then some how casper client pulls that
information down and then logs it into the JSS.  So, I can now search
the JSS inventory by user name and it can pull it all from our LDAP and
ODM.  This would be done as a first time log in hook or something
similar, so that if other users end up logging into that machine only
the first user is actually assigned to it.  Of course it can be changed
by logging into the JSS and manually adding a user account that way.

Then I would also like a place for notes, or tickets if you will, where
if lets say a user violates the AUP I can add a note to that computer
that they aren't to get their laptop back because of a violation.  Or if
we send a laptop in for repair I can mark it in the JSS as out of our
network and out for repair.  Then keep a total history of that laptop in
the JSS, like repair history, user history, what parts failed to see if
there is a trend or a repeat failing part in that machine, so on and so
forth.

I would like to totally abolish all spread sheets completely and do it
from web based solutions like the JSS.  Then have the ability to export
it to a spread sheet, xml, pdf, whatever for those who have to have a
spread sheet.

Currently this is possible if I get another third party solution going
but not sure how the JSS inventory would export into another solution. 
So, I thought why not just add these features in and call it a complete
package.  Plus, it would only help JAMF sell more copies since they
could also offer a help desk ticket type solution as well.  I would
rather have one app do everything then have several apps for a few
functions.

Thoughts?

Thomas Larkin
TIS Department
KCKPS USD500
tlarki at kckps.org
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office:  913-627-0351

From ERNSTCS at uwec.edu  Tue Apr 22 16:04:34 2008
From: ERNSTCS at uwec.edu (Ernst, Craig S.)
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:04:34 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Feature Request: Casper JSS
Message-ID: <C433D932.5E72%ernstcs@uwec.edu>

Evening,

It took Tom's email to trigger my memory to ask for this little feature
related to inventory. Thanks Tom!

I would like the ability to 'LOCK-IN' the name of a computer after it has
been imaged, meaning that the only time you can modify what the computer
name should be in the JSS is at the time you image locally with Casper or as
an admin from the web interface. This assumes my techs name it right the
first time...=)

Along with this I would like to enforce this with a management option that
anytime the machine 'checks-in', perhaps best at a recon cycle or maybe even
every time it checks the JSS, it will also perform a 'Reset Computer
Name(s)' like you have on the advanced tab. This way if a user that does
have administrative rights on their computer changes this name, we
automatically set it back.

Right now if the machine name is different when we run a recon cycle the JSS
updates to what the local machine is named, which makes sense, but I want to
enforce it in the other direction.

This essentially always forces a machine name to what we set it at when we
deploy it so we can maintain standardized naming conventions which we use to
determine Smart Group memberships for applying policies, etc.

Thanks!

Craig Ernst
Systems Management & Configuration
----------------------------------
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Learning & Technology Services
105 Garfield Ave
Eau Claire, WI 54701
Phone: (715) 836-3639
Fax: (715) 836-6001
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From swood at integerdallas.com  Tue Apr 22 20:34:44 2008
From: swood at integerdallas.com (Steve Wood)
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:34:44 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Feature Request: Casper JSS
In-Reply-To: <C433D932.5E72%ernstcs@uwec.edu>
References: <C433D932.5E72%ernstcs@uwec.edu>
Message-ID: <8AFD7937-8558-4486-AA98-6CDE2A8C7028@integerdallas.com>

If you are concerned with end users that have admin rights changing  
the name, why not manage the Sharing pref pane with MCX prefs?  You  
should be able to manage it at a local level by using Workgroup  
Manager to import the preference in and managing it there.

You could use Composer to "watch" the system while you do it and then  
parse thru the folders in Composer to figure out exactly what plist  
file is change.  Then you should be able to push that plist to each  
machine, essentially locking down the pref pane completely.

Of course, this also means that your techs will not be able to change  
it (or any admin for that matter I think), unless that plist file is  
first deleted.  And, of course, if the end users figure out what file  
that is, they can trash it and effect a change as well.

Just a thought.


Thanks!

-
Steve Wood
Director Information Technology
swood at integerdallas.com

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On Apr 22, 2008, at 6:04 PM, Ernst, Craig S. wrote:

> Evening,
>
> It took Tom's email to trigger my memory to ask for this little  
> feature
> related to inventory. Thanks Tom!
>
> I would like the ability to 'LOCK-IN' the name of a computer after  
> it has
> been imaged, meaning that the only time you can modify what the  
> computer
> name should be in the JSS is at the time you image locally with  
> Casper or as
> an admin from the web interface. This assumes my techs name it right  
> the
> first time...=)
>
> Along with this I would like to enforce this with a management  
> option that
> anytime the machine 'checks-in', perhaps best at a recon cycle or  
> maybe even
> every time it checks the JSS, it will also perform a 'Reset Computer
> Name(s)' like you have on the advanced tab. This way if a user that  
> does
> have administrative rights on their computer changes this name, we
> automatically set it back.
>
> Right now if the machine name is different when we run a recon cycle  
> the JSS
> updates to what the local machine is named, which makes sense, but I  
> want to
> enforce it in the other direction.
>
> This essentially always forces a machine name to what we set it at  
> when we
> deploy it so we can maintain standardized naming conventions which  
> we use to
> determine Smart Group memberships for applying policies, etc.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Craig Ernst
> Systems Management & Configuration
> ----------------------------------
> University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
> Learning & Technology Services
> 105 Garfield Ave
> Eau Claire, WI 54701
> Phone: (715) 836-3639
> Fax: (715) 836-6001
> ----------------------------------
> ernstcs at uwec.edu
>
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From bazmail at bazmac.co.uk  Wed Apr 23 04:04:28 2008
From: bazmail at bazmac.co.uk (Baz Curtis)
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:04:28 +0100
Subject: [Casper] Feature request
Message-ID: <F5F6BE48-F223-4517-B5CC-928E9584ABB7@bazmac.co.uk>

Hi,

I have setup configurations with some smart configs. It would be  
really helpful if you could colour code either the base configs or the  
smart ones so you could see which package came from which set.

Best wishes

Michael
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From ERNSTCS at uwec.edu  Wed Apr 23 05:55:56 2008
From: ERNSTCS at uwec.edu (Ernst, Craig S.)
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:55:56 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Feature request
In-Reply-To: <F5F6BE48-F223-4517-B5CC-928E9584ABB7@bazmac.co.uk>
Message-ID: <C4349C0C.5EA3%ernstcs@uwec.edu>

You must be talking in the Casper Admin app and not the web interface. I can agree with this. It would be helpful when you are looking at an individual smart config. If for some reason I had two of the same package in there for some dumb reason, one from the master and one in the smart config under it, then I could easily tell which to pull out. Better yet for that stupid situation have some intelligence in the app to tell me I'm doing that, not allow it, or just correct it and remove the smart config instance when the Master has that package added.

I know that I've already requested for the web interface of Casper Admin to have two different views when I work with a config; a condensed version that only shows the packages currently assigned to it (instead of the monster list of them all), and then a full view so I can add more packages. At least the web interface you can somewhat distinguish what's inherited with a grayed out check box. Colors would be even more obvious (unless you are somewhat color blind).

Craig

On 4/23/08 6:04 AM, "Baz Curtis" <bazmail at bazmac.co.uk> wrote:

Hi,

I have setup configurations with some smart configs. It would be
really helpful if you could colour code either the base configs or the
smart ones so you could see which package came from which set.

Best wishes

Michael

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From tlarki at kckps.org  Wed Apr 23 13:01:58 2008
From: tlarki at kckps.org (Thomas Larkin)
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:01:58 -0500
Subject: [Casper] creating new leopard image
Message-ID: <s80f4f84.090@gwmail.kckps.org>

Creating a new leopard image since it seems we may be migrating over
this summer.

Any tips on how you configured you images to use with Casper?  I already
created a hidden admin account for the casper ssh sessions.

Any tips or caveats or known issues I should know about?

Thanks for sharing,

Thomas Larkin
TIS Department
KCKPS USD500
tlarki at kckps.org
cell:  913-449-7589
office:  913-627-0351

From daniel.farnworth at thecreativepartnership.co.uk  Thu Apr 24 05:06:11 2008
From: daniel.farnworth at thecreativepartnership.co.uk (Daniel Farnworth)
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:06:11 +0100
Subject: [Casper] Feature request
In-Reply-To: <C4349C0C.5EA3%ernstcs@uwec.edu>
References: <C4349C0C.5EA3%ernstcs@uwec.edu>
Message-ID: <9BC2C4FD-1B25-436E-8121-AFA97A4FCE1F@thecreativepartnership.co.uk>

On the back of this, I would love for JAMF to fix the priority  
sorting in Casper Admin so that when I change the priority of a  
package the list automatically resorts rather than having to go click  
the header twice each time. We spend a great deal of time viewing the  
configs sorted by priority and it's a real pain to have to keep  
resorting it...

Cheers
Dan

On 23 Apr 2008, at 13:55, Ernst, Craig S. wrote:

> You must be talking in the Casper Admin app and not the web  
> interface. I can agree with this. It would be helpful when you are  
> looking at an individual smart config. If for some reason I had two  
> of the same package in there for some dumb reason, one from the  
> master and one in the smart config under it, then I could easily  
> tell which to pull out. Better yet for that stupid situation have  
> some intelligence in the app to tell me I?m doing that, not allow  
> it, or just correct it and remove the smart config instance when  
> the Master has that package added.
>
> I know that I?ve already requested for the web interface of Casper  
> Admin to have two different views when I work with a config; a  
> condensed version that only shows the packages currently assigned  
> to it (instead of the monster list of them all), and then a full  
> view so I can add more packages. At least the web interface you can  
> somewhat distinguish what?s inherited with a grayed out check box.  
> Colors would be even more obvious (unless you are somewhat color  
> blind).
>
> Craig
>
> On 4/23/08 6:04 AM, "Baz Curtis" <bazmail at bazmac.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have setup configurations with some smart configs. It would be
> really helpful if you could colour code either the base configs or the
> smart ones so you could see which package came from which set.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Michael
>
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> Casper at list.jamfsoftware.com
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From Shawn_Surma at liverpool.k12.ny.us  Thu Apr 24 14:16:48 2008
From: Shawn_Surma at liverpool.k12.ny.us (Shawn Surma)
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:16:48 -0400
Subject: [Casper] Office 2004
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Message-ID: <fc.000f7146033ed17d3b9aca00dd675fe0.33ed17e@liverpool.k12.ny.us>

I was wondering if anyone else has had any problems with the Font Menu
performance at startup?  We have tried everything we can think of to
eliminate it and it is always there.   We did discover that if there are
any local users on the machine they open correctly, any users added after
the package was installed they always get the notice about the font menu
performance.



Thanks,
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From john.brenner at merrillcorp.com  Thu Apr 24 14:31:54 2008
From: john.brenner at merrillcorp.com (John Brenner)
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:31:54 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Office 2004
In-Reply-To: <fc.000f7146033ed17d3b9aca00dd675fe0.33ed17e@liverpool.k12.ny.us>
Message-ID: <C436667A.1791%john.brenner@merrillcorp.com>

Check that your office package isn't also pushing out a corrupt font user
cache.  

I assume that you are using FUT FUE so check to make sure you are not
pushing out this file
Home/Library/Preferences/Microsoft/Office Font Cache (11)


On 4/24/08 4:16 PM, "Shawn Surma" <Shawn_Surma at liverpool.k12.ny.us> wrote:

> I was wondering if anyone else has had any problems with the Font Menu
> performance at startup?  We have tried everything we can think of to
> eliminate it and it is always there.   We did discover that if there are
> any local users on the machine they open correctly, any users added after
> the package was installed they always get the notice about the font menu
> performance.
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From bazmail at bazmac.co.uk  Sat Apr 26 06:02:13 2008
From: bazmail at bazmac.co.uk (Baz Curtis)
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:02:13 +0100
Subject: [Casper] Script won't run at login
Message-ID: <EFE78F37-F052-4257-A4E7-D7EEAB7A89F5@bazmac.co.uk>

Hi,

I have a script that won't run on login. I get the log below. The  
script is on the server and will run if I send it out via Casper. I am  
running 5.13, but it seems that jamf is not updated until the second  
login. The script still fails to run then as well.

Does anyone have any ideas why this might happen?

Best wishes

Michael




/usr/sbin/jamf is version 5.11
Executing Policy Login Clean Up v2...
Running OS Mac OS X 10.5.2 (9C31)...
Mounting file server aplssi...
Running script deleteuserfonts.sh...
Error: The script could not be found.
Running script systemfontsetupv6.sh...
Error: The script could not be found.
Unmounting file server...

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From ERNSTCS at uwec.edu  Sat Apr 26 07:27:42 2008
From: ERNSTCS at uwec.edu (Ernst, Craig S.)
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:27:42 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Script won't run at login
In-Reply-To: <EFE78F37-F052-4257-A4E7-D7EEAB7A89F5@bazmac.co.uk>
Message-ID: <C438A60E.6024%ernstcs@uwec.edu>

Michael,

Are you by chance using an SMB share for your file server and do you use Active Directory authentication for your users?

And what version of OS X does this happen on?

Craig


On 4/26/08 8:02 AM, "Baz Curtis" <bazmail at bazmac.co.uk> wrote:

Hi,

I have a script that won't run on login. I get the log below. The script is on the server and will run if I send it out via Casper. I am running 5.13, but it seems that jamf is not updated until the second login. The script still fails to run then as well.

Does anyone have any ideas why this might happen?

Best wishes

Michael




/usr/sbin/jamf is version 5.11
Executing Policy Login Clean Up v2...
Running OS Mac OS X 10.5.2 (9C31)...
Mounting file server aplssi...
Running script deleteuserfonts.sh...
Error: The script could not be found.
Running script systemfontsetupv6.sh...
Error: The script could not be found.
Unmounting file server...

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From tlarki at kckps.org  Mon Apr 28 06:48:32 2008
From: tlarki at kckps.org (Thomas Larkin)
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:48:32 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Script won't run at login
Message-ID: <s8158f6d.036@gwmail.kckps.org>

There are a few factors that could be causing this.  The most obvious
one is if you are not running a Server OS on your share, it has a
limited number of connections.  OS X allows for only 10 AFP connections
at once, OS X server allows unlimited.  Same thing with Windows XP/Vista
they only allow 15 connections to SMB shares unless you are running
either an Open Source OS or a server OS for your share.

The other thing that could happen, and this happens to me on my network
sometimes, is that your server could be getting pounded with too many
clients and it will refuse connections.  I know that both the javad and
mysqld processes eat up tons of resources and max out our server at
times when all of our 6,000+ clients are connecting.  I had to stagger
out the check in times for all casper clients to remedy this, until we
get a bigger badder server in our back bone.  

The other factor that I think are part of this is bandwidth.  I know
that when I browse through a policy log I will see that all subnets will
have a small percentage of failures at time, and almost all the failures
are due to them not being able to mount the share or run the script, but
on the very same subnet there are tons of clients that successfully get
the policy so I know that the package and script are present and
working.  This could also be due to our heavy laptop user base and users
can simply shut the lid and walk around with their laptop which also
kills the ssh session.  I know when our bandwidth gets thin, it
sometimes times out the connections.

Thomas Larkin
TIS Department
KCKPS USD500
tlarki at kckps.org
cell:  913-449-7589
office:  913-627-0351
>>> Baz Curtis <bazmail at bazmac.co.uk> 04/26/08 8:02 AM >>>
Hi,

I have a script that won't run on login. I get the log below. The  
script is on the server and will run if I send it out via Casper. I am  
running 5.13, but it seems that jamf is not updated until the second  
login. The script still fails to run then as well.

Does anyone have any ideas why this might happen?

Best wishes

Michael




/usr/sbin/jamf is version 5.11
Executing Policy Login Clean Up v2...
Running OS Mac OS X 10.5.2 (9C31)...
Mounting file server aplssi...
Running script deleteuserfonts.sh...
Error: The script could not be found.
Running script systemfontsetupv6.sh...
Error: The script could not be found.
Unmounting file server...

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From Miles.Leacy at PoloRalphLauren.com  Tue Apr 29 08:28:16 2008
From: Miles.Leacy at PoloRalphLauren.com (Leacy, Miles)
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:28:16 -0400
Subject: [Casper] Office 2008 file format script
Message-ID: <C43CB6D0.220C%Miles.Leacy@PoloRalphLauren.com>

Hello all,

I just thought I?d share a script I put together to set Office 2008 apps to
save their files in .doc, .xls and .ppt file formats.  In our organization,
the Windows environment is not yet using Office 2007, and we don?t know what
our external partners, vendors, etc. are using, so its safer to avoid docx,
etc.

Here?s the script.

##########

#!/bin/bash

# Set Office 2008 apps to save in .doc, .xls. .ppt rather than docx, etc.

# Word
defaults write com.microsoft.Word 2008\\Default\ Save\\Default\ Format
-string Doc97

# Excel
defaults write com.microsoft.Excel 2008\\Default\ Save\\Default\ Format -int
57

# Powerpoint
defaults write com.microsoft.Powerpoint 2008\\Default\ Save\\Default\
Save\\Default\ Format -string Microsoft\ PowerPoint\ 98\ Presentation

##########

I hope someone finds it useful.

-- 
Miles Leacy
Senior Macintosh Technician
Polo Ralph Lauren
212-318-7603
miles.leacy at poloralphlauren.com









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From andy_hakala at hopkins.k12.mn.us  Tue Apr 29 09:01:26 2008
From: andy_hakala at hopkins.k12.mn.us (Andy Hakala)
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:01:26 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Office 2004
Message-ID: <4058FCBF8DBA6646855ABFA27F869E517556C79710@EXCHANGE.hopkins.hopkinsschools.org>

We have had pretty good luck with moving our fonts to a common place on the system (/Library/Fonts) and then getting rid of the "dofonts" file located in the MS Office 2004 folder. This stops the fonts from loading for each user and just uses the fonts that are located in the shared folder. Here are the steps that we use to do this...


1)      Take a snapshot

2)      Install Office, run all updates and launch the program.

3)      Move the newly installed fonts from the /Users/username/library/font folder to the /Library/Fonts folder.

4)      Delete the 'dofonts' file from MS 2004 folder.

5)      Take the final snapshot and create the package.

Andy Hakala
techsupport specialist
Hopkins High School
andy_hakala at hopkins.k12.mn.us
952-988-4664

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From daniel.farnworth at thecreativepartnership.co.uk  Wed Apr 30 01:47:23 2008
From: daniel.farnworth at thecreativepartnership.co.uk (Daniel Farnworth)
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:47:23 +0100
Subject: [Casper] Office 2008 file format script
In-Reply-To: <C43CB6D0.220C%Miles.Leacy@PoloRalphLauren.com>
References: <C43CB6D0.220C%Miles.Leacy@PoloRalphLauren.com>
Message-ID: <E8C442DF-EF09-4FB7-99CF-A23561917655@thecreativepartnership.co.uk>

Thanks Miles, we currently push out the Word format setting using  
MCX, but we were having trouble tracking down the correct key for Excel.

I can post our custom plist/preference manifest if anyone is interested.

Dan

On 29 Apr 2008, at 16:28, Leacy, Miles wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I just thought I?d share a script I put together to set Office 2008  
> apps to save their files in .doc, .xls and .ppt file formats.  In  
> our organization, the Windows environment is not yet using Office  
> 2007, and we don?t know what our external partners, vendors, etc.  
> are using, so its safer to avoid docx, etc.
>
> Here?s the script.
>
> ##########
>
> #!/bin/bash
>
> # Set Office 2008 apps to save in .doc, .xls. .ppt rather than  
> docx, etc.
>
> # Word
> defaults write com.microsoft.Word 2008\\Default\ Save\\Default\  
> Format -string Doc97
>
> # Excel
> defaults write com.microsoft.Excel 2008\\Default\ Save\\Default\  
> Format -int 57
>
> # Powerpoint
> defaults write com.microsoft.Powerpoint 2008\\Default\ Save\\Default 
> \ Save\\Default\ Format -string Microsoft\ PowerPoint\ 98\  
> Presentation
>
> ##########
>
> I hope someone finds it useful.
>
> -- 
> Miles Leacy
> Senior Macintosh Technician
> Polo Ralph Lauren
> 212-318-7603
> miles.leacy at poloralphlauren.com
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From bazmail at bazmac.co.uk  Wed Apr 30 02:17:28 2008
From: bazmail at bazmac.co.uk (Baz Curtis)
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:17:28 +0100
Subject: [Casper] Feature Request
Message-ID: <211DA2C5-3D80-408C-93AE-77CEB99EEBF4@bazmac.co.uk>

Hi,

It would be really handy if I could do a smart group filtered against  
package receipts. It would be the easiest way to tell what packages  
were installed. I will be rolling out font upgrades with Casper and I  
can see the receipts for those packages, but can't do a smart group  
against them.

Best wishes

Michael
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From enrique.silberg at yr.com  Wed Apr 30 14:55:21 2008
From: enrique.silberg at yr.com (Enrique silberg)
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:55:21 -0400
Subject: [Casper] Symantec Administration Console for Macintosh
Message-ID: <C43E6309.358D9%enrique.silberg@yr.com>

Anyone using SAV Symantec Anti Virus corporate version

We are using Symantec Administration Console for Macintosh and it is a pain.
Does anyone have a way to Kill it and use Casper to insure clients are up to
date.

Thanks
Ricky
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From john.brenner at merrillcorp.com  Wed Apr 30 14:59:08 2008
From: john.brenner at merrillcorp.com (John Brenner)
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:59:08 -0500
Subject: [Casper] Symantec Administration Console for Macintosh
In-Reply-To: <C43E6309.358D9%enrique.silberg@yr.com>
Message-ID: <C43E55DC.1918%john.brenner@merrillcorp.com>

No automated method however you can pull sav PKG av updates from here
ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/products/norton_antivirus_ma
c/antivirus_definitions  and push them using Casper..  Messy but will work


On 4/30/08 4:55 PM, "Enrique silberg" <enrique.silberg at yr.com> wrote:

> Anyone using SAV Symantec Anti Virus corporate version
> 
> We are using Symantec Administration Console for Macintosh and it is a pain.
> Does anyone have a way to Kill it and use Casper to insure clients are up to
> date.
> 
> Thanks
> Ricky


John Brenner    |   Merrill Corporation     |   IOG IT   |  651-632-4072






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