[Casper] folder deletion and shutdown

[Cyrus Vahhaji]

Miles,

Do you know at what point ³Run Command² runs? Before or After?



From: Miles Leacy <miles.leacy at themacadmin.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:03:20 -0500
To: Brad Gunnells <brad-gunnells at uiowa.edu>
Cc: <casper at list.jamfsoftware.com>
Subject: Re: [Casper] folder deletion and shutdown

First question: Use the "Run Command" field in the "advanced" tab of a
policy or Casper Remote.  I'd suggest writing a script to uninstall your app
and storing the script in the JSS for use in policies & such.

Second question: Type "man pmset" in Terminal.  The pmset command should
allow you to do anything you like with power management.

I've got lots of scripts I use now and have used in the past for managing
systems.  Casper can work hand in hand with Open Directory MCX management,
or you can manage the same settings via scripts that are deployed via
policies.  Of course, if you want to get fancy, you can manage MCX on the
local directory using dscl.

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2008/12/23 Brad Gunnells <brad-gunnells at uiowa.edu>
> I want to pass a couple questions to the group to see if others have had
> success with either of these items.
> 
> First has to do with folder deletion. We currently deploy an image through
> NetBoot/NetRestore that has all of our common applications. This was set up
> before we began using Casper. I have an updated application that installs into
> a different folder. Is there a way in my policy that deploys this new
> application to send a UNIX command such as "rm -R /Applications/Old
> Application" before installing the new one? Or does that need to be built into
> a script that deploys first and then is followed by the new installation?
> 
> The second question relates to energy conservation. We've been charged with an
> initiative to help reduce power consumption. Currently we use Workgroup
> Manager (again this was setup prior to Casper) to manage many of the
> preferences. You can set power on and power off times that appear to work.
> Does anyone do something similar through a Casper policy? Also I'm wondering
> if it would be a good idea in that policy to have the cron utilities run at
> either shutdown or startup to make sure those tasks are dealt with. How do
> your organizations handle this?
> 
> Thanks for any suggestions as I dive deeper into Casper.......
> 
> Brad
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