[Casper] Another feature request

[Smith, William]

On 1/31/08 11:03 AM, "Thomas Larkin" <tlarki at kckps.org> wrote:

> When browsing through inventory on the web front end I would like to
> flag computers to install packages.  For example I have a system right
> now that will not pick up package.  It is listed in the not yet
> installed part of the package log.  However, I have rebooted the thing
> like 50 times and it is set to trigger on any, so a reboot should have
> picked it up.  Every other machine is pulling it down fine.  I would
> like the ability to force an install through the web interface.

Hi Thomas!

The whole premise of the JSS and Casper suite is that the JSS passively
awaits for Macs to phone home and pick up instructions. No commands are ever
initiated from the JSS. I would prefer to see it stay that way.

If you have a machine that's not running a policy then attempt to run the
policy manually using the command line (enter "jamf help policy" in the
Terminal for details). I suggest using:

sudo jamf policy -action "login"

If something fails then you'll be better able to see why.

I see the same problem you're seeing every once in a while when one of our
admins in a different office has a Mac repaired and the motherboard has been
replaced. They don't think to tell me of this and the new MAC address does
not get changed in the JSS. Verify your Mac's MAC address in the JSS and see
if they match.

Hope this helps!

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bill

William M. Smith, Technical Analyst
Digital Information Systems Support
St. Paul, MN
(651) 632-1492