[Casper] How to send unix commands via Casper

[Leacy, Miles]

....and if you make it a script, you can add it to configurations or execute
it on demand via Casper remote.

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




On 5/14/08 4:54 PM, "Thomas Larkin" <tlarki at kckps.org> wrote:

> Call me a beard stroking old school Unix guy, but I like having scripts that I
> can use to run many configurations at once, instead of manually pipping in
> codes into the JSS.  Also, I can run several test runs on scripts on a machine
> locally before I toss it up on the JSS.
> 
> Just my method is all.  To each their own.
> 
> Thomas Larkin
> TIS Department
> KCKPS USD500
> tlarki at kckps.org
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> office:  913-627-0351
>>>> >>> "Ernst, Craig S." <ERNSTCS at uwec.edu> 05/14/08 3:37 PM >>>
> Why make it a script? That's an extra step. Just add that command to the
> advanced tab of the policy.
> 
> Craig
> 
> On 5/14/08 3:34 PM, "Thomas Larkin" <tlarki at kckps.org> wrote:
> 
> use that command, create a script, toss it on casper admin, sync it to your
> JSS, then create a policy that runs that script, voila you are done!
> 
> Easy cheesy
> 
> I have like, 20 different configuration scripts running as simple policies for
> things just like that, proxies, preferences, removing unwanted or old
> software, changing passwords, etc.
> 
> Thomas Larkin
> TIS Department
> KCKPS USD500
> tlarki at kckps.org
> cell:  913-449-7589
> office:  913-627-0351
>>>> >>> "Weber, Jason" <Jason.Weber at district196.org> 05/14/08 3:17 PM >>>
> Hello all..
> 
> We've been using Casper here for a few months now, and it's been working
> great. For the most part we have been using packages for any configuration
> and install procedures so have not needed to use scripts much other than to
> trigger a package install or create user accounts.
> 
> My question is, how do you use Casper to send unix commands?
> 
> Example, I would like to change the proxy settings on all my Macs and I do
> not want to copy out a plist.
> 
> With ARD I can just send out this command:
> 
> networksetup -setwebproxy "Built-in Ethernet" proxy.company.com 80
> 
> How would I accomplish this same thing in Casper??
> 
> Any help is much appreciated!
> 
> --
> Jason Weber
> Technology Support Cluster Specialist
> Independent School District 196
> 
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