[Casper] Capturing initial setup

Kathie Iorizzo kiorizzo at latinschool.org
Tue Jul 14 11:27:43 PDT 2009


I have my netboot image to have ARD on.. I can use ARD to screen shot  
what I'm doing.
On Jul 14, 2009, at 1:25 PM, Thomas Larkin wrote:

> I guess it may be possible to configure a system, turn on ARD, then
> delete the .AppleSetupDone file and all services should be running,  
> but
> I am not sure how launchd handles all of that and what is the  
> sequence.
>
>
> I think that would be worth a try though.
>
>>>> Ted August <taugust04.lists at gmail.com> 07/14/09 11:10 AM >>>
> Have you tried forcing the setup assistant on a computer that has
> Apple Remote Desktop configured and enabled?  Then you could take the
>
> screen shots from a remote computer running the ARD Admin software.
>
> -- 
> Ted August
> Salve Regina University
>
> On Jul 14, 2009, at 8:50 AM, Nichols, Jared wrote:
>
>> Hi-
>>
>> I need to make some documentation for some new deployment
>> technicians.  Ideally, it would include screenshots as it will
>> involve using the migration assistant.  Is there any way to screen
>> capture the initial setup?  I tried the regular keyboard shortcuts
>> but got the error bong.  I assumed maybe it would store them in the
>
>> root account, but I guess not.  I next tried enabling screen
>> sharing, deleted .AppleSetupDone and tried again.  Alas, apparently
>
>> that service isn’t started at that point of the setup as my other
>
>> machine just sat there trying to connect.  Same thing with Casper
>> Remote
>>
>> Any ideas?  It’s not a show stopper, but it would be nice to have
>
>> those screen captures as the migration assistant that you run in the
>
>> Utilities folder is a bit different and I’d like it just the same
> :)
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> j
>> ---
>> Jared F. Nichols
>> Desktop Engineer, Infrastructure and Operations
>> Information Services Department
>> MIT Lincoln Laboratory
>> 244 Wood Street
>> Lexington, Massachusetts 02420
>> 781.981.5436
>>
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Kathie Iorizzo
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The Latin School of Chicago
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