From ERNSTCS at uwec.edu Sun Aug 16 08:50:49 2009 From: ERNSTCS at uwec.edu (Ernst, Craig S.) Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:50:49 -0500 Subject: [Composer] [Casper] Deploying Final Cut Studio Message-ID: Hi Matt, We deploy studio here, but you need to make sure you have a volume license installer (min 5 copies I believe) if you don't want to serialize each system you install your package on as that application is typically a hardware specific application. With the last version I made a regular composer package of just the main application and all the add-on pkg and mpgk installers I put in as is. It seemed to work, just need to make sure you install the pieces in the right order. Hope that helps. Just got our copy of the new release so I haven't done that, maybe this week. Craig Ernst UW-Eau Claire (715) 836-3639 Sent from my iPhone On Aug 16, 2009, at 9:39 AM, "Matthew Skaj" wrote: > Hello Everyone, > We just started using Casper here at Parkland College and I was > wondering how everyone else was deploying Apple's Final Cut Studio 2 > (or 3)? Are you just snapshotting the full installation with > Composer or is there a way to create a custom Installer like Adobe > CS out of the 8 DVD's for FCS. I have managed to combine the four > Adobe DVD's for CS4 Design Premium and create and Adobe installer > for that, but I haven't been able to find any info through the JAMF > KB or Google for doing that with FCS. > > Any advice is greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > Matt > > > > > Matthew Skaj - ACTC, CCNA, Net+ > Microcomputer Support Specialist > Macintosh Systems Administrator > Campus Technologies > Parkland College > > 217-351-2515 > > > _______________________________________________ > Casper mailing list > Casper at list.jamfsoftware.com > http://list.jamfsoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/casper From mskaj at parkland.edu Sun Aug 16 07:39:08 2009 From: mskaj at parkland.edu (Matthew Skaj) Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:39:08 -0500 Subject: [Composer] Deploying Final Cut Studio Message-ID: <4A87D3BC.232E.00A8.0@parkland.edu> Hello Everyone, We just started using Casper here at Parkland College and I was wondering how everyone else was deploying Apple's Final Cut Studio 2 (or 3)? Are you just snapshotting the full installation with Composer or is there a way to create a custom Installer like Adobe CS out of the 8 DVD's for FCS. I have managed to combine the four Adobe DVD's for CS4 Design Premium and create and Adobe installer for that, but I haven't been able to find any info through the JAMF KB or Google for doing that with FCS. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Matt Matthew Skaj - ACTC, CCNA, Net+ Microcomputer Support Specialist Macintosh Systems Administrator Campus Technologies Parkland College 217-351-2515 From jcur at loc.gov Sat Aug 22 10:01:05 2009 From: jcur at loc.gov (Jade Curtis) Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:01:05 -0400 Subject: [Composer] packaging Entourage 2008 Message-ID: <4A8FEC12020000760008EB8B@ntgwgate.loc.gov> Has anyone made a scesful package for Entourage 2008? I am in the process or making a package of Entourage 2008 to deploy when we move to using Exchange Email. I made a package to but when I installed it I the app did not load and it gave me an error with the identity and it sad that I did not have write access. Is there anything special or files that I should make sure are not in the package. Also I am going to have Office 2004 already on the Mac and will not be updating Office to v2004 at time of deployment of Entourage 2004. When I made the package I installed only Entourage off of the disk and on a clean Mac and then updated and made a package with the diff. Is this how I should or the best way to make the package for Entourage. At the time of the error I did not have identity configured on my test Mac and could not launch the app. From todd.ness at hp.com Mon Aug 24 08:39:55 2009 From: todd.ness at hp.com (NESS, TODD) Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:39:55 +0000 Subject: [Composer] packaging Entourage 2008 In-Reply-To: <4A8FEC12020000760008EB8B@ntgwgate.loc.gov> Message-ID: You should be able to just deploy the package that comes from MS. -- Todd Ness > From: Jade Curtis > Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:01:05 +0000 > To: "composer at list.jamfsoftware.com" > Subject: [Composer] packaging Entourage 2008 > > Has anyone made a scesful package for Entourage 2008? I am in the process or > making a package of Entourage 2008 to deploy when we move to using Exchange > Email. I made a package to but when I installed it I the app did not load and > it gave me an error with the identity and it sad that I did not have write > access. Is there anything special or files that I should make sure are not in > the package. Also I am going to have Office 2004 already on the Mac and will > not be updating Office to v2004 at time of deployment of Entourage 2004. When > I made the package I installed only Entourage off of the disk and on a clean > Mac and then updated and made a package with the diff. Is this how I should or > the best way to make the package for Entourage. At the time of the error I did > not have identity configured on my test Mac and could not launch the app. > _______________________________________________ > Composer mailing list > Composer at list.jamfsoftware.com > http://list.jamfsoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/composer From william.smith at merrillcorp.com Mon Aug 24 09:20:41 2009 From: william.smith at merrillcorp.com (Smith, William) Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:20:41 -0500 Subject: [Composer] packaging Entourage 2008 In-Reply-To: <4A8FEC12020000760008EB8B@ntgwgate.loc.gov> Message-ID: > From: Jade Curtis > Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:01:05 -0400 > > Has anyone made a scesful package for Entourage 2008? I am in the process or > making a package of Entourage 2008 to deploy when we move to using Exchange > Email. I made a package to but when I installed it I the app did not load and > it gave me an error with the identity and it sad that I did not have write > access. Is there anything special or files that I should make sure are not in > the package. Also I am going to have Office 2004 already on the Mac and will > not be updating Office to v2004 at time of deployment of Entourage 2004. When > I made the package I installed only Entourage off of the disk and on a clean > Mac and then updated and made a package with the diff. Is this how I should or > the best way to make the package for Entourage. At the time of the error I did > not have identity configured on my test Mac and could not launch the app. If your Office installer is 12.1.0 then drop that directly into Casper Admin. Then download and add the 12.2.0 and 12.2.1 updates. That will give you a fully patched Office installation. If your installer is 12.0.0, then you should be able to install that plus the 12.1.0, 12.2.0 and 12.2.1 updates, however, some issues with the older version of the installer file may prevent this from working. You may need to make your own 12.1.0 package first. Apply the rest of the updates using the installer .mpgk files provided by Microsoft. I've posted a script here that assists with Entourage/Exchange setups. It does not update existing Office 2004 identities but it's useful for new setups. You can find it here: Hope this helps! -- bill William M. Smith, Technical Analyst MCS IT Merrill Communications, LLC (651) 632-1492 From Rich.Dagel at landor.com Mon Aug 24 10:01:32 2009 From: Rich.Dagel at landor.com (Dagel, Rich) Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:01:32 -0700 Subject: [Composer] packaging Entourage 2008 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: When ever I make an office package I always make the office user data folder it's own folder. Because I do set up some default prefs for entourage like fonts and what not I install this package on new installs. I have done this so if I need to reinstall office I do not nuke someone's database. I also have the chance to set the permissions on the folder and database to 777 so what ever account get it can read and write to it. It is still protected by the permissions on the above folders. Rich Rich Dagel Senior Technology Specialist Landor Associates 1001 Front Street San Francisco, CA 94111 United States 415 365 3933 http://www.landor.com Rich.Dagel at landor.com > From: "Smith, William" > Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:20:41 -0500 > To: > Subject: Re: [Composer] packaging Entourage 2008 > >> From: Jade Curtis >> Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:01:05 -0400 >> >> Has anyone made a scesful package for Entourage 2008? I am in the process or >> making a package of Entourage 2008 to deploy when we move to using Exchange >> Email. I made a package to but when I installed it I the app did not load and >> it gave me an error with the identity and it sad that I did not have write >> access. Is there anything special or files that I should make sure are not in >> the package. Also I am going to have Office 2004 already on the Mac and will >> not be updating Office to v2004 at time of deployment of Entourage 2004. When >> I made the package I installed only Entourage off of the disk and on a clean >> Mac and then updated and made a package with the diff. Is this how I should >> or >> the best way to make the package for Entourage. At the time of the error I >> did >> not have identity configured on my test Mac and could not launch the app. > > If your Office installer is 12.1.0 then drop that directly into Casper > Admin. Then download and add the 12.2.0 and 12.2.1 updates. That will give > you a fully patched Office installation. If your installer is 12.0.0, then > you should be able to install that plus the 12.1.0, 12.2.0 and 12.2.1 > updates, however, some issues with the older version of the installer file > may prevent this from working. You may need to make your own 12.1.0 package > first. Apply the rest of the updates using the installer .mpgk files > provided by Microsoft. > > I've posted a script here that assists with Entourage/Exchange setups. It > does not update existing Office 2004 identities but it's useful for new > setups. You can find it here: > > > > Hope this helps! > > -- > > bill > > William M. Smith, Technical Analyst > MCS IT > Merrill Communications, LLC > (651) 632-1492 > > _______________________________________________ > Composer mailing list > Composer at list.jamfsoftware.com > http://list.jamfsoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/composer From cody.smedsrud at successcharters.org Wed Aug 26 13:11:47 2009 From: cody.smedsrud at successcharters.org (Cody Smedsrud) Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:11:47 -0400 Subject: [Composer] Microsoft Office 2008 File Preferences In-Reply-To: References:

Message-ID: Thanks for the link. It did direct me to the proper pref files I was looking for. However, I still have the issue that deploying the prefs only works via selfservice. I have my office.dmg set to run with a priority of 10 in my imaging setup and the prefs.dmg to run with a priority of 15 (so that they don't get overwritten). But when I startup office on a newly imaged machine, my prefs are not there. Running the prefs.dmg in selfservice does successfully push the prefs down. Any ideas on how to get it working with the initial imaging? Cody Smedsrud Educational Technology Associate Success Charter Network 34 West 118th Street, Second Floor New York, NY 10026 646-747-2370 (office) 646-842-0981 (mobile) 212-457-5659 (fax) cody.smedsrud at successcharters.org Ted August on June 30, 2009 at 2:30 PM -0400 wrote: >Some insight on this might be here: > >http://www.microsoft.com/mac/itpros/default.mspx > >Most of the pre-installed diff files in Composer do not include the >User Directory files. You may need to do a snapshot rather than a pre- >installed package. When you do the snapshot, I know Composer will ask >you if you wish to capture the User Directory files for deployment. > >-- >Ted August >Salve Regina University > >On Jun 30, 2009, at 2:17 PM, Cody Smedsrud wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I created a .dmg for Microsoft Office 2008 in Composer using the >> preinstalled software configuration. I then created a package where >> I attempted to capture the Office preferences. Specifically, I want >> to use the old .doc, .xls, .ppt file types. >> >> The problem is that when I run the preferences .dmg when imaging a >> new machine it doesn't change the preferences. Office still uses >> the newer .docx file type. However, when I run the .dmg in self >> service, it does change the preferences. >> >> I'm thinking the reason it doesn't work when imaging a new machine >> has something to do with the Office setup assistant that runs the >> first time you open one of the office apps. Does anyone know of a >> way to set the Office 2008 preferences when imaging a new machine? >> >> Cody Smedsrud >> Educational Technology Associate >> Success Charter Network >> 34 West 118th Street, Second Floor >> New York, NY 10026 >> 646-747-2370 (office) >> 646-842-0981 (mobile) >> 212-457-5659 (fax) >> cody.smedsrud at successcharters.org >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Composer mailing list >> Composer at list.jamfsoftware.com >> http://list.jamfsoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/composer > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cody.smedsrud at successcharters.org Wed Aug 26 13:34:10 2009 From: cody.smedsrud at successcharters.org (Cody Smedsrud) Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:34:10 -0400 Subject: [Composer] Microsoft Office 2008 File Preferences In-Reply-To: <8AFBED6C-5DE6-4BB4-9EDF-5413F2194281@gmail.com> References:

<8AFBED6C-5DE6-4BB4-9EDF-5413F2194281@gmail.com> Message-ID: It is, I already thought of that. Thanks though, - Cody Ted August on August 26, 2009 at 4:32 PM -0400 wrote: >The only thing I can think of is that you need to check to be sure the >Prefs.dmg package is populating the user template and existing users >during the deployment. That portion would be configured in Casper >Admin. > >-Ted > >On Aug 26, 2009, at 4:11 PM, Cody Smedsrud wrote: > >> Thanks for the link. It did direct me to the proper pref files I >> was looking for. However, I still have the issue that deploying the >> prefs only works via selfservice. >> >> I have my office.dmg set to run with a priority of 10 in my imaging >> setup and the prefs.dmg to run with a priority of 15 (so that they >> don't get overwritten). But when I startup office on a newly imaged >> machine, my prefs are not there. >> >> Running the prefs.dmg in selfservice does successfully push the >> prefs down. Any ideas on how to get it working with the initial >> imaging? >> >> - >Cody >> >> >> Ted August on June 30, 2009 at 2:30 PM >> -0400 wrote: >> Some insight on this might be here: >> >> http://www.microsoft.com/mac/itpros/default.mspx >> >> Most of the pre-installed diff files in Composer do not include the >> User Directory files. You may need to do a snapshot rather than a >> pre- >> installed package. When you do the snapshot, I know Composer will ask >> you if you wish to capture the User Directory files for deployment. >> >> -- >> Ted August >> Salve Regina University >> >> On Jun 30, 2009, at 2:17 PM, Cody Smedsrud wrote: >> >> > Hello, >> > >> > I created a .dmg for Microsoft Office 2008 in Composer using the >> > preinstalled software configuration. I then created a package where >> > I attempted to capture the Office preferences. Specifically, I want >> > to use the old .doc, .xls, .ppt file types. >> > >> > The problem is that when I run the preferences .dmg when imaging a >> > new machine it doesn't change the preferences. Office still uses >> > the newer .docx file type. However, when I run the .dmg in self >> > service, it does change the preferences. >> > >> > I'm thinking the reason it doesn't work when imaging a new machine >> > has something to do with the Office setup assistant that runs the >> > first time you open one of the office apps. Does anyone know of a >> > way to set the Office 2008 preferences when imaging a new machine? >> > >> > Cody Smedsrud >> > Educational Technology Associate >> > Success Charter Network >> > 34 West 118th Street, Second Floor >> > New York, NY 10026 >> > 646-747-2370 (office) >> > 646-842-0981 (mobile) >> > 212-457-5659 (fax) >> > cody.smedsrud at successcharters.org >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Composer mailing list >> > Composer at list.jamfsoftware.com >> > http://list.jamfsoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/composer >> >> >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From taugust04.lists at gmail.com Wed Aug 26 13:32:06 2009 From: taugust04.lists at gmail.com (Ted August) Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:32:06 -0400 Subject: [Composer] Microsoft Office 2008 File Preferences In-Reply-To: References:

Message-ID: <8AFBED6C-5DE6-4BB4-9EDF-5413F2194281@gmail.com> The only thing I can think of is that you need to check to be sure the Prefs.dmg package is populating the user template and existing users during the deployment. That portion would be configured in Casper Admin. -Ted On Aug 26, 2009, at 4:11 PM, Cody Smedsrud wrote: > Thanks for the link. It did direct me to the proper pref files I > was looking for. However, I still have the issue that deploying the > prefs only works via selfservice. > > I have my office.dmg set to run with a priority of 10 in my imaging > setup and the prefs.dmg to run with a priority of 15 (so that they > don't get overwritten). But when I startup office on a newly imaged > machine, my prefs are not there. > > Running the prefs.dmg in selfservice does successfully push the > prefs down. Any ideas on how to get it working with the initial > imaging? > > Cody Smedsrud > Educational Technology Associate > Success Charter Network > 34 West 118th Street, Second Floor > New York, NY 10026 > 646-747-2370 (office) > 646-842-0981 (mobile) > 212-457-5659 (fax) > cody.smedsrud at successcharters.org > > > Ted August on June 30, 2009 at 2:30 PM > -0400 wrote: > Some insight on this might be here: > > http://www.microsoft.com/mac/itpros/default.mspx > > Most of the pre-installed diff files in Composer do not include the > User Directory files. You may need to do a snapshot rather than a > pre- > installed package. When you do the snapshot, I know Composer will ask > you if you wish to capture the User Directory files for deployment. > > -- > Ted August > Salve Regina University > > On Jun 30, 2009, at 2:17 PM, Cody Smedsrud wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I created a .dmg for Microsoft Office 2008 in Composer using the > > preinstalled software configuration. I then created a package where > > I attempted to capture the Office preferences. Specifically, I want > > to use the old .doc, .xls, .ppt file types. > > > > The problem is that when I run the preferences .dmg when imaging a > > new machine it doesn't change the preferences. Office still uses > > the newer .docx file type. However, when I run the .dmg in self > > service, it does change the preferences. > > > > I'm thinking the reason it doesn't work when imaging a new machine > > has something to do with the Office setup assistant that runs the > > first time you open one of the office apps. Does anyone know of a > > way to set the Office 2008 preferences when imaging a new machine? > > > > Cody Smedsrud > > Educational Technology Associate > > Success Charter Network > > 34 West 118th Street, Second Floor > > New York, NY 10026 > > 646-747-2370 (office) > > 646-842-0981 (mobile) > > 212-457-5659 (fax) > > cody.smedsrud at successcharters.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Composer mailing list > > Composer at list.jamfsoftware.com > > http://list.jamfsoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/composer > > > From Jamie.Thomson at ed-coll.ac.uk Wed Aug 26 15:15:39 2009 From: Jamie.Thomson at ed-coll.ac.uk (Jamie Thomson) Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:15:39 +0100 Subject: [Composer] Full automation wrong serial Message-ID: <8A1432AB-0FB7-49A8-9A88-AE6C019989CC@ed-coll.ac.uk> I seem to have a issue with Casper imagIng selecting the wrong serial number on mac pro machines coincidently full automation does not work I have triple checked the pre stage info but it never does image a machine. If I do a custom install and use the same os image it works fine.i tried deleting and recreating the pre stage group but it made no difference. Our iMacs use full automation fine. Has anyone came across this? Regards Jamie Sent from my iPhone Edinburgh's Telford College is a registered Scottish Charity - No. SCO21213 This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender immediately, delete the message from your computer and do not copy, disclose, distribute or make use of the information. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the college. Finally, the recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. Edinburgh?s Telford College accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email.