There’s a new JSS companion tool, called JSS MUT, which allows you to perform mass actions based on a CSV. Basically, set fields and enforce mobile device names (becoming a very common need out there). If you’re a JSS admin, it’s a nice tool, and a big should out to Michael Levenick for making it free! Official website is at http://jssmut.weebly.com. Hat tip to Trey Howell for clueing us in! 🙂
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Reddit AMA Going Now
An hour into my first Reddit AMA with some super-excellent JAMFs! AMA w/ Charles Edge and the Apple management experts at JAMF Software from macsysadmin
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AppConfig.org, A Standardization Community For MDMs
When building an MDM, you look for a lot of workflows to make the lives of end users easier. One of those is Managed App Config, which is a technology from Apple that allows an MDM to inject information into an app when the app is sent to a device. Because all apps are different, it’s up to the application developer to build in support both for the feature itself, as well as for any variables they’d like to make possible for an MDM to send to an app. For example, an app might make server and username available, so that when a user opens the app, they need only…
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Use the Jamf Classic API to Extract Device Counts
You can leverage the API built into the Casper Suite to do lots and lots of cool stuff, without interacting directly with the database. Here, I’ll use a simple curl command in a bash script that has myuser as the username for a server and mypassword as the password. The server is myserver.jamfcloud.com. Basically, we’re going to ask the computers and mobiledevices tables for all their datas. Once we have that, we’ll constrain the output to just the size attribute for each using sed: curl -s -u myuser:mypassword https://myserver.jamfcloud.com/JSSResource/computers | sed -n -e 's/.*<size>\(.*\)<\/size>.*/\1/p' curl -s -u myuser:mypassword https://myserver.jamfcloud.com/JSSResource/mobiledevices | sed -n -e 's/.*<size>\(.*\)<\/size>.*/\1/p' This same logic can then be applied…
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Use Apple Configurator 2 To Automate Casper Enrollment
Enrolling iPads and iPhones into JAMF’s Casper suite can be done through Apple Configurator 2, text messages, email invitations, Apple’s Device Enrollment Program (DEP), or using links deployed to iOS devices as web clips. When doing larger deployments the enrollment process can be automated so that devices are automatically enrolled into Casper when set up using an Enrollment Profile that is manually downloaded from Casper and deployed to device. Additionally, a certificate can be needed if the certificate is not included in the profile, an option available as a checkbox in the setup. While you hopefully won’t need to download the certificate, we’ll cover that as well: Download the Enrollment Profile…
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Guest Blogging for the #jnuc on Vulnerability Assessments
In case anyone missed this fact: I love to write. The nerdier the content, the better. And when I heard that the JAMF Nation User Conference had a session for InfoSec (and specifically around how we do vulnerability assessments), I knew that was my kind of session. So, the marketing team was kind enough to let me write it up. Here it is on the JAMF Software blog: http://www.jamfsoftware.com/blog/jamf-software-security-and-vulnerability-assessments/.
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Bushel: Invite Your Friends For More Free Devices
Bushel gives you three devices for free. But you can get more free devices if you like the product and choose to share it with your friends and family. To do so is pretty straight forward. Simply click on the Accounts icon in the sidebar and then click on the Profile tab. Here, towards the bottom of the screen, you’ll see the Referrals section. To Read More About Inviting Your Friends To Bushel To Get More Free Devices Forever on the Bushel Blog
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Looking For Nerdy Events Around JNUC?
The JAMF Nation User Conference (JNUC) is coming, from October 13th to 15th in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The JNUC always makes me think of all kinds of nerdy things to do. And Minneapolis is totally full of nerd culture events. So here’s some to consider (not including the Lync, Sharepoint and other not-very-mac-esque events): October 13th Brush up on your public speaking with TECH Masters Twin Cities, a Toastmasters group for techs. Mobile Twin Cities for all you iOS fans, or Twin Citizens MacBrained JNUC Mini-Event: Macbrained Mini Event Hot Dish Happy Hour isn’t geeky, but it’s oh, so very Minnesota (and it’s at Grumpy’s) October 14th Build all the things! Open House at…
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Sessions For JNUC Getting Posted
As the largest Apple IT gathering in the world rapidly approaches, we want to give you an early glimpse into the great presentations at the JAMF Nation User Conference (JNUC). We are excited to announce that we’ve added the first ten JNUC sessions to our site. With sessions for education and commercial organizations, you’re sure to find presentations to meet your needs. Highlights include best practices for preparing Macs for online testing, ways to bring Apple’s Volume Purchase Program (VPP) and Device Enrollment Program (DEP) to life in your environment, and methods for mitigating and addressing Mac security threats. Haven’t registered yet? There’s still time, but hurry. We’re nearing our capacity. Secure your…
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Move Devices To New Users In Bushel
When you enroll devices into Bushel, you’ll be prompted for a name and email address. We use these two fields to setup the mail profile for users and display who has that device. You can see who a device is assigned to by clicking on the device in Bushel and checking out the Assigned To card, shown here. Move Devices To New Users In Bushel