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Re-enabling OpenBSM auditing on macOS Sonoma
Apple deprecated its OpenBSM audit system beginning with macOS Big Sur, but the audit system itself stayed enabled until the release of macOS Sonoma. As of macOS Sonoma, it is now disabled and does not...
View ArticlePreparing installer packages for installation using MDM commands
An issue that some Mac admins have had to deal with is that their system management tool is using MDM commands to install installer packages. This usually applies if the system management tool does not...
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Resolving “Signing Certificate issued by SSO Identity Provider is expiring in...
I have a Jamf Pro server which is connected to Microsoft’s Entra ID for its directory service. Recently, I received an email from Microsoft letting me know that the SAML signing certificate for the...
View ArticleAutomating setup of a Jamf Pro server on Ubuntu LTS
I recently had a need to set up an on-premise Jamf Pro server for some quick testing. In this case, I needed to set up a Jamf Pro server with the following characteristics: MySQL 8.x installed on the...
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How many NTP time servers does macOS support? One
The subject of the blog post reveals the main discussion point of this post, which is that macOS since macOS 10.13.x High Sierra has only supported setting one NTP (Network Time Protocol) server as a...
View ArticleSession videos from Jamf Nation User Conference 2023 now available
Jamf has posted the session videos for from Jamf Nation User Conference 2023, including the video for my “Installer Package Scripting: Making Your Deployments Easier, One #! at a Time” session. For...
View ArticleBlocking Jamf Pro’s macOS Onboarding feature using a macOS configuration profile
One of the new features of Jamf Pro 11.1.x and later is macOS Onboarding, which is a Self Service-based feature which provides a way to run a setup policy or policies. Rob Potvin has a good write-up on...
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Clearing the logged-in Microsoft SSO user on macOS using Microsoft’s Company...
As part of working on a task recently, I ran into an issue with Microsoft’s Enterprise SSO plug-in on macOS. This plug-in enables single sign-on for Entra ID accounts for applications which support it....
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Jamf Pro 11.2.0 computer and mobile device enrollment permission changes
As part of Jamf Pro 11.2.0 and later, Jamf has made a permissions change which affects enrollment. It is is mentioned in the 11.2.0 release notes in the Other Changes and Improvements section: The Jamf...
View ArticleUsing AutoPkg to build a Cisco Secure Client installer
Fraser Hess recently posted about automating the creation of Cisco Secure Client installers. Similar to my earlier post on using AutoPkg to build a Cisco AnyConnect installer, it’s possible to...
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