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Zsh history command doesn’t show all history entries by default
Starting with macOS Catalina, Apple’s default shell for the Terminal changed from bash to zsh. As part of that change, the behavior of the history command changed. Bash: Running the history command...
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Querying an API for AutoPkg download URLs
As part of working on a new AutoPkg download recipe today, I very quickly got stuck on a problem. The app in question is Poly’s Lens software and its download page uses JavaScript to provide the...
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autopkg-conductor updated to support both JamfUploaderSlacker and Slacker...
As part of my preparations for Jamf’s planned authentication changes to the Classic API, I’ve been working more with the JamfUploader AutoPkg processors for Jamf Upload. These processors have emerged...
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Using AutoPkg to get the latest Jamf Protect installer and uninstaller from...
Jamf has enabled a new feature on Jamf Protect tenants, where you can generate a download URL for the latest Jamf Protect client installer and uninstaller. These download URLs do not require...
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Jamf Pro Server software no longer supported on macOS as of Jamf Pro 10.37.0
To follow up on my earlier posts on the Jamf Pro Server Installer for macOS being retired, Jamf has added the following to the Deprecations and Removals section of the Jamf Pro 10.36.0 release notes:...
View ArticleUsing custom variables in an AutoPkg recipe to set version information
As part of a recent task to build an AutoPkg recipe which creates an installer package for a screen saver, I ran into an issue. The vendor, for reasons that no doubt make sense to them, split the...
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Using macOS installer disk images to boot VMware Fusion virtual machines to...
Booting a VMware Fusion virtual machine to the macOS Recovery environment can be challenging, as Fusion uses Command-R as a keyboard shortcut for restoring snapshots. This is the same keyboard shortcut...
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profiles command includes client-side rate limitation for certain functions...
One of the changes brought with macOS 12.3 is that the profiles command line tool now includes a rate limiter for some of its functions: profiles show profiles validate In both cases, running these...
View ArticleSimple Package Creator 1.5 now available
Simple Package Creator.app, an Automator application that will allow the selection of a self-contained application and creates an installer package that enables the installation of the application with...
View ArticlePayload-Free Package Creator 2.4 now available
Payload-Free Package Creator.app, an Automator application that allows the selection of an existing script and then create a payload-free package that runs the selected script, has been updated to...
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Building a Privileges installer package using AutoPkg
In working with folks who want to build installer packages to install the Privileges app, I’ve noticed that a number of them have experienced problems with manually building an installer package for...
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Apple discontinues macOS Server
After a long run, first beginning with Mac OS X Server 1.0 in 1999, Apple has announced the end of macOS Server as of April 21, 2022. The final version is macOS Server 5.12.2, which runs on macOS...
View ArticleDiscussing standard versus admin rights, hosted by Kandji
Kandji invited me to discuss the topic of whether you should set up users in your work environment with standard user rights or admin user rights. It’s a great topic and was a lot of fun to dig into,...
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Safari 15.5 embedded content slow to load
As part of the release of Safari 15.5, there seems to be an issue with Safari being able to load embedded content on some websites. One example is the US State Department’s site for reporting a lost or...
View ArticleUsing AutoPkg to build a Cisco AnyConnect installer
HCS Technology Group posted a white paper recently, showing how to deploy Cisco AnyConnect using Jamf Pro. As part of that documentation, HCS described how to create an installer choices XML file and...
View ArticleWWDC 2022 notes
This week, as in 2020 and 2021, I’m attending Apple’s WWDC 2022 conference from the comforts of home. As part of this, I’m taking notes during the labs and session videos. Due to wanting to stay on the...
View ArticleSlides from the “Leveling Up – Managing admin rights in the enterprise”...
For those who wanted a copy of my admin rights talk at the Penn State MacAdmins Conference 2022 conference, here are links to the slides in PDF and Keynote format. PDF:...
View ArticleSlides from the “Leveling Up – Managing admin rights in the enterprise”...
For those who wanted a copy of my admin rights talk at the MacDevOpsYVR 2022 conference, here are links to the slides in PDF and Keynote format. PDF: https://tinyurl.com/macdevopsyvr2022pdfKeynote:...
View ArticleVideos from Penn State MacAdmins Campfire Sessions 2022
The good folks at Penn State have been posting session videos from the Penn State MacAdmins Campfire Sessions to YouTube. As they become available, you should be able to access them via the link below:...
View ArticleSession videos from MacDevOps YVR 2022 now available
The MacDevOps YVR folks have posted the session videos for from MacDevOps YVR 2022, including the video for my Managing Admin Rights in the Enterprise session. For those interested, all of the...
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