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Hiya, I was looking at making a JAMF rename script which would rename our macs on enrollment or on check-in (once per "computer" or Mac rather!). I remember somewhere I used to be at a big complicated script that renamed it based on a spreadsheet and you had to have a file-share to the csv and setup permissions etc which for people less experienced in Macs and JAMF might be a bit of a pain! I made something which and easy in a sense in about 30 mins and I wanted to share as might help you with your mac deployments and renaming process... I've put a basic one for rename one mac, but the idea is you use the script (but just replicate by copying and pasting section "2a" for each mac you have)... How it works is section "2a" creates a MATCHED=Y value and a NEW_NAME variable IF a serial number match is found. The bit in section 3 then runs the rename script if the MATCHED and NEW_NAME variables are created in section 2a. " #!/bin/bash # 1 - Get the Mac's serial number SERIAL=$(system_profiler SPHardwareDataType | awk '/Serial Number/{print $4}') echo $SERIAL # 2 - List TTA Mac Names and there serial numbers in query below. # 2a - Compare Mac Serial and Mac Asset and if match is found then rename the mac using scutil script # Room: T9 if [[ "$SERIAL" == "<** ONE OF YOUR MAC SERIALS **>" ]]; then MATCH="Y" NEW_NAME="<*** NAME OF WHAT YOU WANT THIS MAC TO BE CALLED ***>" echo "This mac matches a mac in the list!" else echo "Not this one!" fi # 3 - Rename Mac using below script if a match is found if [[ "$MATCH" == "Y" ]]; then echo $NEW_NAME scutil --set ComputerName "$NEW_NAME" scutil --set HostName "$NEW_NAME" scutil --set LocalHostName "$NEW_NAME" # Flush DNS cache (optional) dscacheutil -flushcache echo "We are renaming this mac now." else echo "This mac didn't match any assetted serial numbers" fi " Hope this helps people and perhaps just restart the mac as a box ticking task!

I am looking for a way to push out Homepage settings for Firefox, Chrome and Safari with a profile to student iMac computers. In past, changed default profile but that is not working properly now with El Capitan and from what I read not the correct way to do it. Thanks for any help and guidance.

This is similar to Autoruns from SysInternals, but for Macs. Website / Download (Direct Link) http://i.cubeupload.com/QO2sg0.png http://i.cubeupload.com/EaEYuA.png http://i.cubeupload.com/iQ4yFm.png

Hi, I'm having trouble with the student's AD home directory not mapping on High Sierra. I didn't have any issues with Sierra, however upon upgrading the OS, it no longer maps for the student account. Staff account works fine. I use profile manager to map other network locations on login, and they seem to be fine. If anyone has experienced this and found a solution i would be very grateful. Thanks.

It could also be used to add chapters to any MP3, not just podcasts. Website / Download (Direct Link)

Hi All Were looking at managing a suite of 50 imacs and 20 ipads. Do we need to invest in Jamf to dish out settings, apps and updates or can Intune handle these things? We already have Intune as part of our campus agreement but wondered if it was an good with Apple products. Most of the places i've looked mention Jamf as the way to go but at a considerable cost. Any comments greatly appreciated. S

Hi All, As stated above I have an iMac mid 2010 27" that I've damn near rebuilt and it still gets no power at all (no diagnostic LED's either!). I've done all of the keyboard combinations to reset things, not that they'll work because I don't have any power but thought it's worth a shot! Has anyone here experienced this too or have any ideas? My final idea is replacing the EMI filter but I thought I would ask around first...

I'm trying to get apple classroom running on a set of 16 iMac's. I can install the teachers Classroom application fine and that run ok as far as I can tell. The issue comes when I want to add a student on a mac to a class, to add them I try and run the classroom preference pane in system preferences. It just brings up an error message You can’t open the “Classroom” preferences pane because it is not available to you at this time. To see this preferences pane, you may need to connect a device to your computer. Looking online the computers are the right specification and the OSX version is 10.14.4 and there are no updates avalible from apple. The mac's are all DEP and enrolled in meraki MDM I thought it might be a bluetooth or wireless issue but they are both on. I even tried tethering to my phone incase it was a filtering issue with the school broadband. Has anybody been able to get the classroom 2.0 app for mac working ? https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT206151

Hi All, Just wondering has anyone had any issues with the Impero Client on Macs? We have an example where if a teacher logs into the Mac then they cannot access the Impero Console, but they can if they are on a Windows device? Do Macs have to be added via Device (as well as User?)? What I dont want to do is add the Mac to the "Access Rights Console" and then this lets students access the console - even though we have a password set up. Also on another note - has anyone seen the issue where Impero icon in the taskbar on the Mac quickly flashes up and then disappears again? Which then causes the Mac to hang for a second or two - really annoying when you are typing and the device just hangs for a second or 2. Thanks

Hi all, Trying to make a macOS Monterey bootable USB as I've managed to lock myself out/brick a device using JAMF. All seems to go okay when make the install but when I try to boot from it, it just comes up with that no entry sign and reboots. I've then tried to now make a Big Sur install but it keeps throwing up an error about 'the bless of the installer disk failed'. Tried it on 3 different USBs now and can't find anything useful online! I'm making the bootable installs on our Mac server which is on Sierra. Thanks

Hi guys, I've been asked to setup 20 new Macs with Jamf, both of which I have never looked at until 2 weeks ago! Complete beginner when it comes to Mac's, so apologies for what may seem like daft questions! AD accounts can log on etc, they can access their home areas on the Windows network. At the moment, I can save on the desktop with my test account and I noticed GarageBand creates it's own folder locally to save to as well, rather than saving it to the home area. Can I restrict access to saving locally on the macs and redirect anything that needs saving to their network areas? Thanks in advance :-)

Has anyone got any experience of using intune with Macs? Specifically joining them to Hwb managed Intune and allowing students to log in with their hwb credentials?

I don't want pupils turning on the mac wifi and hot spotting the mac. pupils are using a standard user, not admin.

We have a mac system that intergrates with our Domain controller in a sence that it uses the logon credentials for students to access the macs and thats all it should do. However it keeps mounting their H Drive which is there persona area and then seems to fill it up with program settings etc. Given the students only have 250mb is there a way of stopping it or blocking the macs mounting the drives. Thanks

Anyone made a working Hackintosh on ESXi 5 ? Need a Mac to config damn Ipads and dont want one cluttering up my desk. Any help / guidance appreciated.

Does anyone know if you can buy just the plexiglass screens for iMacs? We have a couple of rooms of the 21.5" Late 2013 macs that have the screen stuck on with what I assume is some kind of glue. Two of them have been damaged and there are a couple of cracks spreading across the glass. The screen underneath is fine as is the rest of the mac. I'd just like to be able to replace the screen without having to send it off to Apple for 'diagnostics' then repair.

Hi Folks. Anyone know if you can copy the launchpad layout to all users. I have found the .DB file related to launchpad but this only allows me to copy the layout to other macs and not all users. If anyone knows the default layout location for launchpad I would be most grateful.