Category: Jamf
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Jamf – Management Commands Stuck as Pending
If a device has pending commands in the Management tab type: sudo profiles renew -type enrollment This solves issues with configuration profiles and policies not falling down to devices. Once the command is executed you can run: sudo jamf recon This will then instantly reach for any policies or configuration profiles that are pending and…
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Jamf Patch Management (Simplified)
The first step in the patch management process is to create a package that will install silently without any prompts. You need to initially run the file (.dmg or .pkg) to see how the software installation process works. This policy defines the parameters and scope of the installation Test any new policy on a Mac…
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Update and Upgrade MacOS via Jamf Policies & Scripts
Apple releases OS updates periodically to fix bugs or strengthen the security of the released versions of the OS. Organizations prefer their devices to have the latest available OS. However, deploying OS updates can be a cumbersome task. This document provides two methods to update macOS devices; Update OS and OS upgrade via policies and…
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Remove MDM and Factory Reset a Mac
This document will instruct on how to remove an Apple from Jamf (or any MDM) and factory reset it so it is unmanaged. This is useful when decommissioning devices and wiping data and any form of information that could compromise security. Go to: Jamf > Computers > Find the Mac > Management > Select Remove…
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iPad & iPhone Deployment – Manual Jamf Enrollment
This documentation provides steps on manually enrolling iPads & iPhones in Jamf. This is setup using Apple Configurator 2. Creating Packages Log in to Jamf Pro and go to Mobile Device – Enrollment Profile Note: You will have two downloads will start. Cancel both of them when they try to install onto your Mac. You just…
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Uploading a new Software Package and Create a Policy in Jamf
This document refers to uploading a new software package to Jamf such as Adobe Suite, Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Cubase, SPSS, GIMP etc….. and create a simple policy to manually install the software on a mac. Note: This unique name will be used later on to initialise the policy on the test mac. It must…
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Deploy Wi-Fi Configuration in Jamf (Enterprise)
This document outlines how to deploy an internal enterprise network configuration that is predicated on network authentication. For this document I will refer to My_WiFi. This process relies on acquiring the certificates. They need to be in a .cer format. I will refer to these as Certificate1 and Certificate2. Note: If you authenticate WiFi connections…
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Create Custom Packages using Jamf Composer
This document will explain how to create packages for Jamf that install the software with any configurations such as directing to licence servers etc…. This is done through Jamf Composer using snapshots. Taking Snapshots If the files you want to package are not already installed on the drive, Composer can take a snapshot of the…
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