Deploy packages during prestage with a Manifest file

When you upload a package to Jamf Pro, and you are using a JCDS as a distribution point, a manifest file gets automatically created. If your environment uses an HTTPS server that is NOT a Jamf Pro HTTPS-capable distribution point to host your packages, the requirements are to create a custom manifest file and upload it along with the Signed Distribution Package into Jamf Pro. Before we start with covering the manifest file, I want to highlight that we need a Signed Distribution Package....

December 28, 2023 · 6 min

How to use dockutil in a script

Now that dockutil has been rewritten in Swift for macOS 12.3 compatibility, I needed to dust off my scripts. dockutil is supporting macOS 11 Big Sur or higher. Don’t forget to look at the USAGE section in the readme or use the --help option to read more about the usage and options. Luckily, not much is needed to be dusted off. However, I wanted to add some adjustments and share my workflows which you can use within Jamf....

March 9, 2022 · 7 min

The story of trust destroyed | JNUC 2020

The truth about MDM Migration: Journey through time as Jamf consulting engineer me and Rob Potvin will talk about the current design of the Apple MDM protocol and what the migration process looks like for moving existing devices from one MDM to another. This can be fairly difficult, but success is possible with a bit of time, effort and planning. It is not really migrating, but destroying trust. Presentation Video Tools ReEnroller...

October 1, 2020 · 1 min

Off-boarding in a Modern Deployment | JNUC 2019

Imaging is dead. Secure Boot and the T2 system controller have changed the toolset available to Mac administrators. The new post-imaging world of Mojave requires new workflows. We learn about the role that ‘off-boarding’ or the erase/install step has in the modern macOS deployment cycle. In this session, we will explore the startosinstall command in detail and learn about its uses and limitations. Finally, we will introduce a few workflows and tools (Erase&Install....

November 25, 2019 · 1 min