Every year I like to dig a little around some default paths to see what new binaries will be available to assist in deployment or troubleshooting. I use a simple easy script that generates a list of all the binaries in /bin, /sbin, /usr/bin, /usr/sbin, and /usr/libexec from one OS (usually 10.x.4) to a recent beta build of the upcoming OS (in this case Yosemite). [ Read More... ]
Yes I know this is a lengthy… long… and very specific post title, but I hope it helps someone else in the same predicament. [ Read More... ]
This is a quick step-by-step instructions to get AutoPKG and the JSSImporter to work so Mac Admins can begin testing and evaluating the two products, and see how these tools will help automate the less than glamorous parts of their job. This is not a lengthy description post explaining the awesome work that other Mac Admins have done in creating AutoPKG and JSSImporter, as there are plenty of other posts that explain this better than I can (including their own respective documentation). [ Read More... ]
On May 1st, MacDMV’s second “tech” session took place covering Apple’s Device Enrollment Program (DEP) and how it relates to JAMF Software’s Casper Suite, a little about VPPMD (because once you start talking about DEP you can’t help but talk about VPP), and Munki in a Box which is a deployment script for Munki by Tom Bridge. [ Read More... ]
These are notes about getting the Apple IDS and their two-step verification authentication ready for Apples Volume Purchasing Program (VPP) and Device Enrollment Program (DEP). WORST case give yourself two weeks to complete all the items listed below, but realistically it can be done within three business days. [ Read More... ]
