Author: robjschroeder
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Jamf Pro Extension Attributes – Important Dates
With extension attributes in Jamf Pro, an administrator is able to collect extra information about a computer or device whenever inventory is collected. These extra bits of information can be used to generate reports or smart groups based on the values of these attributes. For computers, these attributes can be manually inputted with a text…
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Jamf Pro API – Keep Chrome Updated
Maintaining updates may not be the most fun part of administering computers, but it is necessary. Updates bring new features to end-users and fixes for vulnerabilities. For this post, I will be focusing on the Google Chrome app as it is updated quite frequently. I will show how we can use Jamf Pro patch management,…
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Jamf Pro API – Initializing the Cloud Services Token
As I am continuing on my pursuit to use the Jamf Pro API as much as possible, I started creating scripts that would start to build out my Jamf Pro servers in a quicker, more efficient, and consistent way. I will post these mini scripts here as they come up and hopefully someone else will…
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Jamf Pro API – Creating Categories
As I am continuing on my pursuit to use the Jamf Pro API as much as possible, I started creating scripts that would start to build out my Jamf Pro servers in a quicker, more efficient, and consistent way. I will post these mini scripts here as they come up and hopefully someone else will…
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Deployment Rings….in Jamf Pro
If you have any experience as a Sys Admin and the image above gives you PTSD, don’t worry, me too! The implementation of deployment rings though is a great model to copy. Deployment Rings allow an administrator to separate computers into groups for the purpose of deploying software at different intervals in a deployment timeframe.…
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LaunchDaemons and Launch Agents Overview
Launch Daemons are services that can be configured to execute a variety of payloads. When macOS boots up, launchd is run to finish system initialization which will load the parameters for each launch-on-demand system-level daemon from the plist files found in /Library/LaunchDaemons and /System/Library/LaunchDaemons. These plist files point to executables that will be launched. Example…
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Server Series – Jamf AD CS Connector
Download Windows Server 2022 from: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/– Install Windows Server 2022* Windows Server 2019 System Requirements:Processor: 1.4 GHz 64-bit processorRAM: 512 MBDisk Space: 32 GBNetwork – Gigabit (10/100/1000baseT) Ethernet adapterOptical Storage – DVD drive (if installing the OS from DVD media)Video – Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher-resolution (optional)Input Devices – Keyboard and mouse (optional)Internet…
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Jamf Pro – App Installers
“App Installers is part of Jamf Pro 10.37, saving Mac admins time and ensuring that end users have the most up-to-date versions of the apps they need.” – Jamf One of the most tedious parts of being a Jamf Admin, in my experience, was maintaining, packaging, and deploying patch updates for applications. This was especially…
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Server Series – Jamf Pro Server
Download Windows Server 2022 from: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/– Install Windows Server 2022* Windows Server 2019 System Requirements:Processor: 1.4 GHz 64-bit processorRAM: 512 MBDisk Space: 32 GBNetwork – Gigabit (10/100/1000baseT) Ethernet adapterOptical Storage – DVD drive (if installing the OS from DVD media)Video – Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher-resolution (optional)Input Devices – Keyboard and mouse (optional)Internet…
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Server Series – Windows 2022 Certificate Authority
Download Windows Server 2022 from: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/– Install Windows Server 2022* Windows Server 2019 System Requirements:Processor: 1.4 GHz 64-bit processorRAM: 512 MBDisk Space: 32 GBNetwork – Gigabit (10/100/1000baseT) Ethernet adapterOptical Storage – DVD drive (if installing the OS from DVD media)Video – Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher-resolution (optional)Input Devices – Keyboard and mouse (optional)Internet…
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