| 2024-11-21 |
Managing time limited admin rights with Privileges 2.x |
Mac administration ‧ rtrouton |
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| 2024-11-21 |
Privileges 2.0 available with new features |
Mac administration ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-11-19 |
Accessing the recovery key password reset option at the login window on macOS Sequoia |
FileVault 2 ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-11-15 |
Clearing failed MDM commands from members of Jamf Pro smart or static groups |
Jamf Pro ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-11-11 |
New hardware models appearing as 21.5 inch iMacs in Apple Business Manager and Apple School Manager |
Apple Business Manager ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-10-31 |
Managing user notifications for apps which request screen access on macOS Sequoia 15.1 |
Mac administration ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-10-29 |
Suppressing Apple Intelligence notifications on macOS Sequoia |
Apple Intelligence ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-10-28 |
Managing Apple Intelligence features on macOS Sequoia 15.1 |
Apple Intelligence ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-10-28 |
Disabling iPhone mirroring on macOS Sequoia |
iPhone ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-10-22 |
Managed Apple Accounts which were out of scope for ABM or ASM federation may be changed to be in scope by the federation process |
Apple Business Manager ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-10-19 |
Successfully run sudo commands are no longer logged by default to unified logging on macOS Sequoia |
Mac administration ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-10-17 |
Setting Safari to always prompt for download location on macOS Sequoia |
macOS ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-10-15 |
Using certificate public keys to create dummy MDM configuration profiles for Jamf Pro device smart group scoping |
Jamf Pro ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-10-10 |
Detecting via Jamf Pro if a Mac is being issued an IPv4 or IPv6 address |
Jamf Pro ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-10-08 |
Session videos and slides available from MacSysAdmin 2024 |
MacSysAdmin 2024 ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-10-02 |
Slides from the “macOS application packaging 101” session at MacSysAdmin 2024 |
MacSysAdmin 2024 ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-09-28 |
Moving on to a new place |
Personal ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-09-26 |
Updating asset tag information in Jamf Pro using the Jamf Pro Classic API |
Jamf Pro ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-09-24 |
Managing Gatekeeper with configuration profiles on macOS Sequoia |
Gatekeeper ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-09-23 |
spctl command line tool no longer able to manage Gatekeeper on macOS Sequoia |
Gatekeeper ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-09-17 |
Keychain Access app in new location on macOS Sequoia |
Mac administration ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-09-17 |
Blocking system extension disablement via System Settings on macOS Sequoia |
Mac administration ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-08-30 |
Clearing MDM lock on Apple Silicon Macs when passcode has been lost |
Mac administration ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-08-17 |
Setting custom variables in AutoPkg using the VariablePlaceholder processor |
AutoPkg ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-08-09 |
Blocking Apple Account login access in System Settings on macOS Sonoma |
Mac administration ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-08-07 |
Using the Jamf Pro agent to set computer name to match the Mac’s hardware serial number on macOS Sonoma |
Jamf Pro ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-08-02 |
Launching the macOS Tips app using URL links on macOS Sonoma |
Mac administration ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-07-30 |
Session videos now available from Penn State MacAdmins Conference 2024 |
Penn State MacAdmins Conference 2024 ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-07-29 |
Providing GlobalProtect portal address via macOS configuration profile on macOS Sonoma |
macOS ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-07-11 |
Slides from the “macOS application packaging 101” session at Penn State MacAdmins 2024 |
Packaging ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-06-16 |
WWDC 2024 notes |
Documentation ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-06-12 |
Building Jamf Pro smart groups for Sequoia-compatible and Sequoia-incompatible Mac models |
Jamf Pro ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-06-07 |
Using Wi-Fi hardware network interface information with Jamf Pro to identify macOS virtual machines |
Jamf Pro ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-05-31 |
Volume ownership and Erase All Contents and Settings on macOS Sonoma |
Mac administration ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-05-22 |
Basic Authentication authentication now disabled for the Jamf Pro Classic API as of Jamf Pro 11.5.0 |
Jamf Pro ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-05-10 |
Fix for Safari crashing on macOS Sonoma when selecting Manage Website Data option |
Mac administration ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-04-23 |
Losing a giant |
Personal ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-03-28 |
Updated scripts for downloading packages from a JCDS2 distribution point |
Jamf Pro ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2024-03-27 |
Migrating a Jamf Pro AWS-hosted cloud distribution point to a JCDS2 cloud distribution point |
Jamf Pro ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2023-09-05 |
Starting a sole proprietorship business to get a DUNS number for Apple Business Manager |
Apple Business Manager ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2023-08-15 |
Updating management status in Jamf Pro computer inventory records on Jamf Pro 10.49.0 and later |
Jamf Pro ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2023-08-14 |
Blocking Oracle Java |
Java ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2023-08-12 |
Removing Oracle Java from macOS |
Java ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2023-08-11 |
Session videos now available from Penn State MacAdmins Conference 2023 |
Penn State MacAdmins Conference 2023 ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2023-07-21 |
Disabling in-app review requests for apps installed from the macOS App Store |
Mac administration ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2023-07-21 |
Slides from the “Introduction to Declarative MDM” session at Penn State MacAdmins 2023 |
Declarative Device Management ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2023-07-01 |
Listing and downloading available macOS installers using Apple’s softwareupdate tool |
Mac administration ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2023-06-24 |
Manually triggering MDM profile renewal with Jamf Pro |
Jamf Pro ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2023-06-23 |
Booting into macOS Recovery in UTM on Apple Silicon Macs |
Apple Silicon ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2023-06-07 |
WWDC 2023 notes |
Documentation ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2023-05-29 |
AutoPkg recipes for NexThink Collector |
AutoPkg ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2023-05-26 |
Downloading installer packages from Jamf Pro when no other options are available |
Jamf Pro ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2023-05-25 |
20 years of Der Flounder |
Personal ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2023-05-12 |
Setting user-level global preferences in a macOS configuration profile |
Mac administration ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2023-05-03 |
Using Script2Pkg to create payload-free installer packages |
Packaging ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2023-04-16 |
Using the plutil command line tool to work with JSON on macOS Monterey and later |
Mac administration ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2023-04-12 |
Migrating an APNS certificate from one Apple ID to another Apple ID |
Apple Push Notification Service ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2023-04-02 |
macOS Ventura 13.3 alters expected behavior for Finder’s Open With functionality for macOS installer packages |
Installer ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2023-03-17 |
Creating a sysdiagnose file using Activity Monitor |
Mac administration ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2023-03-11 |
Granting Volume Owner status on Apple Silicon Macs |
Mac administration ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2023-03-05 |
Setting a user account to automatically log in using sysadminctl on macOS Ventura |
Mac administration ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2023-03-04 |
Backing up Der Flounder Revisited Once Again |
Backup ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2023-02-28 |
Apple Device Management Second Edition book now available for purchase from Amazon, Apple Books and Apress |
Books ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2023-02-26 |
Providing Jamf Pro computer inventory information via macOS configuration profile |
Jamf Pro ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2023-02-13 |
Certificate expiration affecting macOS App Store and VPP apps |
Apple Volume Purchase Program ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2023-01-26 |
Using the Jamf Pro API to retrieve FileVault personal recovery keys |
FileVault 2 ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2023-01-20 |
Verifying installer package signing and notarization using pkgutil |
Mac administration ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2023-01-19 |
Finding the version number of the Xcode command line tools using the softwareupdate command |
Mac administration ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2023-01-02 |
Apple Device Management Second Edition book available for pre-order from Amazon |
Books ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-12-27 |
Identifying Mac laptops and desktops from the command line by checking for a built-in battery |
Mac administration ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-12-20 |
When does the upgrade to macOS Ventura need admin rights? |
Mac administration ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-12-12 |
Using AutoPkg to build installers for Palo Alto’s GlobalProtect VPN software |
AutoPkg ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-12-05 |
Creating a NexThink uninstaller for deployment via Jamf Pro |
Jamf Pro ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-12-04 |
Creating a NexThink installer for deployment via Jamf Pro |
Jamf Pro ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-12-01 |
Session videos from Jamf Nation User Conference 2022 now available |
iOS ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-11-20 |
autopkg-conductor updated to support reporting to Slack and Microsoft Teams |
AutoPkg ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-11-17 |
Downloading macOS IPSW files for use with Mac virtual machines on Apple Silicon Macs |
macOS ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-11-13 |
Apple Device Management Second Edition book coming soon |
Books ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-11-12 |
Downloading macOS Monterey from the App Store |
Mac administration ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-10-28 |
Adding hidden Login Items on macOS Ventura |
Mac administration ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-10-26 |
Opening macOS Ventura’s System Settings to desired locations via the command line |
Mac administration ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-10-19 |
Creating AWS S3 buckets for webpage redirection |
Amazon Web Services ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-10-15 |
Using the Jamf Pro API to report on Self Service policies |
Jamf Pro ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-10-13 |
Building Jamf Pro smart groups for Ventura-compatible and Ventura-incompatible Mac models |
Jamf Pro ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-10-10 |
Running Jamf Pro inventory updates at startup time using a Jamf Pro policy |
Jamf Pro ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-10-09 |
Running Jamf Pro inventory updates at startup time |
Jamf Pro ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-10-04 |
Slides from the “Leveling Up – Managing admin rights in the enterprise” session at MacSysAdmin 2022 |
MacSysAdmin 2022 ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-09-29 |
Slides from the “Running Jamf Pro at Scale, from SAP with ❤️” session at Jamf Nation User Conference 2022 |
JAMF Nation User Conference 2022 ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-09-13 |
Microsoft Defender tamper protection status detection for Jamf Pro |
Jamf Pro ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-09-13 |
Jamf Pro 10.41.0 and SSL verification alerts |
Jamf Pro ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-09-10 |
Microsoft Defender and tamper protection |
Mac administration ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-07-22 |
Privileges.app and time-limited admin |
Mac administration ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-07-16 |
Specifying shell commands to run when opening new Terminal windows from macOS’s Terminal settings |
macOS ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-07-15 |
Customizing Terminal behavior for documentation needs |
Documentation ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-07-02 |
Removing unwanted Time Machine backups from APFS-formatted Time Machine backup drives on macOS Monterey |
Mac administration ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-06-29 |
Session videos from MacDevOps YVR 2022 now available |
MacDevOpsYVR 2022 ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-06-20 |
Videos from Penn State MacAdmins Campfire Sessions 2022 |
Penn State MacAdmins Conference 2022 ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-06-18 |
Slides from the “Leveling Up – Managing admin rights in the enterprise” session at MacDevOpsYVR 2022 conference |
MacDevOpsYVR 2022 ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-06-17 |
Slides from the “Leveling Up – Managing admin rights in the enterprise” session at Penn State MacAdmins Conference 2022 |
Penn State MacAdmins Conference 2022 ‧ rtrouton |
|
| 2022-06-08 |
WWDC 2022 notes |
Documentation ‧ rtrouton |
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