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The JSS System Admin's Desktop [GeekTool]

The JSS System Admin's Desktop [GeekTool]

If you work with the Casper Suite or are a System Administrator, you will probably enjoy this GeekTool setup. It provides a ton of the regular information you access but instead of clicking around to find it, it is all there when you log in. I set it to deploy

Casper Imaging in the Recovery HD and A Lightweight Netboot Image

Casper Imaging in the Recovery HD and A Lightweight Netboot Image

[UPDATE] JAMF has set the feature request for this as under review [https://jamfnation.jamfsoftware.com/featureRequest.html?id=1069] OS X Netboot images can be many GigaBytes in size, which is not great when multiple client computers are trying to download that image from the network, especially if the

Fix Multiple Recovery HDs (D-007146) Created In Casper Imaging and Nested Configurations

Fix Multiple Recovery HDs (D-007146) Created In Casper Imaging and Nested Configurations

Defect D-007146 in JAMF’s Casper Suite creates multiple Recovery HD partitions when using nested imaging configs. This defect is marked as “High Priority” and “Planned for Release” so hopefully we will see a fix soon, but until then, use this as a workaround. The following script will delete any

OS X Users Folder On A Separate Partition Using bash Scripts and Casper Imaging

OS X Users Folder On A Separate Partition Using bash Scripts and Casper Imaging

Keep user’s home folders separated from the system so a re-image will not destroy their data. Requirements For This Walkthrough Downloads 1. Users Icon [http://67.205.152.181/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/users.icns_.zip] Resources * http://macmule.com/2012/07/31/how-to-use-fstab-within-a-casper-imaging-workflow/ * https://github.com/ox-it/mac-scripts

OS X Recovery Partition: Customizing With Different Apps

OS X Recovery Partition: Customizing With Different Apps

Originally, I wanted to use Casper Imaging from the Recovery partition. So this post is based off of this article and this feature request [https://jamfnation.jamfsoftware.com/featureRequest.html?id=415] on JAMF Nation. At the end, I realized I probably wouldn’t be able to add this app