As of macOS Sonoma 14.4 using
"/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/A/Resources/airport
--getinfo" no longer returns info about the active Wi-Fi connection. If
you want to collect the active SSID for macOS 14.4 or later you...
Links for the macOS Monterey and Ventura specific Safari 17.4 installers
on Apple's CDN: macOS Ventura:
https://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/30/42/052-59885-A_5IXDIWICU3/q9megna20yvg9mnjssbc92f9ogq8w5itbx/Safari17.4VenturaAuto.pkg
macOS Monterey...
(Not Jamf Pro specific but I figure this is the most appropriate
channel) If you've been using Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) to manage
updates to Office for Mac you might have noticed that your Office apps
have been stuck on the October 2023 Office 16.7...
Here are the download URLs for the standalone Safari 17.3 update for
macOS Ventura and macOS Monterey... Safari 17.3 for macOS Ventura:
https://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/63/16/052-37298-A_XN59PDU2GI/0rqxiyieo4zwzxxbjo97kd2zgan9ng0274/Safari17...
Since I don't see the info currently available in Jamf Pro as built-in
Smart Group or Advanced Computer Search criteria I created the following
EAs to report the macOS version and deadline date of any pending
Declarative Device Management Scheduled U...
@AJPinto Thanks, I don't know how I missed the existence of that profile
:-) The profile based approach is good for settings that are required,
and for settings a user is allowed to change but an initial setting
other than the default is needed pmset...
@rcoleman I don't have advice on stopping the checkin process, but I
used a different approach to prevent policies that automatically
remediate core apps from running during enrollment. I created a Smart
Group for Macs that have not completed enrollm...
@chimka9ja There isn't a Configuration Profile to set screen timeout
behavior when Mac is on batter power, but you can configure that using
the pmset tool. Here's an article describing the settings available via
that tool (the images are from an olde...
@Sonam2021 Aternity and Nexthink are the two systems for monitoring Mac
health I've seen in action. I don't have enough direct experience with
either to make a recommendation however.
Xcode 15 is thinned app/stub install. The Mac App Store reports the
Xcode 15.3 download size as 3.4GB for x86 systems and 3.43GB for Apple
Silicon. It definitely inflates on install, but downloading shouldn't be
nearly as problematic as older version...
Did Mac software development for Lockheed Martin and Netscape/Mozilla, founded FreePPP Group, spent a while managing computers (mostly Macs) in K12 EDU, now into enabling Mac users at the Enterprise level for a Fortune 25 company.