To set start screen saver to a hot corner, run the following as a policy in Casper.
Continue readingSet Start Screen Saver To A Hot Corner
StandardGet Silverlight Version
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The below Extension Attribute checks if Microsofts Silverlight Plugin is installed, if it’s not it returns the message not installed, if it is installed it returns the version number.
Continue readingSetting User & OS Language Post Install from Casper
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We need to have different configurations etc based on the major european languages.
We were orignally looking at setting the OS Language via the custom os install options, but have been advised by JAMF that this does not work.
So we needed a work around to achieve the same.
I’ve got this working by narrowing it down to 4 plists… I’m then editing these for each language needed & making Composer dmg’s of each plist to distribute.
The upside of using this method is that we can use a single config per OS version with smart configs based on it that change the language as required.
Basically, make the changes & copy the below files:
Continue readingCannot Launch Applications From NetBoot Image
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I just spent too many hours struggling with a newly created NetBoot Image that booted, but would not launch any applications from the dock & the item that was due to launch at login didn’t (Casper Imaging). However, if i logged out the NetBoot user & logged back in, all was well!
Come midnight (I was remotely NetBooting a machine), I decided to cut my losses & come in next day which was my day off.
Turns out the NetBoot was fine, the issue was simply that the iMac was building had a PC Keyboard connected & not a Mac one!!
As the tagline says, doing the donkey work to make you look like a smart ass!!
Setting the default user settings in Universal Type Server v2
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We’re using Universal Type Server (UTS) for our Font Management, UTS is set to authenticate against our AD with security groups giving access to various Font Workgroups.
As we’ve such a large AD, we’re using an MS SQL Database to host all of our user records.
This is all working well, except the default user settings are as per the above, the below advises what we wished to change the default setting to and how this was accomplished.
How To: Set OSX’s Screen Saver via Script
StandardThroughout my career as a Mac Admin i’ve often been asked to enforce a screen saver. One environment required a screen saver to always be set, but to allow people to change the desktop background. Another required a screen saver to be set to the corporate standard at each login. This script has been used in both environments to great affect.
Continue readingUnlock Each Secure System Preference & Allow All Users To Unlock
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The below will untick the option System Preferences > Security > “Require Password To Unlock Each Secure Preference” & allow all users to unlock these preferences.
Continue readingHow To Download Multi Language Adobe Creative Suite 5 Media
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In our environment, our JSS looks after macs across Europe. Meaning we need to provide Creative Suite in various flavours & languages. Adobe does supply media that contains a lot of European languages, but it can prove tricky to find.
Here’s how I got the media:
Continue readingDisabling Safari’s 5.0.x’s Pop-Up Blocker From Terminal
StandardUPDATE: For Safari 5.1.+ see https://macmule.com/2012/07/31/disabling-safari-5-1-xs-6-xs-pop-up-blocker-from-terminal-2/
To disable Safari’s Pop-Up blocker for the currently logged in user, run the following:
defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitJavaScriptCanOpenWindowsAutomatically -bool true
Via MCX:
Display Name: Safari 5.0.x Disable Pop-Up Blocker
Application Domain: com.apple.Safari
Key Name: WebKitJavaScriptCanOpenWindowsAutomatically
Key Type: boolean
Key Value: true