User Support and Computing Services (Apple Support) Blog

10 Jan

Posted at 18:35h in Administration, AppleScript, Automation, Automation, autopkg, Bash, Bash, Bash, Client, Configuration, Container, Documentation, Enterprise, Hacking, Higher Education, Information Technology, Mac, Malware, Management, Perl, Programming, Property List, Python, python, Scripts, Security, SIP, system, system administration, Terminal, Unix by
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OverviewWe have developed a methodology of managing enterprise and/or shared environment unfriendly applications that has evolved over the years at the Marriott Library or other locations on campus that we support. We affectionately call it the  “Crappy App” model which we use sanitize applications with exceptional requirements.These requirements include:Application has insecure permissions Application has hardcoded variables (usernames, paths, etc.) Application tries to update with every launch Application requires access to locations we’d prefer they not have access Application requires to be launched by a specific user...

18 Dec

Posted at 19:40h in Administration, AppleScript, Automation, Automation, Bash, Bash, Client, Configuration Profiles, Display Configuration, Documentation, Enterprise, Google Chrome, Higher Education, Information Technology, Jamf, Mac, Management, networksetup, Perl, Property List, Python, python, resolution, rotation, system administration, underscan, Web Browser by
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OverviewWe have implemented multiple forms of kiosk throughout the years at the Marriott Library or other locations on campus that we support. Initially, we implemented web kiosks that provided anonymous users at the Marriott Library quick access to limited library & campus resources like the catalog system, databases, etc. These web kiosks needed to be secure, resilient and easy to use for the public but at the same time prevent anonymous access to resources we do not allow. This expanded to "exhibit" kiosks that would...

12 Nov

Posted at 17:00h in Administration, Apple, Apple School Manager, AppleScript, Automation, Configuration, Configuration Profiles, Device Enrollment Program, Documentation, Enterprise, Event, Higher Education, Information Technology, iOS, Jamf Pro Server, Mac, Management, Meeting, Microsoft, Microsoft Office, Mobile Device Management, Property List, Python, Scripts, system administration, Terminal, Volume Purchase Program by
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November 21st 2018 - University of Utah, MacAdmins MeetingThe University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting is held monthly at the Marriott Library on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 11 AM Mountain Time. Presentations cover Apple technology and integration in a heterogeneous university enterprise environment. This month's meeting will be held on Wed, November 21st 2018, and we will provide live broadcasted and archives that will be made available 2-3 days after the meeting.If you have suggestions on presentations, questions or comments, please use the Contact Us option. What's New  - By Todd McDaniel, Univ of Utah, Marriott LibraryThis...

15 Oct

Posted at 13:06h in Administration, APFS, Apple, Container, Directions, Documentation, Enterprise, Event, Hacking, HFS+, Higher Education, Information Technology, Intrusion Detection, Mac, Management, Meeting, Security, system administration, Unix by
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October 17th 2018 - University of Utah, MacAdmins MeetingThe University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting is held monthly at the Marriott Library on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 11 AM Mountain Time. Presentations cover Apple technology and integration in a heterogeneous university enterprise environment. This month's meeting will be held on Wed, October 17th 2018, and we will provide live broadcasted and archives that will be made available 2-3 days after the meeting.If you have suggestions on presentations, questions or comments, please use the Contact Us option. What's New  - By Todd McDaniel, Univ of Utah, Marriott LibraryThis...

14 Sep

Posted at 13:20h in Automation, Configuration Profiles, Container, Cross platform, Device Enrollment Program, Directions, Documentation, Higher Education, Information Technology, Linux, Mac, Meeting, Mobile Device Management, OS X Server, Property List, Security, system administration, Unix, Virtualization, Volume Purchase Program, Windows by
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September 19th 2018 - University of Utah, MacAdmins MeetingThe University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting is held monthly at the Marriott Library on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 11 AM Mountain Time. Presentations cover Apple technology and integration in a heterogeneous university enterprise environment. This month's meeting will be held on Wed, September 19th 2018, and we will provide live broadcasted and archives that will be made available 2-3 days after the meeting.If you have suggestions on presentations, questions or comments, please use the Contact Us option. What's New  - By Todd McDaniel, Univ of Utah, Marriott LibraryThis...

16 Aug

Posted at 17:30h in Administration, Apple, Automation, Client, Configuration, display, Display Configuration, Documentation, Higher Education, Information Technology, Jamf Pro Server, Mac, mirror, mirroring, objective-c, pyobjc, Python, python, resolution, rotation, system, system administration, Terminal by
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IntroductionDisplay Manager is a tool that allows users to programmatically manage Mac display settings like resolution, refresh rate, rotation, brightness, screen mirroring, and HDMI underscan. It's primarily intended for Mac sys admins and developers who need to control displays in specific, predictable ways. Display Manager works in a 2-part package: a library that actually controls Mac displays (display_manager_lib.py), and a script that allows access via the command line, and executes commands in a non-interfering way (display_manager.py).This blog post outlines my process in rebuilding and updating Display...

01 Aug

Posted at 12:00h in Active Directory, Apple, Cross platform, Directions, Documentation, Enterprise, Event, Higher Education, Information Technology, macOS Mojave, Management, Must-Factor Authentication, Network, Security, Two Factor Authentication (2FA), Windows by
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August 15th 2018 - University of Utah, MacAdmins MeetingThe University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting is held monthly at the Marriott Library on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 11 AM Mountain Time. Presentations cover Apple technology and integration in a heterogeneous university enterprise environment. This month's meeting will be held on Wed, August 15th 2018, and we will provide live broadcasted and archives that will be made available 2-3 days after the meeting.If you have suggestions on presentations, questions or comments, please use the Contact Us option. What's New  - By Todd McDaniel, Univ of Utah, Marriott LibraryThis...

30 Jul

Posted at 23:44h in Apple, Cross platform, Enterprise, Information Technology, Jamf, Jamf Pro Server, Management, OS X, Programming, Python, Terminal, Unix, Windows by
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Like a loyal droid, your Jamf Pro server wants to help! (Episode III)Jamf Software's Jamf Pro server (JPS) provides an Application Programming Interface, or API, to interact with the JPS database. This allows an enterprise to customize specific areas of the JPS as needed. This post builds on the other articles in the series: Fetching Data From the JSS using API calls & Python and Publishing information to the Jamf Pro server using API calls and Python. We'll discuss searching for specific data within the...

13 Jul

Posted at 16:00h in Apple, Cisco, Directions, Documentation, Enterprise, Event, Higher Education, Information Technology, Intrusion Detection, Logs, Meeting, OS X, OS X Server, Programming, Security, Terminal, Unix, Vunerability by
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July 18th 2018 - University of Utah, MacAdmins MeetingThe University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting is held monthly at the Marriott Library on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 11 AM Mountain Time. Presentations cover Apple technology and integration in a heterogeneous university enterprise environment. This month's meeting will be held on Wed, July 18th 2018, and we will provide live broadcasted and archives that will be made available 2-3 days after the meeting.If you have suggestions on presentations, questions or comments, please use the Contact Us option. What's New  - By Todd McDaniel, Univ of Utah, Marriott LibraryThis...