Microsoft Silverlight Version Check Extension Attribute
Here’s an extension attribute script to check for the Microsoft Silverlight version on Mac’s via an Extension Attribute script in Casper, copy and paste and away you go: #!/bin/sh if [ -e…
Java Version Check Extension Attribute
Here’s a quick check for the Java version on Mac’s via an Extension Attribute script, copy and paste and away you go: #!/bin/bash if [ -e /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/bin/java ]; then java_version=`/Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/bin/java…
Shockwave Player Version Extension Attribute
Here’s a quick check for the Adobe Shockwave Player version on Mac’s via an Extentsion Attribute script, copy and paste and away you go: #!/bin/sh if [ -e /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/DirectorShockwave.plugin ]; then…
Homebrew Check Extension Attribute
If you’re in an environment where you have a lot of developers you’ll likely find the Homebrew command very close by, you can use this simple Extension Attribute in your Casper JSS…
Mounting User AD Network Drives on Mac OS X
We’ve all had that age old problem of trying to mount a network drive within an Active Directory environment, but if you map via the standard Finder you expose the user to…
Managing User Docks in Mac OS X
A great way to manage the OS X Dock in an automated environment is the great use of Kyle Crawford’s GitHub code of DockUtil it’s a python script that you can package…
Setup a WordPress Blog on Amazon EC2
I was amazed on how little information there is around to set up a WordPress Blog on an Amazon EC2 Instance, so I headed over to Amazon Web Services and signed up (it’s…
Re-Create Administrator Permissions on Mac User Accounts
Before re-creating the admin group there is a way to check if the admin group has definitely been deleted, to do this log into the Mac with the root user account, then…
Enable the “root” user using Single User Mode in Mac OS X
Hold down the Command (⌘)+ S buttons whilst turning on the machine, the system will then boot into Single User Mode at the prompt type: /sbin/fsck -fy at the prompt type: /sbin/mount…