talkingmoose / List active Apple Accounts on macOS.szh

Created April 8, 2026 20:41

Jamf Pro extension attribute to read macOS accounts with active Apple Accounts

	#!/bin/zsh

	# create a list of local usernames (non-AD) with UIDs between 500 and 1024
	usernames=( $( /usr/bin/dscl /Local/Default -list /Users uid \| /usr/bin/awk '$2 >= 501 && $2 <= 1024 { print $1 }' ) )

	for aUser in $usernames
	do
	echo "Evaluating user account $aUser"

	# get home directory for user account

talkingmoose / DeleteLocalUsers.zsh

Last active July 29, 2025 13:53

Deletes all local user accounts except those specified in "keepUsers".

	#!/bin/zsh

	<<ABOUT_THIS_SCRIPT
	-----------------------------------------------------------------------

	Written by:William Smith
	Professional Services Engineer
	Jamf
	[email protected]
	https://gist.github.com/talkingmoose/67e5fb6b62855a169eca13e5efb3ba35

talkingmoose / 1. Welcome!.md

Last active August 14, 2025 20:57

MacAdmins Conference at Penn State workshop resources — July 15, 2025

Greetings, MacAdmins campers! 🏕️

Thanks for coming today!

You’ll find everything you need in these workshop resources. Keep this page handy! *

Download a copy of the presentation slides and notes

talkingmoose / iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and watchOS 26 compatible devices (regex)

Last active April 7, 2026 19:42

Regex looks for all iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch models compatible with iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and watchOS 26. May not be up-to-date with newly released models.

	https://www.apple.com/os/ios/
	https://www.apple.com/os/ipados/
	https://www.apple.com/os/watchos/


	Published Date: June 9, 2025
	Updated: April 7, 2026

	Verification: https://regex101.com/r/tYaV8u/5

talkingmoose / Tahoe-compatible Macs (regex)

Last active March 19, 2026 17:23

Regex looks for all Mac models compatible with macOS 26 Tahoe. May not be up-to-date with newly released models.

	https://support.apple.com/en-us/122867
	Published Date: March 10, 2026
	Updated: March 19, 2026

	Verification: https://regex101.com/r/YXAchM/9

	1) Exact regex — Matches major model identifier numbers based on Apple's knowledge base article (more accurate):

	^Mac((BookPro1(6,[124]\|[78],\d)\|(1[3-7]\|BookAir10\|mini9\|Pro7),\d+))\|iMac2[01],\d+$

talkingmoose / Create new Jamf Pro user account.zsh

Last active June 9, 2025 19:14

Jamf Pro account management scripts using the Jamf Pro API.

	#!/bin/zsh
	# set -x

	:<<ABOUT_THIS_SCRIPT
	-----------------------------------------------------------------------

	Written by:William Smith
	Partner Program Manager
	Jamf
	[email protected]

talkingmoose / Last Reboot.zsh

Last active December 20, 2024 00:53

Jamf Pro extension attribute to return date of last reboot. Create the EA with a Data Type of 'date'. This allows a Smart Group to use greater than and less than calculations.

	#!/bin/zsh

	# get last reboot date and time
	lastReboot=$( /usr/bin/last -y reboot )

	# extract date and time (e.g. Thu Dec 12 2024 08:35)
	rebootTime=$( /usr/bin/awk -F '[[:space:]]{3,}' 'NR==1 { print $2 }' <<< "$lastReboot" )

	# convert date and time to ISO date format
	lastRebootISO=$( /bin/date -j -f "%a %b %e %Y %H:%M" "$rebootTime" '+%Y-%m-%d %I:%M:00' )

talkingmoose / Existing user accounts.zsh

Last active October 20, 2025 13:06

A Jamf Pro extension attribute to return whether a user account (hidden or visible) in a list of user accounts exists on a computer.

	#!/bin/zsh

	:<<ABOUT_THIS_EXTENSION_ATTRIBUTE
	-----------------------------------------------------------------------

	Written by:William Smith
	Technical Enablement Manager
	Jamf
	[email protected]
	https://gist.github.com/talkingmoose/4a2b613bf5273081459bc62c644193eb

talkingmoose / Back up Jamf Pro objects.zsh

Last active September 12, 2025 20:06

Download JSON or XML files for multiple Jamf Pro object types.

	#!/bin/zsh
	# set -x # show command

	:<<ABOUT_THIS_SCRIPT

	Written by:William Smith
	Technical Enablement Manager
	Jamf
	[email protected]
	https://gist.github.com/talkingmoose/4a950a715ad07ae3baecce2f46b0a7e5

talkingmoose / AWK • SED • GREP: Together we can change anything!.md

Last active November 26, 2025 05:16

AWK • SED • GREP: Together we can change anything!

Download a PDF of my slides and notes

Example code from my MacAdmins Conference at Penn State 2024 presentation.

William Smith talkingmoose

Greetings, MacAdmins campers! 🏕️

AWK • SED • GREP: Together we can change anything!

Battery cycle count