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talkingmoose / Hide Wi-Fi Menu.sh

Last active October 28, 2020 09:18

Quits the Wi-Fi menu item for the current user. Effectively unchecks the "Show Wi-Fi status in menu bar" item in System Preferences > Network.

	#!/bin/zsh

	# get current logged in user
	currentUser=$( /usr/bin/stat -f "%Su" /dev/console )
	echo "Current user is $currentUser"

	# get current user home folder path
	homeFolder=$( /usr/bin/dscl . read /Users/talkingmoose NFSHomeDirectory \| /usr/bin/awk -F ": " '{ print $2 }' )
	echo "Current user home folder is $homeFolder"

talkingmoose / Report admin status.bash

Created August 26, 2020 22:29

Report if any macOS user accounts with admin privileges exist.

	#!/bin/bash

	# list all users with UIDs above 501
	usersList=$( /usr/bin/dscl . -list /Users uid \| /usr/bin/awk '$2 >= 501 { print $1 }' )

	# test for admin

	while IFS= read aUser
	do
	/usr/sbin/dseditgroup -o checkmember -u "$aUser" admin 1>/dev/null

talkingmoose / Report unknown network services.zsh

Created August 3, 2020 03:19

Compares known and current network services and creates an unknown network services list.

	#!/bin/zsh

	# list of known network services that should be excluded from results
	defaultNetworkServices="An asterisk (*) denotes that a network service is disabled.
	USB-C Dock Ethernet
	Apple USB Ethernet Adapter
	Wi-Fi
	iPhone USB
	Bluetooth PAN
	Thunderbolt Bridge"

talkingmoose / "Early Adopter" extension attribute

Last active November 21, 2023 22:31

Self Service policy to enable end users to enroll their Macs into an "Early Adopter Program" or any other type of enrollment. Create a Smart Computer Group to identify early adopters and scope policies.

	#!/bin/zsh

	enrollmentStatus=$( /usr/bin/defaults read '/Library/Preferences/EarlyAdopter.plist' Enrolled )

	echo "<result>$enrollmentStatus</result>"

talkingmoose / Delete account from current user's Internet Accounts.sh

Last active June 21, 2023 19:24

Example for removing specific account from System Preferences > Internet Accounts for the current user.

-#!/bin/bash
-# get name of currently logged in user
-currentUser=$( /usr/bin/stat -f "%Su" /dev/console ) echo "Current user is $currentUser."
-# get current user's home folder
-homeFolder=$( /usr/bin/dscl . read "/Users/$currentUser" NFSHomeDirectory | /usr/bin/awk -F ": " '{ print $2 }' )
-# remove account by description name from Accounts sqlite database
-/usr/bin/sqlite3 "$homeFolder/Library/Accounts/Accounts4.sqlite" 'DELETE FROM ZACCOUNT WHERE ZACCOUNTDESCRIPTION = "Exchange"'

talkingmoose / Make new Outlook Address Book and Contact.applescript

Created July 23, 2020 21:28

Useful for when an admin needs to add a list of "safe" addresses to a user's Contacts but wants to keep them separate from the user's own contacts.

	tell application "Microsoft Outlook"
	make new address book in exchange account 1 with properties {name:"Company Contacts"}
	make new contact with properties {first name:"Martin", last name:"Moose", email addresses:{{address:"[email protected]", type:work}, {address:"[email protected]", type:home}}} at address book "Company Contacts" of exchange account 1

	end tell

talkingmoose / add-AD-user-data-to-Jamf-Pro.ps1

Last active March 11, 2022 04:02

Reads a pre-defined Advanced Computer Search and gets list of newly enrolled devices and their usernames. Looks up usernames in Active Directory and retrieves more user detail. Populates devices records with additional user in Jamf Pro.

	# INSTRUCTIONS

	# Create a folder on the Administrator Desktop named "Project"

	# Run the script to generate the AES key
	# Run the script to generate the Active Directory encrypted password file
	# Run the script to generate the Jamf Pro encrypted password file

	# Update the following variables:
	# JamfProServer

talkingmoose / Big Sur-compatible Macs (regex)

Last active June 7, 2023 19:50

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

	Model information: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211238
	Published Date: October 25, 2021

	Verification: https://regex101.com/r/7nnq4T/13

	This regex is complete. Apple is no longer creating Big Sur compatible Macs.

	(MacBook(10\|9\|8)\|MacBookAir(10\|[6-9])\|MacBookPro1[1-7]\|Macmini[7-9]\|MacPro[6-7]\|iMacPro1),\d\|iMac(14,4\|1[5-9],\d\|2[01],\d)

talkingmoose / "Scripting 201 for Apple Admins" Webinar

Last active July 7, 2020 07:17

	Resources for Jamf's "Script 201 for Apple Admins" webinar on June 18, 2020.

	"Scripting 101 for Apple Admins" Webinar
	Video: https://www.jamf.com/resources/webinars/scripting-101-for-apple-admins/
	Discussions: https://www.jamf.com/jamf-nation/discussions/32391/scripting-101-for-apple-admins-webinar
	PDF reference: https://www.jamf.com/blog/scripting-basics-for-everyone/

	Time Zone script:
	https://www.jamf.com/jamf-nation/third-party-products/files/836/settimezone-sh-set-the-time-zone

talkingmoose / Another Rename Computer Script.bash

Last active December 23, 2021 21:18

Jamf, Catalina and osascript compatible. Prompts to choose a site and enter an asset tag before renaming the Mac and then updating Jamf Pro.

	#!/bin/sh

	# wait until the Dock process has started
	while [[ "$setupProcess" = "" ]]
	do
	echo "Waiting for Dock"
	setupProcess=$( /usr/bin/pgrep "Dock" )
	sleep 3
	done

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