Full Metal Mac

Jamf Application Removal Script

April 30, 2022Jamf Proautomation, Bash Scripts, Jamf Pro, MDM, Patching, Scripts, Security

This is a great Application Removal script (Remove Application.sh) Graham Pugh has posted to Github here: https://gist.github.com/grahampugh/97cd9c3de8f4690a9dc242f74c3211a9

Apple’s Wild Vulnerabilities for macOS Big Sur & Catalina

April 23, 2022News10.15 - macOS Catalina, Big Sur, Patching, Security

intego.com reported Apple Neglects to Patch Two Zero-Day, Wild Vulnerabilities for macOS Big Sur, Catalina. https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/apple-neglects-to-patch-zero-day-wild-vulnerabilities-for-macos-big-sur-catalina/#which-vulnerable

Automate installations with Installomator

April 22, 2022Jamf Proautomation, Bash Scripts, Jamf Policy, Patching

Getting third-party software installed and updated on Mac clients is a major task for Jamf Pro administrators. Unfortunately, it is also a tedious and error-prone task. Links https://scriptingosx.com/2020/06/using-installomator-with-jamf-pro/ https://scriptingosx.com/2020/05/introducing-installomator/

Terminal command to show connected displays/monitors/resolutions?

April 22, 2022Apple, macOSDisplays, system_profiler, Terminal, Troubleshooting

system_profiler SPDisplaysDataType or defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver.plist Link: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20099333/terminal-command-to-show-connected-displays-monitors-resolutions

Bypass a FileVault Password On a Per Boot Basis

April 22, 2022Apple, macOSFileVault

sudo fdesetup authrestart Link https://osxdaily.com/2015/03/06/bypass-filevault-password-per-boot-mac-os-x/

kill safari in terminal

April 21, 2022Apple, macOSSafari, Terminal

osascript -e "tell application \"Safari\" to quit"

Who is logged in

April 21, 2022Apple, macOSaccount, Terminal, Users

stat -f '%u %Su' /dev/console who NAME w – display who is logged in and what they are doing w SEE ALSO finger(1), ps(1), uptime(1), who(1) Link https://superuser.com/questions/180819/how-can-you-find-out-the-currently-logged-in-user-in-the-os-x-gui https://osxdaily.com/2014/03/25/see-users-who-connected-to-mac/