Tag: manifests
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Changing client computer names using a Munki nopkg
In Another opinionated guide to Munki manifests, I said one of the benefits of having no ClientIdentifier and using serial numbers as manifests was not having to manually change preferences on the machine if you repurpose it. What if you want the machine name to change, though? It used to be something like Basketball01, and…
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Scripting manifest creation in Munki
If you’re new to Munki, you probably have an entire fleet of Macs you have to manage. It could be hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands. You’re not going to enroll those all by hand, are you? But please be intentional about how you structure things. Before you run off scripting, read Another opinionated guide…
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Another opinionated guide to Munki manifests
Why this guide? The setup I would recommend What are the benefits of this approach? Bulk-creating manifests from serial numbers Switching to serial numbers from a different setup Subfolders for included manifests And then, going forward? Why this guide? When I first started using Munki, all the terminology was a bit overwhelming to me, even…