Absolute Manage

Script to Configure the Mac OS X firewall

Here is a script that can be deployed via ARD, Absolute Manage (LANrev), LANDesk or virtually any other method to enable and configure the firewall for 10.4, 10.5 or 10.6. You will need to decide how exactly you want your clients firewalls configured. Pay special attention to the stealth setting. If this is enabled, you [...]

Absolute Manage, Automation, Mac, Scripting

Bind to OD Script & Add to Computer Group

The following script is what I use to bind machines to Open Directory and it solves the following challenges:

If bound to another OD domain, it removes that binding. If you’re not moving from another domain, you can ignore that part, it won’t hurt that it’s in there.

AD Integration, Absolute Manage, Directory Services, Mac, Open Directory, Scripting

Absolute Manage (LANrev) webinar archive available

Edweek.org did a webinar featuring Absolute Manage yesterday and the archive is available online. You can either watch the webinar (bit less than 1 hour) or just download the slides. It featured a case study from a school district with a few thousand managed machines and has a heavy focus on asset management and software [...]

Absolute Manage, Desktop Management