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Referencing Launch Arguments in Scripts

FileWave General Info Scripting

Description Scripts ran through FileWave have the option to supply 'Launch Arguments'.  These ar...

Updated 1 year ago by Josh Levitsky

Script Best Practices

FileWave General Info Scripting

Description Tips and tricks for running Filesets with scripts Don't put passwords in scripts T...

Updated 1 year ago by Sean Holden

Apple Customise User Access in ASM/ABM

Apple School & Business Manager

What A new feature for iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS 14 from Apple, Customise User Access control...

Updated 1 year ago by Josh Levitsky

Apple VPP/ADE Volume Content Terms

Apple School & Business Manager

What are Apple's new terms? Apple periodically updates the Volume Content Terms on Apple Busines...

Updated 1 year ago by Josh Levitsky

Adding non macOS devices to business.apple.com (ABM) and Apple School Manager (ASM) using Apple Configurator 2.5+

Apple School & Business Manager

What With iOS 11 and Apple Configurator 2.5+, it is possible to add non macOS devices to ASM and...

Updated 1 year ago by Andrew Kloosterhuis

Transitioning to 64-bit Architecture in FileWave 15.5 for Windows

Microsoft General Info

What With the release of FileWave 15.5, significant changes have been made to enhance security a...

Updated 1 year ago by Josh Levitsky

Autopkg(r) FAIL_RECIPES_WITHOUT_TRUST_INFO

Integrations AutoPkg with FileWave

AutoPkg(r) FAIL_RECIPES_WITHOUT_TRUST_INFO Description Autopkg provides security through trust ...

Updated 1 year ago by Josh Levitsky

Using AutoPkgr with FileWave for Advanced macOS Software Deployment

Integrations AutoPkg with FileWave

Description AutoPkg is an automation framework for macOS software packaging and distribution, or...

Updated 1 year ago by Josh Levitsky

FileWave Client notification for zsh running in the background

FileWave Client Troubleshooting

What When I upgraded my FileWave Client to 15.3.0 or newer I saw a popup saying "zsh is now runn...

Updated 1 year ago by Josh Levitsky

Execute macOS scripts as Defined User

FileWave General Info Scripting

Description By default, the FileWave Client executes scripts and tasks with elevated permissions...

Updated 1 year ago by Sean Holden

Bootstrap Token Management on macOS

macOS

Introduction macOS 10.15 Catalina introduces a new method of SecureToken enablement called Boots...

Updated 1 year ago by Josh Levitsky

FileWave Windows Imaging Requirements

Network Imaging / IVS

Windows Imaging is a powerful solution to quickly deploy base images over the network. Before sta...

Updated 1 year ago by Josh Levitsky

Add FileWave Custom Inventory fields remotely using a Fileset

Custom Fields

Description Although these forms of Custom Field may still be used, since FileWave 12.7 addition...

Updated 1 year ago by Josh Levitsky

Using LDAP to enroll macOS/iOS/Android devices

Evaluation Guide 3. Client Enrollment

Use this document if you are trying to point your enrollment of device to directory services (Act...

Updated 1 year ago by Josh Levitsky

Applications Preventing Reboot (macOS/Windows)

Kiosk

Description Before the FileWave client reboots a computer, where the Fileset properties are set ...

Updated 1 year ago by Josh Levitsky

FileWave Client Status Check: How to ask the client what it is doing on macOS and Windows

FileWave Client Troubleshooting

What The FileWave client, available for both macOS and Windows, allows administrators to verify ...

Updated 1 year ago by Josh Levitsky

Apple MDM Lost Mode

Apple General Info Apple MDM

What Lost Mode locks devices from use until Lost Mode is disabled.  This enhances the security w...

Updated 1 year ago by Sean Holden

Adapting to Apple's TLS Server Certificate Validity Limits

Apple General Info

What This article provides guidance on adapting to Apple's updated policy regarding the maximum ...

Updated 1 year ago by Josh Levitsky

Understanding Similar and Identical Software Update Names in FileWave for Apple Devices

Apple General Info

What As a Unified Endpoint Management tool, FileWave manages a wide range of devices, including ...

Updated 1 year ago by Josh Levitsky

Microsoft Enterprise SSO plug-in for Apple devices

Apple General Info

What The Microsoft Single Sign-On (SSO) plug-in for Apple devices is a software extension that a...

Updated 1 year ago by Andrew Kloosterhuis