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Deploy Folder with Icons (macOS)
Description This article shows how to deploy macOS folders or applications with custom icons. Apple changed how Finder stores some icon metadata, so older packaging methods may deploy the folder but miss the icon. Information This process has three parts: Cre...
Fileset to block Apple Install macOS applications
Description As described, this only blocks macOS Installer Applications. Preventing users from using Software Updates can only be achieved with Defer Apple OS Updates and you should consider this because Software Update is capable or running the upgrade even ...
DeepFreeze (macOS/Windows)
Description DeepFreeze is a common pieces of software used by Administrators, many people have asked us how the two interact. Simply putting the two on one computer would cause the software to conflict, as FileWave would deploy software and DeepFreeze would r...
M1 Silicon macOS and Recovery
Description Apple silicon Mac computers use a different Recovery startup flow than Intel Mac computers, and Activation Lock can affect recovery after erase or restore workflows. FileWave has seen cases where Apple silicon Mac computers were no longer accessibl...
Message to macOS User
Description This Fileset recipe shows you how to send a Message via a dialog box to a User currently logged on to a Mac, using a fileset. This Fileset will make the FileWave Client wait with further deployments until the end user has acknowledged the dialog ...
Login Window Banner (Agreement Policy) for macOS
Description Use a macOS PolicyBanner file when users must accept an agreement or notice before they log in. Ingredients FileWave Central A managed macOS computer A text editor application Directions Creating the text file Open a text editor. Apple TextEdit wor...
Could not create the /Volumes/XYZ directory error when opening client info
Problem Client Info may show a "Could not create the directory" error when its last Export Current Tab location no longer exists. This commonly happens after exporting to an external drive and then disconnecting that drive. The path in the message will usually...
How to Setup a LAMP Server on a Ubuntu Linux system
The purpose of this brief guide is to take you through the process of setting up a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) server on a local Ubuntu Linux machine or virtual machine. This will allow you to develop using PHP and MySQL (with phpMyAdmin). This is a comm...
Upgrading or Updating MariaDB on AlmaLinux 9
What Use this procedure to move an AlmaLinux 9 server to a newer MariaDB release from the MariaDB repository. Plan downtime and take backups first. When/Why Use this when you need a newer MariaDB release for fixes, security updates, or feature changes that are...
Mount macOS & Windows shares on Debian
Mount macOS & Windows shares on Debian e.g. in case you need to save backups on a network share. Step-by-Step Guide for Debian Mounting Windows Shares Install CIFS Utilities: Open a terminal and install the CIFS utilities package if it's not already ins...
Deploy Cloudflare WARP with FileWave (macOS, iOS, Windows, and Android)
What this recipe deploys FileWave can deploy Cloudflare WARP applications and their vendor-supplied managed configuration across macOS, Windows, iOS, and Android. Third-party software Cloudflare WARP is not a FileWave product. Use the current Cloudflare manage...
InvGate integration with FileWave
InvGate provides IT Service Management and IT Asset Management tools for service desks and IT operations teams. FileWave can send computer and mobile asset information to InvGate ITSM, keyed by the FileWave "Last Logged in User" field. This integration gives h...
Using AutoPkgr with FileWave for Advanced macOS Software Deployment
What this integration does AutoPkg automates macOS software packaging from community or organization-maintained recipes. The FileWave importer can turn a successful recipe run into a Fileset for testing and deployment. Use FileWave's Integrated AutoPkg workflo...
Autopkg(r) FAIL_RECIPES_WITHOUT_TRUST_INFO
AutoPkg(r) FAIL_RECIPES_WITHOUT_TRUST_INFO Description Autopkg provides security through trust relationship. Each recipe is set to trust any parents. If those parents change, the trust will be broken until the recipe is informed to trust these updated pare...
ServiceNow integration with FileWave
ServiceNow can be provided with device inventory information from FileWave to make the ServiceNow experience much more accurate and rewarding. Previously, a ServiceNow portal app was required to supply this FileWave data, but as of version Orlando of ServiceN...
Slack integration with FileWave
Description In some instances it is desirable to receive automated notifications from devices, perhaps based upon time or hardware conditions changing. The following is a practical example using Slack and is provided as an idea of how IT teams can retrieve i...
Hello-IT integration with FileWave (macOS)
Description Hello-IT is a third-party macOS menu bar app that gives users a configurable self-service menu for information, links, and scripts. This article shows how FileWave can deploy Hello-IT, its configuration, and supporting scripts. Menu items can inclu...
How to Disable Apache Version Number Disclosure on FileWave Server
What FileWave Server can expose Apache version details in its HTTP response headers by default. This article shows how to reduce that disclosure so the server reports only Apache instead of the full component and version string. When/Why Use this when you want...