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Block the Apple TV App on Supervised iPhone and iPad Devices
Use an iOS/iPadOS Restrictions profile to hide the Apple TV app on supervised iPhone and iPad devices. The profile blocks the app by its bundle identifier, com.apple.tv. Create the Restrictions profile Once in the Filesets view, select New Mobile Fileset at t...
Change Administrator User Password on macOS
This article will guide you through importing a Fileset that will give you the ability to change the Administrator password on macOS devices. Requirements: FileWave Admin macOS Client Steps to Deploy: Download and Import the Fileset Download Ch...
Clearing FileWave Client Certs
In some situations, you may want to explicitly make the server clear and revoke a client certificate without deleting the client from FileWave, for instance if you are wiping a macOS client or reinstalling an IVS client. From FileWave Central For desktop clien...
Customised Screen Saver (macOS)
Description Use this example Fileset to install a custom macOS screen saver (.saver) that displays a static image or custom HTML/JavaScript, then set it as the login window screen saver with a profile. Ingredients FileWave Central Example Fileset: Example_File...
Deploying CUPS printers (macOS)
Before you begin We first need to setup the CUPS printers on a single test device. Once they are manually setup please test each individual printer and ensure they work as you'd like them to before proceeding. Note that you want to setup ONLY the printers you...
FileWave iOS Kiosk (IPA) Location Tracking Problem
We have been made aware of an issue with our FileWave Kiosk Enterprise IPA app with regard to location tracking. Simply put, iOS no longer allows our application to be approved once, and then allowed to collect geo-location information for all time. Even whe...
What iOS and iPadOS App Data Does Inventory Report?
FileWave Inventory can report which apps are installed on managed iOS and iPadOS devices. Apple MDM does not provide the per-app usage history that a desktop FileWave Client can collect. Use app inventory to answer which devices have a specific app or which ap...
Customizing iOS Device Wallpaper with Dynamic Text
What FileWave v14.10.0 introduced a new feature that allows customisation of wallpaper on iOS devices. This feature enables the additions of wallpaper text and with FileWave's parameters within Profiles, a single generic profile can be used to display Serial ...
macOS MDM Enrollment State
DESCRIPTION macOS devices are unique, in as much as they may be managed by both the FileWave Client and Apple's MDM process. The MDM Enrollment State is an inventory item which shows the current state of MDM enrollment. FileWave requires the FileWave Client f...
Apple Notarisation and Custom PKG Installers
Description Apple has introduced notarisation as a requirement for installation of PKGs on macOS with macOS version 10.15. Notarisation status can be determined in two ways : Offline: cryptographically verifying a ticket stapled to the PKG at installer creat...
Hide local macOS admin users
Description Use a FileWave Fileset script to hide local macOS admin accounts from the login window while keeping the Other option available for manual username/password sign-in. Ingredients FileWave Central A plain-text editor for reviewing the script before d...
Full macOS Model name to Inventory (Custom Field)
Description Need to know the full name of "Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013)" rather than the Model Identifier "MacBookPro11,3". The provided script will look up the name and write it to inventory as a custom field If necessary, please view the following for deta...
Execute macOS scripts as Defined User
Description By default, FileWave Client runs scripts and tasks as root on macOS. Use this pattern when a script needs to run a command as the currently logged-in console user. Ingredients Text editor FileWave Central Directions sudo -u sets the target user. ...
macOS 10.15+ and zsh shell for scripting
Description Apple announced changes to the default shell for macOS 10.15: https://support.apple.com/HT208050 Information For years now, Apple has appeared to avoid any tools that are covered by the GPL v3 Licence as well as remove any that were in use over...
How to Create Local User Accounts on macOS 10.15+
Description Provided is a scripted recipe to create a local user account on macOS devices associated with the below Fileset. Options allow for creating: Admin or standard accounts Hidden or visible accounts Other values may be specified. Information ...
Apple Silicon M1 / M2 Native Client Support and Rosetta
What 14.8+ FileWave Client PKG installer now installs a native M1 or M2 client, negating the need for Rosetta 2. macOS 26.4 will start to notify end users that Rosetta will be end of life in macOS 27. Source: Apple EOL Advisory: Intel-Based Apps and Rosetta De...
FileVault - Getting Started
Please NoteSetting up FileVault 2 with FileWave is supported with MDM enrolled macOS devices only! MDM enrolled devices are such that went through DEP enrollment or had the MDM profile installed manually. These advanced steps are for system administrators and...
Wipe Device for macOS
What Use Wipe Device... to send Apple's Erase Device MDM command to a managed Mac. On macOS 12 and later, supported Apple silicon and T2 Macs use Erase All Content and Settings (EACS) when preflight checks pass. If EACS cannot run, the Mac follows the selected...