Collecting computer name and applying it after image.
Hello,
We have recently "lost" the Built-in preinstallation and postinstall scrips to collect and apply the computer name when re-imaging an apple system.
could some link me to a support page to recreat it please?
Thank you!
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Posted by:
dugullett
11 years ago
Collect Mac OS X Computer Name:
#!/bin/bash
MAC=`/usr/sbin/networksetup -getmacaddress Ethernet 2> /dev/null | awk ' { print $3; }' | sed -e s/://g `
TEMP_PATH="/opt/kace/petemp/${MAC}"
IFS=$'\n'
volume=`mount | grep -m 1 disk0`
zeroMount=`echo "$volume" | awk '{ print substr($0,index($0, "on ")+3,index($0, "(")-index($0, "on ")-4) }'`
prefPath=${KACE_SYSTEM_DRIVE_PATH}/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/preferences.plist
tComputerName=`/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print System:System:ComputerName" $prefPath`
computerName=`echo $tComputerName | awk '{ print index($0,"Not Exist") }'`
if [ x$computerName == x0 ]; then
computerName=$tComputerName
else
computerName="localhost"
fi
echo $computerName > "${TEMP_PATH}"
exit 0
Apply Mac OS X Computer Name:
#!/bin/bash
MAC=`/usr/sbin/networksetup -getmacaddress Ethernet 2> /dev/null | awk ' { print $3; }' | sed -e s/://g `
TEMP_PATH="/opt/kace/petemp/${MAC}"
if [ -f "${TEMP_PATH}" ]
then
COMPNAME=`cat ${TEMP_PATH}`
echo "Computer name is going to be ${COMPNAME}"
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :System:Network:HostNames:LocalHostName ${COMPNAME}" "${KACE_SYSTEM_DRIVE_PATH}/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/preferences.plist"
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :System:System:ComputerName ${COMPNAME}" "${KACE_SYSTEM_DRIVE_PATH}/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/preferences.plist"
/bin/rm "${TEMP_PATH}"
fi
exit 0
