Mac OSx 10.x Scripting
Is this the proper section for assistance on Kace Mac scripting? I am new to macs and kace.
So far my windows scripting through Kace has been simple (i have been cheating with autoit exe's), but I have hit a snag in my mac installs; Initially my machines were showing a connection to kace and were even downloading the kace xml files but were not running, i had to reinstall the kace agent using the smb provisioning path from the end users machine, then set the server manually through terminal.
As it stands now the message box and notification are working; what i am struggling with is trying to manage running a shellscript, or a better scenario, an applescript from kace. Anyone with any suggestions will be lauded with praise.
So far my windows scripting through Kace has been simple (i have been cheating with autoit exe's), but I have hit a snag in my mac installs; Initially my machines were showing a connection to kace and were even downloading the kace xml files but were not running, i had to reinstall the kace agent using the smb provisioning path from the end users machine, then set the server manually through terminal.
As it stands now the message box and notification are working; what i am struggling with is trying to manage running a shellscript, or a better scenario, an applescript from kace. Anyone with any suggestions will be lauded with praise.
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Posted by:
RobertKing
13 years ago
Ok, figured it out; I created an Online shell script containing sudo echo "IP URL">>/etc/hosts
works like a charm for editing hosts entries. if there is anyone else struggling with mac scripting hit me up, would be nice to have someone to brainstorm with on these kind of issues.
works like a charm for editing hosts entries. if there is anyone else struggling with mac scripting hit me up, would be nice to have someone to brainstorm with on these kind of issues.
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pjgeutjens
13 years ago
Hi Robert,
I have no experience with Mac per se (bear with me) but from the limited exposure I've had to OSX, am I mistaken in thinking this is VERY similar to working in a UNIX or LINUX shell environment?
PJ
I have no experience with Mac per se (bear with me) but from the limited exposure I've had to OSX, am I mistaken in thinking this is VERY similar to working in a UNIX or LINUX shell environment?
PJ
Posted by:
Teitan
13 years ago
As far as i know MAC OS is indeed based on a unix os (bsd if i recall corrrectly) so perhaps this link might help: http://steve-parker.org/sh/sh.shtml
Posted by:
RobertKing
13 years ago
appreciate the info. I was trying to steer away from the unix shell scripts, as I expected permissions issues; this was rooted in my unix/mac ignorance.
I guess im gonna have to scrape the rust off the linux/unix commands(aka google them); While not a fan of macs, or apple in general, it is fun having something new to learn, despite the frustration it brings. As I am learning the KACE environment, I am going to be active on this forum, assisting where I can.
I guess im gonna have to scrape the rust off the linux/unix commands(aka google them); While not a fan of macs, or apple in general, it is fun having something new to learn, despite the frustration it brings. As I am learning the KACE environment, I am going to be active on this forum, assisting where I can.
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The agent runs as Root on Macs. In addition to the commands available under Kscripts (when Macintosh is the targeted OS), the Online Shell Scripts can leverage any of the built in languages on the Mac. Perl, Bash, javascript, php, python, ruby and anything else built in can be called. - MacDude 12 years ago
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