Packaging & Deploying FortiClient EMS with Jamf

If you've read my previous post on FortiClient, you'll already be aware that I'm a great fan of their top-tier methods for deploying this particular application … Well, it was only a matter of time before we had to delve deeper in to this topic. Yes, that's right, EMS. Here's to…

Packaging & Deploying uniFLOW SmartClient for macOS

When it comes to installing applications for end users at scale, especially for those on macOS, not every developer plays the game. The combination of packaging/zipping/goodness knows what is vast. uniFLOW is no exception when it comes to SmartClient. A .pkg, inside an .iso, with hidden files. I'm…

Obtaining the FortiClient Offline Installer for macOS Distribution

When trying to download the installer for FortiClient, you'll find that they only provide an oh-so-helpful "Online Installer". In which, we find their "FortiClientUpdate.app". Which is also about as much use as a chocolate heat-sink as it never seems able to install updates anyway. Deploying this will get us…

Testing Installomator with Jamf

On 2020/02/06, there was a great post on ScriptingOSX on using Installomator with Jamf Pro. Today, I finally got around to it on my Todo list. Jamf Pro has quite an extensive list of software titles within its Patch Managment feature, but it is very much something I…

Day 6 - #100DaysToOffload - A Jamf Journey

At the end of the day yesterday, I'd resolved the connectivity issue between our Jamf Pro server and our Jamf Infrastructure Manager server. I'd also managed to get it to do an LDAPS lookup with my own account, but not the service account. Today, that was resolved... The service is…