Jamf Pro server can be a funny and fickle beast. When testing different policies that are unique or upgrading to a new version of Jamf Pro, it's best not to try it on the production server first. Sometimes the process of testing a new release or beta can easily break, and having an automated process to quickly rebuild a macOS test environment can save you tons of time and frustration. These instructions are built using macOS but the methodology might be able to be applied to other Operating Systems.
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Jamf Pro server can be a funny and fickle beast. When testing different policies that are unique or upgrading to a new version of Jamf Pro, it's best not to try it on the production server first. Sometimes the process of testing a new release or beta can easily break, and having an automated process to quickly rebuild a macOS test environment can save you tons of time and frustration. These instructions are built using macOS but the methodology might be able to be applied to other Operating Systems.
In the process of creating a development Jamf Pro server, we need to configure the server while the virtual machine is booting up. Using the Configure Jamf Pro script, it will configure MySQL and start Tomcat to the specificed settings. When the configuration is complete and the computer is logged in, the Start Safari script will launch the webpage to finish configuring the Jamf Pro server. The Apple Setup Done is a trigger to prevent the Apple Setup dialog boxes from displaying.
Configure_Jamf_Pro.py is a Python script to mimic the Jamf Pro installer process but without all the prompts. The script will configure and start both MySQL and Tomcat. To configureMySQL, I needed to know what the admin password was without prompt the user. I found that when I removed /usr/local/mysql/data/mysql/db.frm and ran the initialize command again, MySQL would create a new password and return it. With the password in hand I can set the root password for MySQL and configure the database to the specifications of Jamf Pro. For Tomcat, I had to create the self signing certificate that the computer uses to authenticate to the Jamf Pro server. Tomcat also needed some specific logging directories before it would start.
Start_Safari.py is a Python script and a launchagent. The launchagent is loaded when the Configure_Jamf_Pro.py script finishes. Once the user is completely login the script launches Safari and opens the webpage to setup Jamf Pro.
Apple Setup Done is a package that contains the trigger file to prevent the Apple Setup dialog boxes from displaying when starting up the computer for the first time. To build the package from scratch follow the instructions on the blog.
For detailed instructions on building a development Jamf Pro server, check out: Jamf Pro in a Virtual Box
| Date | Version | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2017.08.23 | 1.0.0 | Initial version. |