2023-10-28
Highlights
- New option to save the user's password for future automatic macOS updates and upgrades. Literally, "Save Password" but for automatic macOS updates and upgrades.
- New display customization options including unmovable dialogs and hide background mode courtesy of IBM Notifier 3.0.3.
- New macOS installer workflows are now handled by
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integration, thus removing allpython
dependencies. - New LaunchDaemon architecture significantly improves automatic launch and deferment reliability for all
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workflows. - New default "always on" behavior automatically checks for Apple software updates on a regular basis.
- Support for Jamf Pro 10.48+ (Beta) Managed Software Updates.
- Support for Jamf Pro 10.49+ API Roles and Clients.
- Please check out the updated
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4.0.0 Wiki for more details! super
4.0.0 SHA-256: fc82babefa316afeaf6507b1babae0f7fb6f499c0e0b1d3dedecd3fa53f16eb2
Compatibility
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4.x requires macOS 11 or newer (all code supporting macOS 10.x has been removed).- All
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4.x code has been refactored for style, clarity, and uniformity. As such nearly every single option name has been changed. - Most
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3.0 command line options and managed preferences are not compatible withsuper
4.x - Previously saved
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3.0 Apple silicon authentication credentials are automatically migrated the first timesuper
4.x runs. - It is safe to mix
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version 3.0 and 4.x managed preferences (except for the DisplaySilently key) in a single configuration profile. However each version only recognizes the managed preference keys that are compatible for that version. - Refer to this spreadsheet (tab separated values) for migrating
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3.0 command line options to version 4.x. - Refer to this spreadsheet (tab separated values) for migrating
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3.0 managed preferences to version 4.x. - Updated Jamf Pro Extension Attribute scripts now supports both
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versions 3.0 and 4.x. - Updated example MDM configuration profiles for
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v4.0.0.
Known Issues
- IBM Notifier is currently exhibiting an issue where line wrapped text is clipped when the display icon is set for sizes larger than 60 pixels. Until this issue is resolved you can use the
--display-icon-size=60
option to prevent text clipping.