I work for a small Tech comapny that uses Kace to push out programs to the devices we manage. We manage primarily PC computers but have recently been taking on more Mac devices. I have been tasked with writing/finding script to use with Kace to "Push out" programs such as Firefox and Chrome as well as do things like create an admin profile and so on. What is the best way to do this? Any advice is much appreciated.
Creating a script to install a program
Most folks do this sort of thing via an MDM-based management solution. Have you considered that? If not, that’s where I’d start, rather than jumping straight to a script-based approach.
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Isnt MDM more for Mobile Managment? Will it be usefull in usage with Mac computers and managing their programs remotely? We already use a Script based system with KACE and would like to continue with some consistancy.
Isnt MDM more for Mobile Managment?
That’s certainly its origins, but it is supported on the Mac as well. I don’t know if it supports the specific features you need. Realistically this is a question better answered by the support channel for your management solution (or the pre-sales channel for some other management solution :-).
My main point here is that having you, the site admin, creating site-specific scripts to handle this relatively common case seems like overkill.
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I am following what you're saying and it makes since. I got in touch with VMWare which stated that an MDM wouldn't do what I am wanting. I am back to this. I would like to be able to execute a script that will remotely install a program like FireFox or Chrome to any Mac that we manage. We use Kace to execute, so I am just needing a program or an outline to help build the script. We do this already for all of our PCs. Does this make since?