The LaunchDaemon is never actually removed from /Library/LaunchDaemons after it gets unloaded and the script is not deleted either. For example: The following command will setup a hidden SSH user and restrict SSH access to be allowed by only that user: jamf createAccount -username casperadmin -realname 'Casper Admin' -password capseradmin -home /Users/casperadmin -hiddenUser -admin -secureSSH This command can be used to display a popup on the system its run on that. This is designed to do exactly what I describe above, but it doesn’t work for me on Monterey or on Big Sur. I cant delete the LaunchDaemon while its still loaded into memory, because macOS cant locate the LaunchDaemon to unload it because its gone and thus a reboot is required to purge it.įor a real-world example, look at Jamf’s own “MakeMeAnAdmin” script ( ). Computers that do not meet the requirements to run the system extension will continue to run Jamf Protect as a launch daemon. Important: Migrating computers to the system extension is not required but strongly recommended. This is preferable to running a command directlt in policy, which can take 30+ minutes to complete, preventing other policies from running. This improves the performance, stability, and integrity of Jamf Protect on computers while continuing to run in the user space.
#What is jamf daemon update
Likewise the script cant unload the LaunchDaemon because once the LaunchDaemon is unloaded it kills the script that was started by the LaunchDaemon, etc. Creates a launch daemon and script on target Macs in a Jamf Pro policy to download the specified macOS installer and update Jamf Pro's inventory. I’m running into a ‘chicken-and-egg’ paradox here: If the LaunchDaemon is unloaded, the script it called is killed (and thus cant finishing cleaning up). If I create a Jamf Policy/script that generates/loads a LaunchDaemon, that in turn generates a second local script, is it possibly to have the 2nd script unload the LaunchDaemon and delete itself - and also delete the LaunchDaemon too? I have a workflow that needs a LaunchDaemon and related script to be ‘self-destructive’ once executed.