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talkingmoose / iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and watchOS 26 compatible devices (regex)

Last active June 18, 2025 14:42

Regex looks for all iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch models compatible with iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and watchOS 26. May not be up-to-date with newly released models.

	https://www.apple.com/os/ios/
	https://www.apple.com/os/ipados/
	https://www.apple.com/os/watchos/


	Published Date: June 9, 2025

	Verification: https://regex101.com/r/tYaV8u/4

	1) Exact regex — Matches major model identifier numbers based on Jamf's hardware model identifiers list (more accurate):

talkingmoose / Tahoe-compatible Macs (regex)

Last active June 24, 2025 21:48

Regex looks for all Mac models compatible with macOS 26 Tahoe. May not be up-to-date with newly released models.

	https://www.apple.com/os/macos/
	Published Date: June 9, 2025
	Updated: June 24, 2025

	Verification: https://regex101.com/r/YXAchM/3

	1) Exact regex — Matches major model identifier numbers based on Apple's knowledge base article (more accurate):

	^Mac((BookPro1(6,[124]\|[78],\d)\|(1[3-6]\|BookAir10\|mini9\|Pro7),\d+))\|iMac2[01],\d+$

talkingmoose / Create new Jamf Pro user account.zsh

Last active June 9, 2025 19:14

Jamf Pro account management scripts using the Jamf Pro API.

	#!/bin/zsh
	# set -x

	:<<ABOUT_THIS_SCRIPT
	-----------------------------------------------------------------------

	Written by:William Smith
	Partner Program Manager
	Jamf
	[email protected]

talkingmoose / Last Reboot.zsh

Last active December 20, 2024 00:53

Jamf Pro extension attribute to return date of last reboot. Create the EA with a Data Type of 'date'. This allows a Smart Group to use greater than and less than calculations.

	#!/bin/zsh

	# get last reboot date and time
	lastReboot=$( /usr/bin/last -y reboot )

	# extract date and time (e.g. Thu Dec 12 2024 08:35)
	rebootTime=$( /usr/bin/awk -F '[[:space:]]{3,}' 'NR==1 { print $2 }' <<< "$lastReboot" )

	# convert date and time to ISO date format
	lastRebootISO=$( /bin/date -j -f "%a %b %e %Y %H:%M" "$rebootTime" '+%Y-%m-%d %I:%M:00' )

talkingmoose / Existing user accounts.zsh

Last active September 15, 2024 18:42

A Jamf Pro extension attribute to return whether a user account (hidden or visible) in a list of user accounts exists on a computer.

	#!/bin/zsh

	:<<ABOUT_THIS_EXTENSION_ATTRIBUTE
	-----------------------------------------------------------------------

	Written by:William Smith
	Technical Enablement Manager
	Jamf
	[email protected]
	https://gist.github.com/talkingmoose/4a2b613bf5273081459bc62c644193eb

talkingmoose / Back up Jamf Pro objects.zsh

Last active January 2, 2025 14:50

Download JSON or XML files for multiple Jamf Pro object types.

	#!/bin/zsh
	# set -x # show command

	:<<ABOUT_THIS_SCRIPT

	Written by:William Smith
	Technical Enablement Manager
	Jamf
	[email protected]
	https://gist.github.com/talkingmoose/4a950a715ad07ae3baecce2f46b0a7e5

talkingmoose / AWK • SED • GREP: Together we can change anything!.md

Last active June 19, 2025 12:26

AWK • SED • GREP: Together we can change anything!

Download a PDF of my slides and notes

Example code from my MacAdmins Conference at Penn State 2024 presentation.

Battery cycle count

talkingmoose / A few Jamf Pro LAPS example scripts.md

Last active July 17, 2025 15:54

Jamf Pro LAPS scripts

Example scripts for managing, administerting, and auditing Jamf Pro LAPS accounts.

Use these as models for creating scripts for your own workflows.

talkingmoose / Download device model information from Jamf.zsh

Last active June 19, 2024 15:47

Apple doesn't provide a 1:1 list of devices for iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS. However, Jamf does maintain a public list for its Jamf Pro servers. This script downloads the listm parses the information, and creates a record of each device followed by its display name.

	#!/bin/zsh
	# set -x # show command
	# trap read debug # require a RETURN after each command

	# download mobile device data from Jamf

	xml=$( /usr/bin/curl \
	--silent \
	--url https://hw-model-names.services.jamfcloud.com/1/mobileDeviceModels.xml )

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Greetings, MacAdmins campers! 🏕️

AWK • SED • GREP: Together we can change anything!

Battery cycle count

Jamf Pro LAPS scripts