Description:
jctl 1.1.23
jctl
Introduction
jctl is a command line tool that performs CRUD (Create/Read/Update/Delete) operations on a Jamf Pro or Jamf Cloud server. It can automate repetitive tasks and provide options not available in the web GUI. It uses and is the primary driver of python-jamf, which is a Python 3 module for the Jamf Pro Classic API.
There are a few other tools that are part of this project. pkgctl is automates various operations with packages, such as promotion and creating patch definitions. patch.py is a deprecated script designed to automate the patching process. It is still part of the project because it can do a few things that jctl can't. However, it is not being tested. update_asset_tags.py was demoed at the 2021 JNUC presentation Turn 1000 clicks into 1 with python-jamf and jctl. We decided to include it here. It is not being tested either.
jctl only supports 56 Jamf Pro record types. python-jamf can access all record types. python-jamf stores the Jamf Pro credentials in the keychain using keyring (instead of cleartext, like all other Jamf API projects that we know of).
Quick Start
If you don't have Python installed, you need to read about Installing Python on the wiki.
Installing
Install Module & Requirements: sudo pip3 install jctl
On your Jamf Pro server create a Jamf Pro API User
Config: conf-python-jamf
Enter hostname, username, and password
Test: conf-python-jamf -t
Uninstalling
Uninstalling jctl is easy if you installed it via pip. pip is the Package Installer for Python.
To uninstall jctl run the following command:
sudo pip3 uninstall jctl
Upgrading
Upgrading jctl is easy if you installed it via pip. pip is the Package Installer for Python.
To upgrade jctl run the following command:
sudo pip3 install --upgrade jctl
Getting Help
Wiki
More Documentation
For further in-depth details please check out the wiki.
Searching the wiki
To search this wiki use the "Search" field in the GitHub navigation bar above. Then on the search results page select the "Wiki" option or click here and search.
MacAdmin Slack Channel
If you have additional questions, or need more help getting started, post a question on the MacAdmin's Slack jctl channel.
Latest Status
See the releases page for details.
See jctl upgrade documentation to upgrade to latest release.
License
For personal and professional use. You cannot resell or redistribute these repositories in their original state.
Customer Reviews
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