LANDesk Agent for Macs

Current Version: LANDesk 9.0 SP3

The current LANDesk Agent for Macs is located on \\tftmvmldskcore\ldlogon\mac (smb://tftmldeskcore.tufts.ad.tufts.edu/ldlogon/mac)

You may also find a copy of this on the Public Software share (\\titan\software$\Public\LANDesk Agents\90_SP3)

There are currently two agents available for installation

Tufts_90_SP3_MAC_Default_3-27-2012.mpkg.zip (This is the default agent. Users will be prompted for permission before you can remote control a computer)
Tufts_90_SP3_MAC_NoPerm_3-27-2012.mpkg.zip (This agent requires no permissions enable to remote control a computer)

Fixing Mac computer names in LANDesk Inventory

IMPORTANT: Macs are typically assigned their computer names by DNS in LANDesk which causes problems in our environment. In order for the Mac to show up properly in LANDesk it is recommended that you manually assign your Mac a hostname.

Instructions

Log into the desired macintosh as a local administrator
Under Sharing within System Preferences, change the computer name to match the name within AD or whichever name you prefer following your computer name conventions (E.G. UITMACXYZ, etc)
Run the Terminal program
- execute: sudo nano /etc/hostconfig
  - You will be asked to authorize, use the credentials for the local admin account you are currently logged in as.
  - Add the line:
    HOSTNAME=-AUTOMATIC-
  - Hit Control+O, then press enter to save the changes
  - Hit Control+X to exit nano
- Enter:
```
sudo scutil --set HostName "computername"
```
  where computername is the name of the machine on the Tufts domain.
- Exit terminal
Allow 10-15 minutes for the machine to update in the LANDesk Inventory after restarting.