If you use a common naming scheme such as we do, you can import a list
of computers into WGM then run a unix script that will scrub the
computer names, and re-create the lists without ruining the MCX setting
for that list.
Our naming convention goes like this...
Building initials - Room number - Computer number or TS for teacher
station.
So, Lower Merion room b203 computers 1-20 and a teacher station would
be...
Lm-b203-01 lm-b203-02...lm-b203-ts
The script then takes the first 2 parts of the computer name (Which is
common to all the computers in that room) and makes a list name from
that and populates it with all the computers that match...
List name in this case would be lm-b203
This only works if you name ALL your machines in this fasion and want
lists broken down by physical location.
Laptops are basically just a list with only one name in it...
Da-perbix-lap
Creates a list da-perbix with that single machine in it.
If you run this utility wither as a cron job or on demand, it will scrub
your computers and make sure the lists are accurate.
-Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: client-management-bounces+perbix=email@hidden
[mailto:client-management-bounces+perbix=email@hidden] On
Behalf Of James Cutrone
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 12:24 PM
To: email@hidden
Subject: RE: WGM and computer lists
The fix Neal mentioned was what I have had to do as well. There is a
long thread on this problem in the Apple discussion forums. This is a
very annoying bug that I hope is fixed in the next rev of workgroup
manager.
========================
James Cutrone
Learning Technology Center
University of Texas at Austin
-----Original Message-----
From: Neal Pynenberg [mailto:email@hidden]
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 8:43 AM
To: Charles Svetec; email@hidden
Subject: Re: WGM and computer lists
Charles Svetec <email@hidden> on Friday, January 28, 2005 at
8:35 AM -0600 wrote:
>Yesterday, we had a large number of managed client computers
>"disappear" from one of the computer lists in WGM. Attempts to re-add
>the clients result in an error message stating "computer already
>exists"
>
>Any advice on how to get the computer list back? Should I just delete
>the entire list and then create it again? Or is there another way?
In WGM, use the 'inspector' pane to access the computer list in
question.... and delete it from there.
I have had this happen as well... and this worked every time for me.
Neal Pynenberg
Macintosh Computer Technician
Neenah Joint School District
920-751-6900 Ext 287
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