Sunbelt Computer Software

Nudge (macadmin's Slack #nudge)

Important Information

You most certainly want to customize the following values:

cut_off_date
main_subtitle_text
more_info_url

Also, you will at the very least want to change the company_logo.png

Screenshots

Building this package

You will need to use munki-pkg to build this package.

Credits

This tool would not be possible without nibbler, written by Michael Lynn.

Notes

Because of the way git works, nudge will not contain the Logs folder required for the postinstall to complete.

In order to create a properly working package, you will need to run the following command before building the package: munkipkg --sync /path/to/cloned_repo/nudge.

OS Support

The following operating system and versions have been tested.

10.10.0, 10.10.5
10.11.0, 10.11.6
10.12.0, 10.12.6
10.13.0 10.13.3, 10.13.6
10.14 -> 10.14.6

Configuration File

Essentially every component of the UI is customizable, all through a JSON configuration file. An example file is available within the code repository.

Defined config file

To define a configuration file, use the jsonurl script parameter.

--jsonurl=https://fake.domain.com/path/to/config.json

--jsonurl=file:///path/to/local/config.json

Default config file

If you prefer to deploy the configuration file to each client, it needs to be placed in the Resources directory and named nudge.json. If this file exists, jsonurl does not need to be set.

Preferences

A description of each preference is listed below.

Cutoff date

Cut off date in UTC.

"cut_off_date": "2018-12-31-00:00"

Cut off date warning

This is the number, in days, of when to start the initial UI warning. When this set of days passes, the user will be required to hit the I Understand button, followed by the Close button to exit out of the UI.

"cut_off_date_warning": 14

Logo path

A custom logo path. Alternatively, just replace the included company_logo.png.

"logo_path": "/Some/Custom/Path/company_logo.png"

Button Title text

This is the first set of text above the Update Machine button.

"button_title_text": "Ready to start the update?"

Button Sub-title text

This is the second set of text above the Update Machine button.

"button_sub_titletext": "Click on the button below."

URL for self-servicing upgrade app

This is the full URL for a local self-servicing app such as Jamf Self Service or Munki Managed Software Center linking directly to a Jamf policy or Munki catalog item to install a major version upgrade.

This is useful in situations where users do not have administrative privileges and cannot run Install macOS...app directly. This option has no effect on minor version updates – only full version OS upgrades.

Provide a full URL with the correct protocol for your self-servicing app.

Open Jamf Self Service to main page: jamfselfservice://content
Open Jamf Self Service to view a policy by ID number: jamfselfservice://content?entity=policy&id=<id>&action=view
Open Jamf Self Service to execute a policy by ID number: jamfselfservice://content?entity=policy&id=<id>&action=execute
Open Manage Software Center to the detail page for an item: munki://detail-<item name>

"local_url_for_upgrade": "jamfselfservice://content?entity=policy&id=<id>&action=view"

Note: If local_url_for_upgrade is provided, path_to_app is ignored in the configuration file.

Minimum OS Version

This is the minimum OS version a machine must be on to not receive this UI.

"minimum_os_version": "10.13.6"

Minimum OS Sub Version

This is the minimum OS version a machine must be on to not receive this UI.

"minimum_os_sub_build_version": "18G103"

More info URL

This is the URL to open when the More Info button is clicked.

"more_info_url": "https://google.com"

Main Title text

This is the main, bolded text at the very top.

"main_title_text": "macOS Update"

Main Sub-title text

This is the text right under the main title.

"main_subtitle_text": "A friendly reminder from your local IT team"

Paragraph Title text

This is the bolded portion of the UI towards the top.

"paragraph_title_text": "A security update is required on your machine."

Paragraph 1 text

This is the text for the first paragraph.

"paragraph1_text": "A fully up-to-date device is required to ensure that IT can your accurately protect your computer."

Paragraph 2 text

This is the text for the second paragraph.

"paragraph2_text": "If you do not update your computer, you may lose access to some items necessary for your day-to-day tasks."

Paragraph 3 text

This is the text for the third paragraph.

"paragraph3_text": "To begin the update, simply click on the button below and follow the provided steps."

Path to app

This is the path to the macOS installer application.

"path_to_app": "/Applications/Install macOS High Sierra.app"

Note: This setting is ignored when local_url_for_upgrade is provided.