Mac labs: ARD login script not working in 10.11
I run the computer science labs at a state university. 5 labs w/100+ machines. We've been an all Mac shop since the switch to Intel chips.
I've been using the following login script for years:
name="user";
password="pword";
osascript <<EOF
tell application "System Events"
keystroke tab
keystroke (ASCII character 8)
keystroke tab
keystroke (ASCII character 8)
keystroke return
delay 0.5
keystroke tab
keystroke "$name"
keystroke tab
delay 0.5
keystroke "$password"
delay 0.5
keystroke return
keystroke return
end tell
EOF
When I send it to a 10.11 machine (with and without SIP), I get the following message in the Task Status field:
osascript[261:2199] CFPasteboardRef CFPasteboardCreate(CFAllocatorRef, CFStringRef) : failed to create global data
I don't know if the problem lies with ARD admin being 3.8 and the 10.11 client being 3.8.5. I had similar problems with admin/client disparity some time ago that went away when ARD admin was updated.
Not being able to login to my 100+machines is a deal breaker. I cannot deploy 10.11 nor can I recommend that we purchase new machines this year (we typically replace 1/3 every year).
Anyone have a script that works in 10.11?
iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.2)
