AbsoluteManageExport

AbsoluteManageExport is an AutoPkg Processor for Absolute Manage.

Configure Absolute Manage

Enable External SD Package Upload. Run this in the same user contex that you will be running Absolute Manage Admin.

defaults write com.poleposition-sw.lanrev_admin AllowURLSDPackageImport -bool true

Launch the Absolute Manage Admin Application. Sign into the correct server with a user that has rights to upload SD packages.

/Applications/LANrev Admin.app

Double check there is a folder entry for your server - username in:

~/Library/Application Support/LANrev Admin/Database/

You should be all set to run your Absolute recipes.

Installing the Processor

You can install this processor locally on the system by running this installer. https://github.com/tburgin/AbsoluteManageExport/releases/latest

AutoPkg Shared Processor

As of AutoPkg 0.4.0 you can use this processor as a shared processor.

Add the processor repo

autopkg repo-add https://github.com/tburgin/AbsoluteManageExport

Then use this as the processor in your recipes

com.github.tburgin.AbsoluteManageExport/AbsoluteManageExport

See this wiki for more information on shared processor. https://github.com/autopkg/autopkg/wiki/Processor-Locations

Sample Processor

<dict>
		<key>Processor</key>
		<string>com.github.tburgin.AbsoluteManageExport/AbsoluteManageExport</string>
		<key>Arguments</key>
		<dict>
			<key>dest_payload_path</key>
			<string>%RECIPE_CACHE_DIR%/%NAME%-%version%.amsdpackages</string>
			<key>sdpackages_ampkgprops_path</key>
			<string>%RECIPE_DIR%/%NAME%-Defaults.ampkgprops</string>
			<key>source_payload_path</key>
			<string>%pkg_path%</string>
			<key>sd_name_prefix</key>
			<string>(OSX AutoPkg) </string>
			<key>payload_name_prefix</key>
			<string>(OSX) </string>
			<key>add_s_to_availability_date</key>
			<integer>86400</integer>
			<key>import_abman_to_servercenter</key>
			<true/>
		</dict>
</dict>

Expected Behavior

AbsoluteManageExport currently only performs a basic check to see if an executable with the same name is already in the SD Package database. If so, no upload takes place. If not, a new Software Package and Payload are created.

New package uploaded.

Remember, the Absolute Manage Admin app must be open for an upload to complete.

AbsoluteManageExport
AbsoluteManageExport: [+] Exported [/Users/burgintj/Library/AutoPkg/Cache/com.github.tburgin.Absolute.AdobeFlashPlayer/AdobeFlashPlayer-16.0.0.305.pkg] to [/Users/burgintj/Library/AutoPkg/Cache/com.github.tburgin.Absolute.AdobeFlashPlayer/AdobeFlashPlayer-16.0.0.305.amsdpackages]
AbsoluteManageExport: [+] Checking if [AdobeFlashPlayer-16.0.0.305] exists in SDCaches.db
AbsoluteManageExport: [+] Attemting to upload [/Users/burgintj/Library/AutoPkg/Cache/com.github.tburgin.Absolute.AdobeFlashPlayer/AdobeFlashPlayer-16.0.0.305.amsdpackages] to Absolute Manage Server Center
Receipt written to /Users/burgintj/Library/AutoPkg/Cache/com.github.tburgin.Absolute.AdobeFlashPlayer/receipts/AdobeFlashPlayer-receipt-20150223-232722.plist

Package Exists

AbsoluteManageExport
AbsoluteManageExport: [+] Exported [/Users/burgintj/Library/AutoPkg/Cache/com.github.tburgin.Absolute.AdobeFlashPlayer/AdobeFlashPlayer-16.0.0.305.pkg] to [/Users/burgintj/Library/AutoPkg/Cache/com.github.tburgin.Absolute.AdobeFlashPlayer/AdobeFlashPlayer-16.0.0.305.amsdpackages]
AbsoluteManageExport: [+] Checking if [AdobeFlashPlayer-16.0.0.305] exists in SDCaches.db
AbsoluteManageExport: [+] [AdobeFlashPlayer-16.0.0.305.pkg] already exists in Absolute Manage Server Center
AbsoluteManageExport: [+] Nothing uploaded to Absolute Manage
Receipt written to /Users/burgintj/Library/AutoPkg/Cache/com.github.tburgin.Absolute.AdobeFlashPlayer/receipts/AdobeFlashPlayer-receipt-20150223-232413.plist

Sources

The get_pref method I borrowed from munki