Casper Suite Administrator's Guide v8.7 - JAMF Software

3. Click the Accounts tab.
4. Click the Reset Password button.
5. Enter the short username and password for the account.
6. Type the password again to verify it, and then click OK.
7. Click Go.
Once you complete these steps, Casper Remote resets the password on client computers by performing
the following steps:
1. Casper Remote logs in to each client using an SSH connection.
2. Casper Remote verifies the identity of the clients using their MAC addresses.
3. Casper Remote resets the password.
4. Casper Remote logs out of each client and ends the SSH connection.
To reset the password for the management account using a policy:
1. Log in to the JSS with a web browser.
2. Click the Management tab.
3. Click the Policies link.
4. Create or edit the policy.
• To create a policy, click the Create Policy button in the toolbar, select the Create policy manually
option, and then click Continue.
To edit an existing policy, click the Edit Policy link across from it.
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5. Enter a display name for the policy.
6. Assign the policy to a category using the Category pop-up menu.
7. Choose a trigger from the Triggered By pop-up menu.
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