This article aims to help manage multiple Mac computers using a group policy procedure and be able to mass deploy the Time Doctor app on Mac computers with the help of a service called Jamf.
Installation Instructions
1. Get the Automatic App installer script for Mac from the Downloads page.
2. Go to the Jamf dashboard and add the copied script. Name the script Time Doctor, add it to the category chosen and save.
3. Go to the Policies section to create a new policy for the installation.
(It is advised to create a separate policy for uninstallation.)
4. Specify the target computers, apply the script, and save.
5. To bypass permissions requirements and grant Time Doctor the access it needs across all machines, download Jamf’s PPPC-Utility.
6. Make sure to install the Automatic App on the host computer first before continuing with the next steps. To learn how to install the Automatic App, please click here.
7. Open Finder. Copy and paste this path in Finder: /opt/sfproc/SF/sfproc
Then click Go.
8. Open the PPPC-Utility. Drag and drop the SFProc.app file into PPPC-Utility. Next, under Properties, select Allow from the drop-down menu under accessibility and click Save.
9. Set the organization and payload name. Save this to an easy-to-find location, like the desktop.
10. Now, uninstall the app by following this link. Navigate to the bottom of the page and look for the uninstall instructions.
11. Go back to the Jamf dashboard. Under Computers, navigate to Configuration Profiles and click Upload.
12. Look for the file that was previously saved in Step 9, which in our example is saved on the desktop, and click Open.
13. Once uploaded, name the new macOS configuration profile.
In this example, we’ve named it Time Doctor-PPPC, set the category to Utilities, set the scope, and hit Save.
14. Run the Time Doctor installation policy from Step 3. Once it’s installed, there shouldn’t be any pop-ups from Security & Privacy asking to allow the software.
15. Check that the Automatic App is installed by navigating to the activity monitor and searching for sfproc.
Should there be any inconsistencies or concerns regarding the article, contact support@timedoctor.com for prompt assistance.