Maintenance (macOS)
You can deploy, manage, and view maintenance Automated Tasks directly from your All Devices view.
You can schedule maintenance Automated Tasks to run daily, weekly, monthly or on-demand, and you can configure the Automated Tasks to run when the user is logged on or off.
The following System Automated Tasks for device maintenance are available:
- Backup and Purge Cache Data
- Disable Firewall
- Disable Gatekeeper
- Enable Firewall
- Enable Gatekeeper
- Extended Memory Testing
- Install Application from URL
- Install Application(s) using Installomator
- Logout User
- Purge Font Cache
- Relaunch Device Management for Apple enrollment guide
- Repair Permissions on Installed Packages
- Reset Print Queue
- Run Managed Patch
- Start Time Machine Backup
- Stop Time Machine Backup
- Verify and Repair Volume Structures
When Automated Tasks are executed, information about the current state of the Task is displayed:
User logged on or off | Display location |
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Task runs when the user is logged on | Notification Center on the Mac |
Task runs when the user is logged off | Login window dialog |
See also: Security (macOS)