Archive for the ‘Mac OS X Server’ Category
Connect to Server Name
When connecting to a server from Mac OS X, what name will your system use when you bring up the Connect to Server dialog box? By default it shows the full name of the user authenticated to a client computer. But, not everyone wants this behavior. Therefore, you can change it by altering the /Library/Preferences/com.apple.NetworkAuthorization.plist [...]
In: Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Mass Deployment
Scrubbing Assets from Podcast Producer
At some point, you may find that you would like to remove all episodes from Podcast Producer that were brought in using a specific workflow, or based on a specific keyword, a string in the title, a date, or the user that created the episodes. All of these attributes are trapped in the db.sqlite3 database [...]
In: Mac OS X Server · Tagged with: archiving, bundle, Content, deleting podcasts based on workflows, Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Podcast Producer, podcasting, prb, property lists, resources, scrubbing old content, sqlite3
Removing Feeds from Podcast Producer
Podcast Producer works by publishing video to an RSS feed known as the Podcast Library. There are feeds for workflows, Users, Keywords, Days (the podcasts are stored in day folders within Podcast Producer) and custom feeds. When you’re first getting started with and testing Podcast Producer you are likely to create a lot of test [...]
More Collaboration (Teams) Customizations
The article I did a few weeks ago on customizing the Mac OS X Server Wiki banner seems to have been a little incomplete. I discussed customizing the banner for a full web browser. However, the banner looks differently when viewed from an iPhone. I’ve had a couple of questions about how to customize the [...]
In: Mac OS X Server · Tagged with: background, banner, Blog, Collaboration, css, customize, files, Mac OS X Server, wiki
Running TFTP on Mac OS X
TFTP, or Trivial File Transfer Protocol is a protocol that can be used for quickly shuttling files about. While similar to FTP, TFTP has no username and password (in most cases) and should not be running when you do not need it. It’s still in use today for a number of appliances such as routers [...]
In: Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server · Tagged with: application, GUI, Mac OS X, tftp, TFTP client, TFTP Server, tftpd, TFTPServer
DeployStudio From the Command Line
Recently I did a little article on importing computers into DeployStudio lists. I got an overwhelming number of email requests to go a step further and look at importing computers into DeployStudio from the command line. I’m guessing lots of people want to bolt some middleware onto their mass deployment tools (can’t say I blame [...]
In: Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Mass Deployment · Tagged with: add computer, add workflow, byhost, Command line, database, defaults, DeployStudio, iMaging, Mac OS X, scripting
Making Every User an Admin
If you deploy a large number of computers to users who are somewhat likely to play practical jokes on each other then you will run into some interesting issues. If you are deploying one computer to every user and you want each user to be an administrator of their computer then you might be tempted [...]
In: Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Mac Security, Mass Deployment · Tagged with: admin user, append, defaults, dscl, dseditgroup, MAC, make a local admin, Mass Deployment, scutil, Text1
Customizing the Wiki Banner
One of the best features of Mac OS X Server is the built-in blog and wiki services. While it is not the right solution for every type of environment, it is a very good medium for internally hosted user generated content. Especially if you are using Active Directory or Open Directory. One of the most common [...]
In: Mac OS X Server · Tagged with: art text, background image, banner, banner-bg.png, belight software, pixel size, wiki
DeployStudio: Rename a Volume with Host Name
DeployStudio has the ability to rename volumes as part of a standard workflow. These are typically set to something like “Macintosh HD” (the default) or “Computer Lab” or something like that. But what if you wanted to name the volume something unique to a given computer, which makes it easier to keep track with what [...]
In: Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Mass Deployment · Tagged with: computername, DeployStudio, diskutil, get, hostname, rename computer, rename volume, script, scutil, variable, Workflow
MacSysAdmin
MacSysAdmin will again be held in Gothenburg, Sweden. The dates for MacSysAdmin (and most of the speakers) have been announced. The conference will be held from September 29th through October 1st at the Folkets Hus. I am honored to again be a speaker and will be there throughout the conference, which includes sessions from a [...]
In: Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Mac Security, Mass Deployment · Tagged with: conference, MacSysAdmin, speaking
