Archive for the ‘Mac Security’ Category
Managing SyncPlans from the PresSTORE CLI
PresSTORE has a Synchronize module, that can be used to copy data from one location to another. This is done by the use of synchronization plans, or sync plans for short. Each plan is given a name and has a number of attributes associated with it, such as whether it is enabled or disabled. PresSTORE [...]
In: Mac OS X, Mac Security, Unix · Tagged with: Command line, mirror, Podcast Producer, Presstore, sync plan, synchronization plan, syncplan, Xsan
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
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
BRU Primer -> Advanced
In BRU 2, you have 3 tools to use. These include: BRU Server Agent Config (UB) – A tool used to install the agent, which needs to be located on each machine that will be backed up (including the server if it has any data to back up) BRU Server Config (UB) – Used to [...]
In: Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Mac Security · Tagged with: agent, backup, BRU, bru-server, Command line, config, console, kill, Mac OS X, script, server
Google Hax0ring a Neighborhood Near You
I seem to remember that Google once made a promise to do no evil. This doesn’t mean they don’t occasionally do wrong, but they continue to react in ways that are appropriate and keep the wrong from becoming evil. Google Maps is one of my favorite parts of the web. Before I book a hotel [...]
Peachpit Books
Now that all of the Peachpit books are available for 10.6 Certification purposes I thought it might be a good time to post a link to all of them. Here goes: Or for ACMA (the Final Cut below could be swapped out with Support Essentials, Directory Services or Deployment):
In: Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Mac Security, Mass Deployment, iPhone · Tagged with: 10.6, ACSA, Peachpit Books
Scripting the Force Log Out
Scripting a log out event seems like the kind of thing that would be pretty simple, and if you use the AppleScript later it does appear simple, unless you want to force the event to occur immediately. Why would we want to do such a thing? Most commonly there are two requests. One is to [...]
In: Mac OS X, Mac Security, Mass Deployment · Tagged with: kill, loginwindow, Mac OS X, script, script to log out current user
Finding Stolen Machinery
I got this press release and thought it was pretty interesting. It’s just a cut/paste, and hasn’t been edited: BREAKING NEWS – New York City – MacPhoneHome finds another stolen computer! Late on a recent Sunday night, a Columbia University student was crossing Morningside Park returning to the Columbia University campus. He was accosted by [...]
In: Mac Security · Tagged with: MAC, Recovery, Security, Theft
Symantec Acquires PGP & GuardianEdge
Today Symantec announced that it is acquiring PGP. I certainly hope they treat the Mac PGP client better than they’ve treated some of their other Mac clients. This move brings Symantec squarely into the encryption space. They encrypt full disks (including the boot volume of Mac OS X), portables, file servers, jump drives, Blackberry and [...]
In: Mac Security, Network Infrastructure · Tagged with: fde, guardianedge, Mac OS X, pgp, symantec, Zimmerman
HellRaiser
A new variant of HellRaiser is now out there. It is being called OSX/HellRTS.D and in order to get infected you would have to run a server daemon, shown below. HellRaiser is a RealBasic-based trojan horse that gives control of a Mac OS X system to an attacker. This can include searching through the file [...]
In: Mac OS X, Mac Security · Tagged with: HellRaiser, HRS, MAC, Mac OS X, trojan, Virus
