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    AppleSetupRedux

    AppleSetupRedux is a simple utility for resetting a system back to a factory-type state. Once run, on the next reboot, the Apple Setup Assistant will run so that you can distribute the machine to customers or whatever you might want to do with a machine where the Setup Assistant runs again. AppleSetupRedux AppleSetupRedux can be found on the Apps page of this site.

  • Mac OS X

    Rerunning the Setup Assistant

    Often times you will want the Mac OS X Setup Assistant to run post the initial installation or imaging. Perhaps you bake an image into machines at a retail store, installing a number of software packages, or maybe you just want a shot at entering your credit card information because you used Command-Q to quit the Setup Assistant when you first unboxed your boxen. Either way, it’s a fairly straight forward task. Simply delete the .AppleSetupDone, stored in the /var/db directory.  Note that this file is hidden and owned by root, so use the following command to remove it: sudo rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone It’s also worth noting that when doing a…