• Mac OS X,  Mac OS X Server

    Setup OS X Yosemite Server As A Wiki Server

    A wiki is a repository of dynamically created and managed content, or content created or edited by multiple users collaboratively. This article is about using the wiki service in Yosemite Server (the Apple Server app running on 10.10). I reference file services with WebDAV because it is a very nice integration piece that I think a lot of people will find pretty beneficial. To get started with the Wiki service, first turn it on. This one isn’t heavily dependent on host names (other than being able to access the server from a browser) or directory services (other than being able to authenticate users, but local accounts are perfectly functional) and…

  • Mac OS X,  Mac OS X Server,  Mac Security,  Mass Deployment

    OS X & Recent Servers

    Click on your Apple, then click on Servers. Here, you’ll see a list of the recent servers you’ve logged into. Now open a Connect to Server dialog (Command-K) and then click the disclosure triangle for the recent servers. There are two different values here. How’s that possible? Well, the first list mirrors the ~/Library/com.apple.NetAuthAgent.plist contents. To view the contents use defaults to read the domain: defaults read com.apple.NetAuthAgent Which shows the following information, mirroring the list shown in the first screenshot (Servers under the Recent Items list of the Apple menu): { PreviouslySelectedShares = { "10.1.1.6" = ( "_JOBS1" ); "192.168.210.175" = ( Desktop ); "192.168.55.2" = ( 318SERVER, "Disk Images"…