• bash,  Mac OS X,  Mac OS X Server

    Quick and dirty: Pull a list of all filevault encrypted users on a Mac

    In the following example script, I’m going to pull a list of just the usernames from fdesetup. sudo fdesetup list The output would be as follows: charlesedge,F4D8B61D-1234-1234-98F4-103470EE1234 emerald,2E1203EA-1234-4E0D-1234-717D27221234 admin,50058FCF-88DF-1234-1234-91FCF28C0488 I’ll then pipe them into sed and use the , as a delimiter, pulling * or everything before it: sudo fdesetup list | sed 's;,.*;;' As follows: charlesedge emerald admin

  • Mac OS X,  Mac Security,  Mass Deployment

    The Third Edition of Enterprise Mac Security Now Available For Pre-Order!

    The third edition of the Enterprise Mac OS X Security book is now available for pre-order on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/148421711X! Another title with Apress, for this edition I welcome Dan O’Donnell as a coauthor and in addition to modernizing everything, added a lot more on FileVault, signing, iCloud and Apple services. I don’t know how long the editorial process for this book will take, but it’s listed on Amazon with a ship date of December 3rd!

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

    Mountain Lion Server Posts on AFP548.com

    AFP548 has undergone a new look and feel. But it’s also gotten some fresh faces writing articles and there have also been some links over here about posts I’ve done on services in Mountain Lion Server. Since the introduction of Mountain Lion, the following articles have been posted: Running NetBoot On Mountain Lion Server: http://afp548.com/2012/08/09/netboot-on-10-8-server Garage Band Deployment: http://afp548.com/2012/08/07/garageband-deployment-quick-tip Configuring Alerts on 10.8 Server: http://afp548.com/2012/08/06/alerts-on-10-8-server Resolving Issues With AFP: http://afp548.com/2012/08/05/strange-afpsmb-connection-issues-check-this-out New 10.8 Unix Commands: http://afp548.com/2012/08/04/new-10-8-unix-commands Upgrading to 10.8 Server: http://afp548.com/2012/08/03/upgrading-to-10-8-server Never Image Again: http://afp548.com/2012/08/02/never-image-a-machine-again Upgrading FileVault Enabled Systems From 10.7 to 10.8: http://afp548.com/2012/07/29/upgrading-from-10-7-to-10-8-on-a-fv2-encrypted-system Some of these just link to articles I’ve written, others are original and still others link to other sites within the Mac Systems Administrator…

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

    Encrypting Volumes in OS X Mountain Lion

    Encrypting a volume in OS X Mountain Lion couldn’t be easier. In this article, we will look at three ways to encrypt OS X Lion volumes. The reason there are three ways is that booted volumes and non-booted volumes have different methods for enabling encryption. The third way to enable encryption on a volume is to do so through Encrypting Attached Storage For non-boot volumes, just control-click or right-click on them and then click on Encrypt “VOLUMENAME” where the name of the volume is in quotes. When prompted, provide an encryption password for the volume, verify that password and if you so choose, provide a hint. Once the encryption process…