I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal Slight change from how things were done in Tiger/Tiger Server, but all the old options are there if you look. The first change is that now there is a wizard that you can use to configure your network interface. Since this is on more advanced topics we’ll skip that but it’s worth noting. Another shift is that a network interface is now referred to as a Service. So when you go to add a interface you will associate it with a Service Name. If you remove a Service using the – icon in the list you can always readd it by clicking on the…
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Logout via ARD
The following AppleScript (via osascript) can logout of a system running OS X: tell application "System Events" to log out alias maclogout="osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to log out'"
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Mac OS X 10.5: Custom Installations
I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal Installing Mac OS X is a fairly simple task to complete and can typically take up to an hour or more depending on the installation options you choose. However, you should review all of your options in the installer as many items are not needed unless you have a specific need for them. Installing any operating system involves choices, which we will reveal throughout this chapter. If you are reinstalling your operating system, just make sure to have a valid backup before you continue on with this chapter. The Installation Process Installing Mac OS X requires little of a user other than agreeging to…
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Fun Times with the JAMF Binary
I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal Casper is an incredibly useful tool for package deployment, maintaining records of the systems in your environment and policy management. But for those of you already using Casper (or considering it) you’ll be glad to know that you can use the jamf binary to do all kinds of fun stuff that can help with troubleshooting computers in your environment. For example: The following command will setup a hidden SSH user and restrict SSH access to be allowed by only that user: jamf createAccount -username casperadmin -realname "Casper Admin" -password capseradmin -home /Users/casperadmin -hiddenUser -admin -secureSSH This command can be used to display a popup…
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Mac OS X Server 10.5: Parsing and Formatting for CalDAV
I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal A key aspect of any groupware solution is the ability to share calendars. Leopard server brings the long-awaited ability to share calendars to the Mac OS X Server platform. Leopard uses CalDAV as the back end protocol for Calendar sharing. CalDAV is currently supported by Facebook, Novell Evolution, Zimbra, Drupal, Microsoft Exchange, Kerio and now Mac OS X Server. CalDAV looks at each event as an HTTP resource, giving users the ability to view events in a web browser. Each event is stored in the iCalendar format. A typical event in the iCalendar format: BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Apple Calendar//Calendar1//Charles Edge BEGIN:VTODO DTSTAMP:19980130T134500Z SEQUENCE:2 UID:uid4@host1.com ORGANIZER:MAILTO:riaa@us.gov…
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Apple's New Certification Track
I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal The Tiger Apple Certified Systems Administrator (ACSA) track allowed certification candidates to accomplish the ACSA by getting an Apple Certified Technical Coordinator (ACTC) and then obtaining 7 points. Points were obtained by taking a variety of exams whose point values were based on the number of days of the corresponding class. Apple has now posted the ACSA requirements for 10.5. There is no longer a point system, which was a unique approach in the IT industry for achieving certifications. Instead, for the Leopard ACSA, Apple has now trimmed down the number of courses that are provided and require that all exams be completed to…
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RightThumb Windows XP Image Augments in Batch
Save time. Don’t touch a lot of photos one at a time. You can resize images en masse using a variety of tools on the Mac or Windows. Most notably, Photoshop. But there are also less expensive tools, if not free ones out there. For example, RightThumb. RightThumb lets you resize images, filter images, change formats, add prefixes, etc. Nice little tool and free to boot.
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Triangle vs. Dual Directory?
It’s just a terminology thing… 😉
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UGA BYE Week
Bye weeks always make me sad. I’m writing a bunch of articles to post for the Leopard release though. So get ready for some reading!!!
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The SEC
Remember SEC fans, root for the team, then the conference and then for the teams ranked ahead of you to loose. Never root against your conference though… 😉