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Tag Archives: Macintosh
Mac – Lion – Add host info to login window
Before 10.7, by default you could click in the login window to get information on the IP address, hostname etc. Now, in 10.7.3, you have to add this to the preferences with … sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow AdminHostInfo HostName
Mac – Lion – Login Window Text
To add text to the mac login window use the LoginwindowText string in /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow.plist as in: # defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow LoginwindowText -string “Classroom Equipment Support – Phone Ext: 2112 or 413-597-2112 First time login to this computer may take a … Continue reading
Mac – Lion – Login window banner
To create a specific and pretty login window banner for an acceptable use policy see: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4788
Mac – Lion – Login Background and Apple Logo
This application allows you to change both the background image and the apple logo on the login window: http://www.loginox.branox.com/
Mac – AD – Computer Check-In Interval
You’ll want to look at ‘dsconfigad -passinterval’ There’s no description for it in the manpage other than the usage syntax. By default it’s set for 14 days. You can see the setting by running ‘dsconfig -show’. -Eric On 5/10/12 8:54 … Continue reading
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Mac – Lion – Suppressing iCloud singin request …
OK. I found a copy of this file elsewhere and put it in the user template folder, making sure the iCloud variable was set to True. It seems to be working. Romeyn On May 9, 2012, at 9:27 AM, Barone, … Continue reading
Mac – Final Cut Studio deployment
One approach to Final Cut Studio deployment using Deploy Studio is available at: http://osxdeployment.com/wiki/Final_Cut_Studio_3_Installer_for_Deploy_Studio
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Mac – System Updates via ARD
A script to run system updates via ARD … I like this particular script because it can be run on multiple machines at the same time without killing the network. It also does not run if the machine is in … Continue reading
Mac – Mounting a volume from the command line
To mount a volume from the mac command line … 1) find the device with the command: # diskutil list 2) create a mount point (if it doesn’t exist) with the command: # mkdir /Volumes/Windows 3) mount the device with: … Continue reading
Mac – Set boot volume from mac comand line
Sometimes, particularly on dual-boot macs, it is important to be able to set the boot volume from the mac command line. (Think Apple Remote Desktop!) The command to do this as root is: /usr/sbin/bless –device /dev/disk0s3 –setBoot –legacy For details … Continue reading