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adduser script for Mac OS X / Mac OS X Server
http://www.dreness.com/bits/tech/adduser.html (syntax colored) http://www.dreness.com/bits/tech/adduser (raw)
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vacation notes
I recently went to PA for a family gathering; mom came up from FL, my brother came out from Seattle, and all the people who live out that way. Impossible to get *everybody*, but we did ok. Flew out on … Continue reading
I just learned that my friend Michael Bartosh died this weekend. His death was accidental; he fell from a balcony in Tokyo. He was a pretty well known guy in the mac enterprise consulting sphere; definitely one of the very … Continue reading
Posted in bit bucket
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Apache AddType directives for AAC audio
AddType audio/x-m4a m4a AddType audio/x-m4b m4b
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Automated backups of Open Directory databases
# Automated backups of Open Directory databases (ldap / kerberos / password server) # This needs to run as root and should be mode 700 due to embedded password # Get current date TODAY=`/bin/date +’%m-%d-%y_%H:%M:%S’` # Set destination directory (do … Continue reading
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Remote Server Setup get stuck?
I was using Server Assistant to do a remote setup of Mac OS X Server, and for some reason Server Assistant hung. When I relaunched it, the target server would not allow me to start over or continue the remote … Continue reading
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NSTask trickery for long shell pipelines
I learned a cool trick hack today in the process of trying to help somebody with their cocoa code. Dude was trying to fire an NSTask with some arguments for the current command, and then an additional argument that included … Continue reading
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Modifying nested property list items with PlistBuddy
The /usr/bin/defaults command gives us basic command line access to the Mac OS X preferences system. I say ‘basic’ because it provides no facility for directly operating on any keys / values that are not at the top of the … Continue reading
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Managing dual boot Macs
How I learned to stop worrying and image / restore those dastardly windows NTFS partitions: http://www.bombich.com/mactips/dualboot.html
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