Apple Certified Specialist – Directory Services ACS-DS 10.6 Crib Sheet
Mac-OS-X-Directory-Services-v10.6
Using DSCL to config AD Search Paths
dsconfigad command: • Bind to AD: dsconfigad -a clientname -domain domain.name -u adminname -p adpassword -lu localadmin -lp lapasswd • Add the […]
Good video showing Expect
https://youtu.be/dlwqyMW5H5I
Disable Photos auto launching
defaults -currentHost write com.apple.ImageCapture disableHotPlug -bool YES
What format are certificates in when exported/dragged from OS X Keychain
They are in DER format, even though they have a .cer extension ! To view the contents use openssl x509 -in MYCERT.der […]
Creating a .pem File for SSL Certificate With Trust Chain
SSL .pem files (concatenated certificate container files), are frequently required for certificate installations when multiple certificates are being imported as one file. […]
HAProxy SSL Config
# This configuration is a simplified example of how to use ssl on front # and backends with additional certificates loaded from […]
Limiting DDNS Registration To Specific Network Interfaces
When a server is connected to a network that implements dynamic DNS (DDNS), including Microsoft Active Directory networks, OS X Server may […]
Defaults write a per machine setting
These are normally stored in global preferences but instead of working out the udid of the mac and naming the preference you […]
How to Disable the Mac Boot Chime Completely
How to Disable the Mac Boot Chime Completely
Automate The Boring Stuff With Python
Automate The Boring Stuff With Python
Sportify – Stop free account playing Adverts
Block these sites, either LS or using a host file 127.0.0.1 adclick.g.doublecklick.net 127.0.0.1 adeventtracker.spotify.com 127.0.0.1 ads-fa.spotify.com 127.0.0.1 analytics.spotify.com 127.0.0.1 audio2.spotify.com 127.0.0.1 b.scorecardresearch.com […]
Stop OS X Notification Centre messages without turning it off
Set the “Do Not Disturb” start time 1 minute after the end time. It will never reach the end time before the […]
Getting a Cert to work for services in OS X Server v5
It looks like Apple have tightened up on the Cert usage flags in OS X Server 5. A Cert that worked in […]
Adding Private Keys into OS X and setting them to allow all app access
Keychain Utility has been broken for around 9 years now. Look on Openradar http://www.openradar.me/7092640 The fix is to use the terminal security […]
Certificate / SSL File Formats
SSL has been around for long enough you’d think that there would be agreed upon container formats. And you’re right, there are. […]
Need to change Fixed IP address on headless Mac Mini without screen or keyboard
Here is the scenario Mac Mini server in one of my data centres has a fixed IP. Someone has changed the IP […]
Private key from exported P12 file
Very useful for POUND proxys and OS X CA’s As a side note, to export a Private key from OS X keychain […]
Remove large dead files from Git Repo
The issue is that, even though you removed the files, they are still present in previous revisions. That’s the whole point of […]
Case statements in BASH
The case construct in bash shell allows us to test strings against patterns that can contain wild card characters. Bash case statement […]