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Another Way to Enable Wi-Fi At Login Window (with Profiles!)
MacBook Air bootstrapping with Munki via Wi-Fi The Premise: Nick McSpadden and I were both working on a similar goal this week: getting Macs to connect to Wi-Fi at the loginwindow. By default, adding...
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Fixing Broken Software I: Logitech Control Center
This is part one of a series on dealing with the issues software can cause in enterprise environments, and how to combat these issues. One of the most important skills in a Mac Admin’s toolbox is being...
View ArticleNotes from “Security: Locking Down OS X Without Locking Up Users”
These are some resources from my Security session at PSU MacAdmins 2013:Slides - PSU MacAdmins 2013 SecurityWeb resources:Managing OS X – Payload Free Package templateMatt’s Mac Blog - Making use of...
View ArticleOS X Mavericks Core Technologies Overview
Apple has posted a document highlighting the core technologies of OS X Mavericks, which includes some changes from Mountain Lion.Among the new features is a change to the default file sharing protocol...
View ArticleSMB2 & You: Saying Goodbye to AFP in OS X Mavericks
One of the biggest announcements from Apple with OS X Mavericks was not part of the WWDC 2013 keynote. Instead, it is buried deep in a technical document on Apple’s site. This is the announcement...
View ArticleiOS 7 App Store License Management
Apple has now publicly announced some of the new enterprise and education targeted features of iOS 7, and while all of the newly announced features are exciting, the most important one is the addition...
View ArticleMacTech Conference 2013 Sessions Announced!
MacTech Conference 2013 has been announced, and will be taking place from November 6-8 in Los Angeles, California. Last year’s conference was packed day and night with great content and activities,...
View ArticleEnabling Location Services Programmatically
Location Services is an important part of OS X, but it is not obvious on how to enable it without going through the System Preferences GUI. The preference that controls it is not in...
View ArticleMacSysAdmin 2013 (Day 1)
Hello from Göteborg!The first day of MacSysAdmin 2013 is over, and there have been great presentations from many members of the Apple community.Ed Marczak kicked things off with a look at the future...
View ArticleMacSysAdmin 2013 (Day 2)
Another day in Göteborg brought many more fascinating talks, including the first public talk on autopkg.For those using JAMF Casper, Marko Jung from the University of Oxford showed how by adding many...
View ArticleOS X Mavericks is Out (and Free!)
Apple today announced immediate availability of OS X Mavericks, along with major upgrades to the MacBook Pro, Mac Pro, and iPad lines.With its many new features, Mac admins will be inclined to upgrade...
View ArticleModifying the OS X Mavericks Authorization Database
Versions of OS X prior to Mavericks had a file located at /etc/authorization, which controlled the rights for many different actions, such as adding a printer, changing the time, or setting up Time...
View ArticleAutoDMG, a modern replacement for InstaDMG
At MacSysAdmin 2013, Per Olofsson started work on InstallESDtoDMG, a replacement for InstaDMG. The first prototype was on a piece of paper:InstallESDtoDMG prototype 0.1 pic.twitter.com/E0fiPHkOMq— Per...
View ArticleNotes from Security: Making Mavericks Work for You!
Slideshttps://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/security.1.html
View ArticleCoping with curl on Mavericks
Of the UNIX tools shipped with OS X, curl has become one of the most used in recent years, whether as a simple URL fetcher, or a component of much larger projects. It takes any URL as an argument, and...
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System Preferences Profiles in Mavericks (plus a Security Hole!)
Profiles have become one of the most interesting components of the Apple ecosystem – both on OS X and on iOS. With their ability to easily control the functionality of the operating system, install...
View ArticleChicago Area Mac Admins Meetup
John Kitzmiller is putting together a group of Mac admins in the Chicago area. These meet ups are a great way to get to know others in our community, and I have had a great time at similar meetups like...
View Article30 Years of the Mac – Video
Tim Perfitt of Twocanoes Software has put together a nice video showcasing the thirty years of Macintosh models.I’ve owned eight of them, mostly portables. How about you?Read more about the video on...
View ArticleSecuring a Munki deployment with Puppet SSL certificates
Munki and Puppet have become very popular tools in the last few years, and make a great team for Mac management. While Puppet is inherently secure due to its use of client-certificate based SSL for...
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OS X Mavericks is Out (and Free!)
Apple today announced immediate availability of OS X Mavericks, along with major upgrades to the MacBook Pro, Mac Pro, and iPad lines. With its many new features, Mac admins will be inclined to upgrade...
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