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Apple releases Mac OS X Leopard Security Guide
06.02.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Apple releases Mac OS X Leopard Security Guide:
“Apple offers sys-admins almost 250 pages of security best-practices and tips to protect Mac OS X Leopard clients.
Released on Monday, the guide document is a 3.4MB PDF. The guide is aimed at experienced users, Apple says, familiar with the Terminal application and its command-line interface.
Some instructions in this [...]
Mac OS Server
10.5.3 Server: Did they fix it yet?
05.29.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Thread on AFP548 to watch on the 10.5.3 bugfixes and breaks.
10.5.3 Server: Did they fix it yet?:
“Today marks the release of 10.5.3 Client and Server. There have been a few nasty bugs in Leopard Server that have given us a headache or two. The primary being being the Directory Services issue with AFP connections. The [...]
Mac OS Server
OS X Server Admin Tools Updated for Mac OS X 10.5.3
05.29.08 | Permalink | Comment?

I have to admit, I am really psyched that they finally updated these. The 10.5 tools had so many little bugs that added up to a very frustrating experience. The timing is great too, I’ve got a conference call with Apple to discuss Leopard Server migration at Noon today.
OS X Server Admin Tools Updated for [...]
Educational Technology
Quick Tip of the Week: Sharing Screens
03.17.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Quick Tip of the Week: Sharing Screens: “Thanks to Mac OS X Leopard, its even easier to collaborate with others on your network. Not only does Leopard facilitate the sharing of files, it also lets you start interactive screen sharing sessions. Screen sharing offers a great solution for training a co-worker or running a Keynote [...]
Mac OS Server, Macs
macosxhints.com - 10.5: Flush DNS cache
02.28.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Found this earlier this morning. If you need to dump you DNS cache, the process has changed from 10.4 to 10.5
macosxhints.com - 10.5: Flush DNS cache:
“I primarily work with web servers, and I use lookupd -flushcache all of the time to clear my DNS cache.
This morning was moving some websites around using my [...]
Macs
Mac OS X Leopard Edition: The Missing Manual
02.27.08 | Permalink | Comment?

I first came in contact with this series with 10.2 Jaguar. They contain a ton of great information, and I’ve always found them a great resource. Plus, they’re written by David Pogue. His writing style is both funny and informative. If you’re looking for a good desktop reference for supporting the client side of Leopard, [...]
Mac OS Server, Macs
Leopard Help - Take Control of Permissions in Leopard
02.25.08 | Permalink | Comment?

By Eric Danley
In Leopard the way permissions are handled were changed from straight POSIX to default ACLs. (Thats not totally accurate, but a good summation.) ACL Problems have already caused me plenty of headaches in my limited rollout of Leopard. The Mac Observer has found a $10 ebook that may help solve some of this [...]
Mac OS Server
Workgroup Manager: Best Practices
02.08.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

Part 3 of my 4 part series on Workgroup Manager. We’ve already covered an Introduction to Workgroup Manager, covered the Step by Step Instructions for common tasks. Now we are going to take a look at some best practices that will ensure you maintain and reliable and useful directory system. Also, in case you missed [...]
Mac OS Server
Workgroup Manager: A Step by Step Guide to Common Mac OS X Server Tasks
02.01.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

In Introducing Workgroup Manager we defined common terms, and became familiar with navigating the Workgroup Manager interface. In the second piece in the series on Workgroup Manager I will provide a step by step guide to 3 of the most common Workgroup Manager tasks: Creating a new user, adding a new computer to the directory, [...]
Mac OS Server
Introducing Workgroup Manager
01.29.08 | Permalink | Comment?

In Mac OS X server, Apple provides us with a selection of tools to help us manage our server development. One of the most commonly used tools is Workgroup Manager, a fantastic piece of software, but like many pieces of software WGM can prove daunting. This is the first in a series of articles that [...]