Company based in Cupertino, specialized in the sale of computers.
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What is the server URL thru which Apple updates occur? [closed]
I would like to know what is the URL thru which Apple updates occur.
I need this to setup caching for my Squid Proxy server.
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Accessing Active Directory list on Apple Remote Desktop 3
We are working on a project where a software needs to be deployed on a set of Mac clients connected to a Windows Active Directory server. Software will be pushed from a Mac machine using Apple Remote ...
0
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0answers
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Apple Open Directory on Mountain Lion - old passwords still work after OD rebuild
This is very weird. Like the title says, I have rebuilt Open Directory (twice now), by running Server.app, going to Open Directory and hitting the minus. It prompts me in very scary terms that this ...
0
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1answer
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How Do I Restore a MySQL Database from Time Machine Backup?
I develop locally on a Mac, and my computer completely died yesterday. The hard drive is gone, apparently not recoverable.
I have a current backup on Time Machine.
So my question is:
How exactly do ...
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1answer
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Command line - query account type (local, network managed, mobile)
How can I query account type information. Things like who and users don't show this. Also tried things like dscacheutil -q user
I'd like to know if a users account is a mobile account and I am doing ...
2
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2answers
262 views
Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) OS Specific package installation
Faced with the recent Java kerfuffle imposed by Apple's silent updates I am looking for a solution to install .pkg files specific to the OS version.
Apple continues to provide Java updates for 10.6, ...
2
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0answers
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Power-flickering Apple Cinema Display in Ubuntu 12 [closed]
Web search hasn't turned up anything diagnostic for this.
User has a 2008-era 30" Apple Cinema Display with a newer workstation running Ubuntu 12.04. Video card is GeForce GTX 550 Ti. Keyboard and ...
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2answers
284 views
how to set up a cache proxy server for itunes app store
I want to setup a cache proxy server for apple itunes store to accelerate app downloading in a local lan.
Situation:
Local internet speed is slow and bandwidth is limited, so it'll take sometime to ...
3
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2answers
102 views
Is it possible to prevent a user from installing iOS 6?
We have a number of Apple iOS 5.1.1 corporate-owned, Wifi-only devices with internal applications that aren't ready for iOS 6. Is it possible to prevent a user from upgrading their device to iOS 6? ...
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135 views
Cannot create new files on WebDAV volumes in OS X Finder
I have a WebDAV volume which works very well except OS X. We now use Macs though and while they can read from the volume fine, they cannot create new files on it. Any time we try to create a new ...
2
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1answer
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OS X 10.8: redirecting locally initiated ssh connections to localhost:22
I need to hack the OS X pf to redirect all ssh connections from an user to this machine. I want, when doing
$ ssh google.com
to get the same results as with
$ ssh localhost
ie a connection to ...
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0answers
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I can't move files from one folder to another on a netatalk share
I'm running netatalk v. 2.1.2 on Debian Squeeze. The clients are Mac OS X 10.7 boxes. I have no problems copying files to and from the server, deleting files, creating new files or folders.
...
0
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1answer
171 views
Wake on LAN for Microsoft Security Essentials? [closed]
Is it possible to have an iMac (running Windows 7 via BootCamp) to Wake on LAN overnight and run a Microsoft Security Essentials scan?
0
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0answers
213 views
Mountain Lion Server Open Directory iCloud Login
I do not not have too much experience with Open Directory, but I am curious about it. I understand that the new Profile Manager in Mountain Lion Server offers a lot of flexibility as far as user ...
0
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2answers
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Managing Windows 7 Workstations [closed]
There was a similar thread to this a few years back, but without any solutions. Just wondering if things have moved on since then.
I'm primarily an Mac admin working in a college, but I have recently ...
4
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1answer
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Is the US Department of Defense ip address 6.3.6.0 valid? (reported by Apple products)
I've recently seen a lot of this IP address. A geo ip lookup tells me it is US Department of Defense Network in Arizona so why do some routers (here and here) default to this address?
The real ...
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0answers
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2 Computers, same network, different outgoing speeds when uploading to internet?
Update I've tested both machines plugged directly into the modem, DL is 30Mbps, UL is 12Mbps for both machines. IPCop appears to have some issue with the G5.
I have 2 work machines in my office, a ...
0
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1answer
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APNS : server side configuration
I went through number of guides and StackOverflow topics, but still can not find an answer to my problem.
So we moved to a new server and our push notifications stopped working. (I was not managing ...
0
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1answer
265 views
How to backup an HFS+ partition using Ubuntu
i need to mount via AFP an HFS+ partition (Mac) and Backup it to an external drive, using Ubuntu.
The problem is that in Nautilus i can 'view' the drive using afp:\myserver_ip but when i launch a ...
2
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0answers
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does somebody know whether a linux / opensource driver does exist for the apple xserve 3,1 raid controller?
I'm trying to install linux on a apple xserve 3,1 which comes with some strange raid controller that does not get detected by linux. lspci is telling me:
01:00.0 RAID bus controller: Apple Computer ...
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1answer
106 views
Why does Apple supply their own version of Java? [closed]
If Java can run on any system, why is apple so protective of Java and its updates?
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1answer
71 views
Apple tower Server internal SATA to external eSATA - good or bad idea? [closed]
I am running out of available ports on an Apple server. I would like to attach 4 external eSATA devices to the currently open internal SATA connections (2 open hard drive bays and 2 SATA allocated for ...
2
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2answers
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How do I back up a bunch of OS X machines via TimeMachine without buying a bunch of Time Capsules?
I've got a bunch of OS X laptops and desktops in the office that I'd like to back up using the built-in Time Machine. The first cut at this idea, buying a bunch of Time Capsules, seems like a ...
0
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1answer
276 views
How to allow network connection only from Apple App Store
I want to set up a public wireless access point in a booth that I can let anyone download apps from Apple App Store via iPhone/iPod/iPad only. I don't want them to surf the web or anything except ...
1
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1answer
457 views
Small fast network with Mac mini server and Promise Pegasus?
I have 7 Mac Pros and iMacs that need to be connected to the same storage. I'm doing non MPI-based numerical modeling so the transfer rates have to be fast but not infiniband fast. I'm considering a ...
0
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2answers
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Apple Server - how to exclude a subdomain?
A client has an internal Apple Server setup in their office that manages their domain (let's say it is example.com).
I have setup a subdomain of example.com (test.example.com) on Google Apps as I ...
0
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1answer
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Apple Lion upgrade failed horribly, Wiki won't start
So another admin here upgraded our OS X Snow Leopard Server to Lion Server and there have been failures across the board of services in general. One of the more serious issues is the failure for the ...
3
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1answer
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osx 10.6 dhcp client-id option
Trying to join a osx machine on a dhcp network which forces certain client IDs.
Even if I was to modify the client-id via the network properties, the DHCP server is not accepting this request, since ...
7
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2answers
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Running iPad Apps without an iPad?
we run a windows network , some vendors we use are releasing apple apps for the ipad with pricing etc. -- the owners of the company want the apps for the associates to have.
I am not 100% comfortable ...
0
votes
1answer
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Does Darwin/Quicktime Streaming Server follow symlinks?
I have DSS running quite happily on a Macmini using the default media folder (/Library/QuickTimeStreaming/Movies). However, I want to be able to stream video located in a different directory.
I've ...
0
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0answers
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Apple Remote Desktop Script Resource
Can someone recommend a resource where I can download scripts to use to manage my new mac babies, (400 units, and about 10 xserves).
I would like to do things like rename desktops, create accounts, ...
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2answers
547 views
Exchange 2003 SMTP SSL and various email clients
This Exchange 2003 server sits behind a firewall with a virtual SMTP server listening on port 465 and attached an SSL certificate from Comodo to the virtual server. However, when trying to send from ...
3
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3answers
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Is there an open-source alternative to Apple Open Directory?
On my company's network there are a small collection of iMacs. Currently they use Active Directory. We looked in to Apple Open Directory, but $500 for a copy of OSX Server (not to mention the Apple ...
0
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1answer
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Managing Kerio Connect Server [closed]
I've just inherited about 30 Kerio Connect Servers, and I have to administer them. Now, I do not have that much experience using Kerio, but managing an email server/groupware server, isn't really ...
0
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2answers
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Xserve Xeon: 1TB Drive does not show when plugged in
I've got an Xserve and when I plug in a 1TB Western Digital Drive, the drive does not show up in the finder. There is nothing wrong with this drive, and I am at a lose as to why this could be, some ...
0
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1answer
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does apple's wiki server support mathematical syntax?
In MediaWiki, tex (or latex) extensions can be integrated (even if to be so hard!) in order to support mathematical syntax. I could not see any information that wiki server can support mathematical ...
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2answers
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Active Directory and Remote Mac Admin Users
We have multiple users running on Apple Macs in our environment, day to day they are Admins of their local machines. This is done my adding a group to the domain configuration to allow administration.
...
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Apple Craziness /w cisco easyvpn
A few days ago my cisco gateway router which runs easyvpn started exhibiting strange behavior.
All Apple products (iPads, iPhones, ibook, ietc) have strange traffic issues when connecting to the ...
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Small office network, heavy data transfers
I work on a iOS based software house and we recently moved office. We now have 10 iMacs, a couple of time-machines and 15 between iPhones/iPads.
The requirements we have are the following:
- Wired ...
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2answers
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AFP is much slower than Samba… How can this be?
I got a FreeNAS Server running (FreeNAS 8RC2) with a raidz1 ZFS pool that shares a volume with both AFP and SAMBA to multiple Mac (All running Snow Leopards 10.6.6).
After some testing, I've noticed ...
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4answers
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Using Apple with RDP to connect to Windows 2008, @ doesnt work
When connecting to Windows 2008 r2 server from Apple mac book air or any other mac I can't get @ to work.
It works locally on the mac but not on the RDP connection.
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3answers
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Apple Software Update Server for Windows
We have just added a few iMacs to our system and we've found that they all want to download about 1.6 GB of updates... not so great when we only have limited monthly bandwidth!
All of our Windows ...
0
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2answers
639 views
What is the average monthly production cost for big data centers like the ones for facebook, google or apple? [closed]
As per the question title, how much do large private data centres cost to run?
2
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1answer
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Does Apple's Remote Desktop need OSX Server?
Does Apple's Remote Desktop need OSX Server? Or are there better management options out there? I'm looking for something to manage a small Mac lab of ~20 machines joined to Active Directory.
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4answers
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Blocking the Apple OS X App Store
Being the evil corporate IT overlords we need to block the new OS X App Store. As you may be aware the 10.6.6 update installs the App Store App which allows users to download and install apps without ...
0
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1answer
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resize partition hfs ntfs
Is there any tool available to grow a primary NTFS partition at the expense of an adjacent HFS partition ? (like in the image: http://i.stack.imgur.com/9kRXf.png
Thank you
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1answer
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Proper procedure for replacing failing drive in Xserve RAID RAID5 set w/hot spare?
I've got a five-drive RAID-5 set (with a sixth hot spare) in an Xserve RAID running the 1.5/1.50f firmware. One of the drives in the RAID-5 set has an amber/orange status light on and has been getting ...
0
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2answers
338 views
Push DNS search suffix to Macs via ARD
Our clients use the domain handed out by our DHCP server ourcompany.com as their default search suffix. I would like to add a second domain for them to search. /etc/resolv.conf looks like it will be ...
0
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1answer
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Making a Apple Wiki Server resolve to a Domain Name
I have a wiki at https://server.companydomain.com/groups/wiki but I'd like people to access the wiki via https://www.newdomain.com
Is it possible to have this domain resolve to the wiki? I don't ...
0
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1answer
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How to set user permissions on an apple wiki server
I'm looking for a some kind of a guide to setting permission on an apple wiki server. I did a google search but I couldn't find much. Anyone know of any guides or some quick instructions?
Cheers.
