Questions tagged [mac]
The Macintosh or Mac is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc.
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ssh-keygen does not create RSA private key
I'm trying to create a private key and having an issue.
When I use ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "[email protected]", I get a private key in the following format.
-----BEGIN OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY--...
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How to restart Nginx on Mac OS X?
I just installed Nginx on Mac OS X (thanks http://www.kevinworthington.com/nginx-mac-os-snow-leopard-2-minutes/), but how do I restart Nginx on Mac OS X?
Thanks!
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What are useful Command-line Commands on Mac OS X?
Per the Windows and Linux threads, what commands do you find most useful in Mac OS X Server (or Client)?
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Mac OS X multi-user thin client server (terminal server)?
Is there any solution out there to turn a Mac into a true multi-user thin client server?
I'd like to set up a few cheap PCs with access to a couple accounts using something like VNC, but it isn't ...
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Backup strategy for developer-focused Apple environments?
It's interesting to see the technological split between structured corporate environments and more developer-driven/startup environments. Some of the Microsoft technologies I take for granted (VSS, ...
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Best way to get the MAC of eth0?
Is there a more efficient way to retrieve the MAC address of a NIC in Linux?
This works:
ip link show dev eth0 | awk ' /link\/ether/ { print $2 }'
but can it be found via something like:
cat /sys/...
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how can i modify max memory-limit in php.ini in docker container
within the docker container on a MAC, I am getting a php memory error :
Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 404750336 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 266342400 bytes
how can i find where the php....
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VNC viewer not connecting to Mac from Windows
I have a VNC server running on a Mac.
When I try to use a VNC viewer, it says "no matching security types".
Is there any other software which can connect to a Mac like RDP?
If iI use screen sharing ...
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How do I change the Software Update server address on a client Mac (to use my own server)?
Now that I have started the Software Update service on my Leopard Server, how do I change my client Macs to check for updates on it?
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how to install fuzzystrmatch.sql pg_trgm.sql on postgresql on mac os x
I have installed postgresql according to this, but I also need fuzzy string match functions, but I have no idea how to install these.
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Apache: Isn't chmod 755 enough to set up symlink or alias on Apache httpd on Mac OS 10.5?
On my Mac OS 10.5 machine, I would like to set up a subfolder of ~/Documents like ~/Documents/foo/html to be http://localhost/foo.
The first thing I thought of doing is using Alias as follows:
Alias ...
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rsync --iconv option on Mac not working (sync from remote Linux server to local Mac)
I want to use rsync to backup data from a remote Linux server to my local Mac. And I want to initialise this operation on my local Mac. All works fine except that there is a special character problem: ...
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Preventing Mac OS X clients from polluting Windows shares with resource forks
When Mac OS X clients copy files in a Windows share, they'll create some files like .DS_Store and ._ prefixed hidden files (that I think store resource forks of the files).
How can I prevent ...
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How to make a Macintosh register a Hostname to the DHCP Server?
I have a MacBook running Snow Leopard in our company's internal network, which is basically a Windows domain network. Our TO department complains about my MacBook not specifying a name to the DHCP ...
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Is there a VNC server for mac with decent international keyboard support?
I'm having trouble finding a VNC server for Mac OS X that allows me to connect from a Windows box with German keyboard layout. I've tried the built-in desktop sharing and several versions of Vine but ...
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Can I use nmap to discover IPs and mac addresses?
When I need to locate the IPs of devices by their mac address on a
Windows system, I normally use Advanced IP Scanner (from radmin.com)
to scan the network, then I use arp -a to list the mac addresses....
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Unable to bind OSX 10.9 to Active Directory 2008
I am struggling to bind OSX 10.9 to a 2008 r2 Active Directory. I can join the domain fine when I boot into Windows from the same machine. From OSX I can find the domain controller successfully and ...
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is it possible to install java without the browser plugin?
I need java, but I don't want any browser to be able to access it.
Is it possible to remove the whole applet/browser plugin code?
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Secure way to mount a password protected cifs share in mac
I'm maintaining a heterogeneous network of mac and linux so I decided to create a little perl script to unify mounting strategies across machines.
Actually, I already have a working perl script, ...
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Centralized Windows/Mac Patch Management that is easy to use
I'm looking for advice on what patch management solutions you would recommend based upon your experience. I'm also looking for which ones you would not recommend based upon your experience.
We have ...
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Getting an IP's MAC address from behind a router
I want to know, if possible, how to get a MAC address of an IP address if I am behind a router.
I tried doing a ping to the IP and checking the arp table, but the only entry is the router's MAC.
Any ...
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ERROR 2002 MYSQL socket /tmp/mysql.sock
A have already read everything about this error but I coundn't solve the problem.
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (38)
I'm trying to install ...
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Why does my RewriteLog not work?
I have an .htaccess which looks like this:
RewriteEngine on
RewriteLog "/Applications/MAMP/logs/rewrite_engine_log"
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/(index.php|css|images|js)/.*$
RewriteRule (.*) /...
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Log out graphical user from command line
Just curious mostly.
Say I have someone logged into their Mac in the normal way -- ie. a graphical logon -- and the system becomes mostly unresponsive and I need to log them out.
I can reboot the ...
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how to set the shmmax parameter on mac os x
how should I set the shm* values in Mac Os X 10.5.6 Leopard in a persistent manner?
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Unable to uninstall Microsoft's Keyboard Drivers in Mac
I installed the Microsoft's Keyboard drivers for my Natural Ergonomic 4000.
My customized keyboard is now broken.
I want to uninstall the drivers. I removed the buttons for MS keyboard at Preferences,...
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How to export Cisco AnyConnect preferences and certificates to another PC
I have two computers (PC and MAC) connected to different organization VPNs. I want to be able to connect from MAC to the same VPNs set on PC. So I need to export VPN list and certificates, etc to my ...
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Macintosh gotchas
Up until now, I've only managed networks with Windows users and the occasional *nix server. Soon, a few users with Macs will get added to our network. What are some "gotchas" to look out for when ...
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ARP/Mac address table
What is the difference between a mac address table and an arp table? Is it correct to say only one arp cache is kept for each switch which self learns to forward information to another host, and every ...
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Troubles with memcache.so
I've been asked to launch a site that someone else built. It is a Wordpress shop site that needs Memcached to run, and I've been having troubles getting Memcached and the memcache php plugin working ...
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Can a limited broadcast packet contain destination MAC address other than FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF?
Can a limited broadcast contain destination MAC address other than FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF?
If the answer is true, could you provide an example of a protocol that uses a packet like this.
Ok, to elaborate ...
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How to add a Mac to Windows Active Directory
I've gone into the Directory Utility on the mac, clicked on the services tab, entered the Active Directory Domain and Computer ID, clicked the Bind button and it showed a little status label which ...
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Mac OS X VPN Encryption Defaults
I need to connect one Mac (OS X 10.8.2) from our internal network to a site-to-site VPN and was asked to provide some information about our network and encryption settings. What are the OS X defaults ...
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Is it possible to install Mac OS X Server on a Mac Mini without hacking it?
I'd like to have a Software Update Server (SUS) for my clients.
Since this service would not be critical, redundancy and availability are not an issue for me.
Given the fact that SUS is only ...
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What are the advantages of adding a Mac to Active Directory?
I was surprised to learn (from this question: How to add a Mac to Windows Active Directory) that you could add a Mac to AD.
What are the advantages of doing so?
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What needs to be done/added on Apple MacBook Air in order to join domain and be managed?
We are a fully windows active directory company.
I now have a MacBook Air (first in company) - that needs to be connected. What are the things I need to install/set in order for me to be able to ...
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Your favorite website/forum for Mac OS X Server? [closed]
I'll get the ball rolling:
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=96 Apple Discussions
http://afp548.com
http://macenterprise.org
http://krypted.com/ Charles Edge's blog
http://www....
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stuffit compression on linux? [closed]
I have a stuffit archive (.bin). I only have access to linux, how do I uncompress it?
File Roller claims the ability to uncompress the archive, but it is unable.
Wikipedia lists two resources to ...
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Best way to restrict some SSH users to publickey authentication only (disable password authentication)
I'm running Mac OS X Server.app on Yosemite and I have SSH enabled for users with the default settings in /etc/sshd_config (publickey and password auth enabled by default). However, I need to ...
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Reboot after power failure for Mac running Ubuntu (server)
I have Ubuntu 10.04.1 (Lucid) running on a 2010 Mac Mini (4,1). It's a server, so I want it to be able to restart after a power failure ("server mode").
In Mac OS X, you can check "Start up ...
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OSX /var/log/system.log -- where do i define pruning interval?
I have a script that periodically checks /var/log/system.log and I've noticed across our network that some machines keep logfiles for a month through reboots and other activities, while some purge the ...
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Ratio of PC to Mac support hours? [closed]
For purposes of a purchase of laptops for everyone in my small (15 people) organization, I have compiled a spreadsheet containing what I think is an apples to apples comparison of the cost of, among ...
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Find IP address of a device?
Open question: How to find the IP address of a device?
As I understand, there are no guaranteed methods that work always, but there's a hundred approaches that work in specific situations, and I'd ...
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Use telnet to check that VNC port is open
I am supposed to connect to a Mac VNC/ARD server. Let's say that the Mac VNC server has the hypothetical IP address 8.8.8.8.
I want to check if the Mac VNC server even listens to the default VNC port ...
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how to convert a case-insensitive FS to case-sensitive on MacOS X 10.6.1
I have a Snow Leopard with a case-insensitive file system. I wonder is there a way to convert the FS to case-sensitive without having to format and then reinstall the whole OS. In Linux there are ...
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Why does local host say "It Works"? [closed]
I have configured all my websites in the "Sites" folder to be tested in my browser. When I type a web address for example http://test.dev, I get "It Works".
Why?
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Remote login to mac
I have a Mac Mini that I would like to login remotely from a Windows XP laptop. Is this possible? What types of things do I need to do to allow remote connections from the Mac, and what type of ...
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Ensure Macs get correct machine name from DHCP?
I have a problem in our network where our Mac's occasionally get given the wrong machine name while, I guess, getting a new DHCP lease.
The DHCP servers are Windows based - the bulk of our network ...
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Best software for Mac to Windows remote control?
My client has a Mac at home and wants to remote control (run apps) on a Windows XP PC at the office. What is the best software to enable this? Any Mac <-> Windows weirdness to be aware of?
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How do you manage your Mac workstations?
Our whole company is Macs on the desktop. We have primarily iMacs and MacBook pros. For the last few years we've been using RadMind to manage their system image but the software has a number of ...
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