Mac OS X consists of a Mach/BSD-based kernel, userland primarily based on FreeBSD, and additional frameworks (written in C, C++ and Objective-C) providing user interface and application-level services.
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local DNS not working properly [migrated]
I'm having troubles setting up a LAN DNS server.
I have multiple devices on a network and I would like my domain name to work on the LAN via any of those devices.
The DNS server resides on the ...
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How to troubleshoot banned connections on OS X / Ubuntu
I have an ubuntu 11.10 VM running on an OSX machine.
Every once in a while some services become inaccessible from specific IPs (e.g. sometimes just ssh is blocked, and sometimes both ssh and https.)
...
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How do I access server-status on MacOS X Lion?
I am running 10.7.4. I have Apache up and running. It serves html and php as expected. I was playing around with apachectl and wanted to see what fullstatus did. The complete command is:
$ apachectl ...
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How to encrypt a small folder and copy that to Google Drive or DropBox?
Right now I use the following to back up a small project folder to a USB Flash drive:
alias a='alias'
a dateseq='date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"'
a backup_proj='cp -a ~/code/MyProj ...
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Reliable PGP / GnuPG decryption for Mac OSX Mail
I'm developing a web app which emails encrypted data (from a web form) to a client who uses Macs/OSX exclusively in their office.
I'd like to know: Is there are any reliable solutions for PGP / GnuPG ...
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How do I resolve a PHP error “Failed opening required” in a symlink context?
I am running Apache/PHP on MacOS X Lion 10.7.4. My directory structure is set up as so:
/Users/achan/Sites/
lrwxrwx--- 1 achan staff 23B Apr 27 16:21 epwbst@ -> /Users/achan/dev/epwbst`
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Updating Flash Player/Projector in osx [closed]
Is there a difference between the flash player in the browser and the one on the operating system that runs .swf and .app files? On the website they call it a projector, but when you open it it says ...
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Why does “cp -Rp ~/foo /Volumes/KINGSTON” give “cp: chflags: /Volumes/KINGSTON/Proj/Proj/Color.h: Invalid argument” [closed]
This is on Mac OS X Lion, and I use the following to back up a project folder
cp -Rp ~/foo /Volumes/KINGSTON
or
cp -a ~/foo /Volumes/KINGSTON
The -p or -a is so that the timestamps of the files ...
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How do I detect the version of find on OSX
I need to detect which version of the find command is used from a shell script. GNU find supports the --version argument but the find command on OSX apparently does not support that. Is there a way to ...
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Default file permissions when copying from Windows share to OS X
I have an issue that I haven't been able to find an answer for. I have a handful of Mac designers here that started using a program called Articulate to generate flash objects to embed on our ...
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Where are OS X man pages stored?
I have installed iftop on Mac OS X 10.7 from source but the installer didn't copy the man page to where it should be. I have no idea where it should be either. Does anyone know where I should cp it ...
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Can't get MAMP Pro 2.0.5 to work
I've been using MAMP for years. Rarely had any issues. I'm currently running OSX 10.7.4. I just upgraded MAMP to v2.0.5 and bought/installed MAMP PRO... but I can't get it to work. I can still you ...
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Reset Mac Terminal to Default [migrated]
I accidentally renamed my "Basic" terminal profile under Terminal -> Preferences -> Settings. I renamed it back but this got me wondering if there was a way to reset all terminal settings to defaults. ...
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Mac OSX Lion: Switch on SMB share depending on network connection
we have a Scanner that can save the scanned documents to an SMB share.
So I need to switch on SMB sharing on the Mac - should be no problem.
Issue: The Mac is a MacBook, which will also be used in ...
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Amanda: selfcheck fail, client times out
I'm testing an Amanda install on an ubuntu 10.04 server as a backup server for primarily OS X 10.6 clients.
The server has been setup and has successfully run backups on specific local directories ...
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How are group ids assigned?
I want to create a developers group on my OS-X system. I'm executing:
sudo dscl . -create /groups/developers
sudo dscl . -append /groups/developers passwd 'blah'
My understanding from reading ...
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MySQL on Mac OS X Lion - can't connect over internet
I've installed MySQL on OSX Lion, however I can't connect to the MySQL server via phpMyAdmin (or Sequel Pro).
I have a domain with 1and1, and created a sub domain (server.domain.com) and created an A ...
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1answer
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HTTP 403 (error 13) with Zend CE on OS X
I'm getting a HTTP 403, with permission error 13 (file system?) using Apache (bundled with Zend Server) on OS X 10.7.4.
[Thu May 17 16:40:58 2012] [error] [client ::1] (13)Permission denied: access ...
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MySQL on OS X: How do I change users for [computer name].local?
Setting up a MySQL server to test things locally before going live elsewhere. After install, I tried to change settings for root user and remove anonymous users. I can change passwords with no problem ...
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Add memberOf attribute to all users in OpenLDAP on OS X Lion Server Open Directory
Our school's website has the ability to pull user authentication from a LDAP source. They "support" and LDAP. Unfortunately, to pull group membership you must have a memberOf attribute in each users' ...
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1answer
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Mount Mac OS X 10.7 share on CentOS?
I need to create a mount point/share on a Mac OS X 10.7.4 (non-server) machine that a CentOS 5.2 box can mount. I've searched a ton but most instances are for using a linux server and Mac client... ...
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How to delete a route on a specific interface?
When I start a VPN connection, a new default route is added on the utun0 interface:
Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Netif Expire
default utun0 ...
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ssh suddenly stopped working on Mac
Everyday I wake up and check the my servers are running smooth, I use my mac to connect to some ubuntu and some freebsd machines.
But today when I tried something strange happened:
$ ssh -v -p ...
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strange localhost behaviour
I'm trying to implement http digest authentication on part of a local domain. I'm using MAMP on Mac OSX Lion. MAMP uses port 8888 so I can navigate to my domain either at ...
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Is it possible to determine WiFi type with a Linux / Mac command?
At the co-working space that I am in, there are a number of wireless access points around. However, there is one that only some of us are able to connect to. We suspect it is because the access point ...
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How to remove the (1) from filenames using the find command [migrated]
I recently converted all of my FLAC files to a lower sampling rate of 48 kHz and bit depth of 24 bits using XLD on my Mac OS 10.7 (Lion).
Although I told XLD to overwrote all previous files, XLD ...
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Any good bare bone systems the size of a Mac Mini? [closed]
I really like the size, low power draw, and relative power that the Mac Minis provide. Are there any similar bare-bones systems that support about the same amount of power and are approximately the ...
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1answer
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Can't Install npm, Can't Remove npm, Can't Access Any Commands, Can't Install Coffeescript
I am on Mac OS X Lion, I just used the package installer from nodejs.org to install node.js. Node.js is working fine, and Node.js comes with npm. I have homebrew installed as well. I am just trying to ...
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1answer
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OS X tools for testing & visualizing network performance between two points
A client of mine has had intermittent network issues between their office and their server hosted on AWS.
A speedtest (at speedtest.net) shows their bandwidth is fine.
When I test their server, from ...
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Troubleshooting reboot of Mac OS X Snow Leopard server running mysql
we are using Mac OS X Snow Leopard server for mysql database, and it reboots once in a while. This happened once every month for the past 3 months. I looked at syslog and dmesg and I don't see any ...
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How to Jail certain users in ProFTPD on Unix (Mac OSX)
I have ProFTPD set up so that I can remotely upload new php files and suchlike to my htdocs on my server. That's all fine, but I would like to jail the 'nobody' (No write, Read/Download only) user ...
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Running a full java stack on a Macbook Unibody - What performance gains should I expect from going to an SSD [closed]
Right now I'm running a stock 4gb Macbook unibody for javadev. We run two servers, jetty and netty (via Play Framework). I'm thinking of upgrading to an ssd and I'd like to know if anyone has any data ...
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1answer
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Migrating from OS X Server 10.6.6 to 10.7 (Lion) - any worries?
I use the built-in server features of OS X Snow Leopard Server to run a local copy of Apache, MySQL, PHP, and Perl. I develop against these so it is very important to me that they stay available after ...
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1answer
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OS X 10.7 doesn't detect my WPA2 Enterprise server-side password changes
I have a Meraki wifi network that's authenticating via RADIUS to an Active Directory. Users log in with their AD username and password via WPA2. That all works. However, when a user changes their ...
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Redirect Addresses to localhost by Pattern on Mac OS X
I'm not even 100% sure how to ask this question. The answer might be out there, but I can't find it.
So I've set up virtual hosts for my Mac and I do all my development locally on my computer. I have ...
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SSH Key and Config doesn't seem to be applied
So I am trying to setup a couple of SSH keys to use on some git hosting sites. I can't use the same identity with multiple accounts so I have to create separate identities for the different accounts ...
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Default localhost on mac lion moving slowly
When developing on my mac the default localhost server runs very slowly compared to the mamp server.
I ran nmap on the both servers and got back a significant difference. Unfortunately, this is out ...
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Password problems with postgreSQL [closed]
I've accitently managed to install postgresql 8.4 on my mac. I have no Idea on how to use this stuff and want to get it uninstalled. I tried a tutorial on the web about manuall uninstallation, but ...
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3answers
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Cannot resolve domain from within LAN
I just set up a Debian server in our office. We have a business account with comcast without static IP, so I'm using DynDNS to point a domain at the machine. The problem is that I can't resolve the ...
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2answers
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mySQL 5.5.23 will not start on OSX 10.7.3
I originally installed mySQL on OSX and it started fine. I was able to connect with mySQL workbench and create a database. However, after a reboot mySQL will no longer start.
The launch fails ...
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1answer
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Improving SSHFS performance when reflecting changes in host directory
I have an SSHFS mount from a Ubuntu Server VM guest, mounting a host Mac OS X directory. Changes made directly in the Mac OS X host directory take approx 5 - 10 seconds to reflect in the Ubuntu Server ...
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Moving files off volume and then back on while preserving all attributes?
I have a situation where I'm testing a new filesystem that has an issue with some metadata. All of the files are intact, however I ultimately have to effectively move every single file off to another ...
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Cannot access psql after installing postgres
I installed postgresql via homebrew on my 10.7.3. The install seemed successful and I was able to start up the server. However when I try to access psql I get the following error:
psql: FATAL: role ...
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Modifying kernel shared memory settings on a lion install
What's the location of the sysctl.conf file on lion? In Snow Leopard it was in /etc/sysctl.conf but now that folder doesn't contain it anymore. Searching for the file in spotlight yields no results.
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NFS mounted from Mac OS X Lion doesn't update
Using Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3, I mount my NFS share exported from a Linux machine like this:
My machine is a Linux 3.2.0-17-generic.
$ sudo mount_nfs -P precise:/media/sda2/datas/SAB /media/nfs1
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Postgres cannot start on lion due to missing server configuration file
I am trying to setup pg on a relatively clean lion install and it's not being successful.
First I successfully installed homebrew, and installed postgresql without any errors.
Then I tried to run a ...
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Alt-Left on OSX to behave like Alt-Left on Ubuntu [migrated]
When connected to a ubuntu server bash shell, I can hold alt key and press the left or right keys to move forward or backward a word. It is incredibly useful.
Is this behaviour defined in the ...
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OS X Screen Share @ light-blue screen; can't login
I was screen sharing to a OS X 10.5.8 Server and hit Log Out. From there, it went to a light-blue screen with a black mouse pointer, and now I can't log back in! How do I get back on to Screen Share ...
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Centralised Password Management Software
Currently, the company I work for has nothing in the way of password management - everything is in a big excel spreadsheet that everyone has access to. Obviously this has a whole rash of issues ...
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Mosh : client stay with “without contact” message
I'm trying to use mosh in replacement of ssh but it doesn't work on my computer.
On my Mac (Macos X LION), the client stay with this message and never connect :
mosh: Connecting... (10 s without ...
