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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Close SSH connection [migrated]
I'm using Mac's Terminal App and I know how to connect to an external server via ssh (ssh -l username domain.com). But how do I close the connection once I'm done? Thanks.
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PHP mail really slow on Mac OS X
I use PHP to send an email like this:
mail($email_recipient,$mail_subject,$mail_body,"From: $email_sender\r\nReply-to: $email_sender\r\n");
The $mail_body is perhaps 1kb.
$email_recipient = ...
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mysql performance tuning, write, get db into ram
I am trying to improve the performance of a website by optimizing the Mysql server. In addition to general optimization I have a feeling that some write operations take an unacceptably long time.
The ...
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1answer
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VirtualHost on Lion navigates to wrong document root
I'm struggling with getting Virtual Hosts running on my local Lion development machine.
Here's the scenario. I have Site-A.dev and Site-B.dev sitting in my User/computername/Sites folder, like this:
...
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Windows VPN problems
My company has moved to using the Windows VPN when we need to vpn into our network. Everything seems to be working fine with Windows 7 machines and RDP, as long as we use the ip address and not the ...
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Unable to edit files on Macbook pro. Permission denied [migrated]
I am using my Macbook as a local dev environment. In order to make the files publishable I had to give my web folder user and group of _www:_www using chown command.
The issue is that I am using ...
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1answer
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Remote Desktop Connection for Mac cannot log in to Windows Terminal Server if user's password expired
We have users that connect to a terminal server, TS1, from a variety of desktop clients. We also have a domain password policy that expires passwords after a certain amount of time. If a user's ...
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1answer
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ssh from username1@client to host using username2@destination
Forgive the possibly simple question, but I cannot seem to find a good solution.
A backup job needs to rsync files to a destination host, over ssh. The only login available to me is ...
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1answer
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Is it possible to run pre-Lion OS X in an IPv6-only environment without static configuration?
Is it possible to run pre-Lion OS X in an IPv6-only environment without static configuration? From what I've been able to figure out, OS X 10.6.x will acquire an address via SLAAC, but it doesn't ...
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What is the Putty equivalent command for Mac OS X? [migrated]
In my Windows system, I was able to create a tunnel by running the command below using Putty:
putty.exe -D 12345 -P 8888 localhost
I'm not used to Mac yet and I would like to try it out on Mac. ...
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Displaying CUPS shared printers in a user's printer list on OS X Lion
Background
We have a primarily Linux environment, but we have 40 Macs to support. I'm trying to integrate them into our standardized print system. We have about 50 printers shared from a CUPS server ...
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Why is a java application causing 100% CPU usage in Mac OS X Dock? [migrated]
I develop java applications using the Glassfish application server and when I deploy/undeploy applications the CPU usage of the Dock in Mac OS X shoots up to >100% and the system becomes unresponsive ...
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Strategy for gaining ssh access without setting up a router
I'm going to need to administrate someone's macbook pro remotely over ssh. Problem is, they'll be moving between networks so I can't just set up port forwarding on their router. What strategy could I ...
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3answers
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SSH Public Key Authentication Fails Mac OSX
I am trying to get a coworkers MacBook Air running on Public Key Authentication and even after generating a new SSH key I haven't been able to get it to run like I have mine. Double checked file ...
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0answers
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Webmail works on PC but not Mac, linux, Chromium etc
Recently we migrated our mail server running the Icewarp mail server to a new virtual server to make it easier to manage. The Migration went well and there were no issues until we started receiving ...
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1answer
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Getting Macs to authenticate to AD and map home directory
I have a multi-platform environment with Macs and Windows.
I have it now setup where users can log into their Macs authenticating with their user accounts in Active Directory.
I used to have their ...
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1answer
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Cannot bind to AD from Snow Leopard
Mac OS X Snow Leopard cannot bind to my Active Directory (Tiger, Lion can with no problem). I go to Accounts > Login Options, click Join and enter the details. Upon entering the correct FQDN ...
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1answer
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Do Mac OS X servers have a security mechanism that blocks a user if they log in from two different IPs?
A trusted friend and I had ssh'ed into a Mac OS X Web Server (either snow leopard or lion) from two different locations. Then my password stopped working when trying to log in.
I can safely rule out ...
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1answer
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Lion DNS Server: How to redirect queries to remote dns server?
I want to set up our Mac OS X Lion DNS server to host a specific domain internally, but redirect all other queries to our providers dns servers. How can I achieve this? I have read the docs but ...
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Circular dependency in pkg-config in OS X? [closed]
~/Downloads/pkg-config-0.26/.configure
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configure: error: pkg-config and glib-2.0 not found, please set
GLIB_CFLAGS and GLIB_LIBS to the correct values
All right.
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Can't edit an account in MySQL Administrator on OS X
I'm running MySQL 5.5.20 on OS X 10.6.8. Using MySQL Administrator 1.2.12 (the latest) I am unable to edit any accounts. After successfully connecting to the database in MySQL Administrator, I go the ...
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Munki “Managed Software Update” installation sporadically hangs on “Running package scripts…”
I'm trying to run Munki's "Managed Software Update" to install software on a bunch of workstations. On most of them, it completes successfully.
On some workstations, however, it hangs on the ...
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Virtual Hosts all Messed Up
I'm on OS X 10.6.8.
I had two virtual hosts set up on my machine, http://site1.local and http://site2.local.
Here's the Virtual Hosts file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot ...
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1answer
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How do I change a user's base dir in OS X
I'm configuring a OS X Lion based ftp/sftp server, and I want the user for file transfers to land in a specific directory upon login. I'm not sure if it's a good idea to meddle with the home directory ...
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Migrating from Windows Domain (SBS) to Macs (workstations and servers)
So a couple of Mac consultants walked into one of my customers office and convinced the business owner that they could completely swap in Macs across the board for the entire office.
Being a Mac ...
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1answer
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What is the simplest way to deploy a Captive Portal?
How do I setup in the simplest of ways a Captive Portal? One that is possible on a setup of 1 wireless router and 2 computers. No billing, only authentication.
Also, is it possible to do with Mac OS ...
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How can I get Mac RDC client to connect to W2K3 after enabling FIPS support?
Recently we enabled FIPS 140-2 Encryption Algorithms on our W2K3 server per http://chadamberg.com/drupal/IISCryptography and now my Mac RDP 2.1.1 client won't connect. I get:
"Remote Desktop ...
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2answers
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Equivalent of logrotate on OSX
Is logrotate hiding somewhere on OSX, or is there an equivalent? It's not in /usr/sbin.
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2answers
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BIND not reading /etc/hosts on MacOSX Lion
With BIND (named) enabled on an OS-X Lion iMac, DNS lookups look at /etc/hosts only after checking with BIND and hence I can't override addresses using the hosts file. BIND does not even seem to ...
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1answer
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Odd entries in DNS lookup log
With BIND (named) enabled on an OS-X Lion iMac, I can get a list of queries as they occur. In the list are some very strange entries, listed below. Can anyone shed some light on these? (Note that the ...
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1answer
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How to change NFS export allowed IP addresses on Mac OS X Server (Tiger)?
I am running NFS on a Mac OS X Server 10.4. I had originally set up the NFS exports in the GUI, and restricted the IP addresses in the GUI to which it can export.
Right now, I only have command-line ...
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slapd not launching on Mac OS X 10.6
I have a slight problem with the openldap server installed with Mac OS X 10.6.8 (regular, not server). When I launch slapd in a terminal, it stops itself after 1 or 2 seconds... I just have the time ...
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OSX Server (CUPS): Howto set up special queues for greyscale/colour or A4/A3?
I have a big networed workgroup printer (Canon iR C2380i) with several feeders for different paper types (A4 recycled, A4 normal, A3 ... ). In order to make use of this features under OSX you need to ...
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1answer
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Is Imaging over wireless possible and/or feasible? PXE boot over Wireless?
I am looking to implement (if possible/feasible) the ability to image a PC and Mac via our wireless network. Is this actually possible? I have read multiple documents that newer Macbook Airs can do ...
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0answers
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FreeNAS AFP Doesn't Authenticate
I just set up a FreeNAS 8.0.3 server and am trying to use its AFP (Netatalk) service to access it via a Mac OS X Lion system. I created the ZFS volume, set its permissions to include my user in its ...
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1answer
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turning my dynamic IP into a static one using a VPS?
I'm doing development with MAMP on OSX and need to get around a problem I'm having due to my dynamic IP.
I'm using a payment API which has an IP whitelist even for development calls and I keep having ...
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0answers
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JVM Max heap size
For an application I use JVM Max heap setting when starting it on both a test environment and a production system. When i connect via JMX to monitor the application I see that the max heap size of ...
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Remotely update Adobe Reader on Mac OS X from terminal
I want to update Adobe Reader remotely on a Mac through the terminal. Flash Player had a .pkg file in the .dmg, so installing that wasn't difficult. There is no .pkg file in Adobe Reader updates.
...
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How can I tell if my mac needs more memory? [migrated]
In windows xp it was obvious: if the memory used regularly exceeded the physical memory, it was time to put some more in
What's the deal with the mac?
I read this and am none the wiser
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watchguard client for lion does not install [closed]
I tried installing the Watchguard client for lion (10.7.2) and none of the required files appear to have been installed even though there is no complaint when installing. Is the client really broken ...
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0answers
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couchbase 1.2.0 + osx 10.6 = FAIL
I get this message when trying to start Couchbase and can't make heads or tails of how to fix it. (I probably have random entrails from an earlier failed install of the macports couchdb before I ...
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1answer
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OSX equivalent to sudo chgrp -R www-data <directory>
I normally do
sudo chgrp -R www-data <directory>
on Ubuntu to set a folder writable by the Apache process. What's the Mac OS X equivalent for www-data?
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1answer
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Constant prompts for credentials from one Mac Outlook 2011 client
The majority of my Exchange users are all on Windows 7 and have no issues (at least using Outlook...) but a subset of the executives are ardent Mac users running Outlook 2011 for OS X. One of these ...
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0answers
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Samba Network Drive + Mac OS X Lion?
I've configured a Samba server and Shared Folder on a remote server running Ubuntu. It works perfectly as a remote network drive on Windows and Mac OS X Snow Leopard clients, but won't connect on Mac ...
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4answers
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Printer Recommendation for Three Stooges Environment
I administer a 3 stooges environment. Linux server hardware, Windows Server VMs, Mac clients.
My Mac clients RDC to a Windows 2008R2, each client has their own USB printer. The USB printer is ...
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5answers
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How to use a local (OSX) editor to edit remote (RHEL) files?
What's an easy way to be able to edit remote files such as bash scripts? Currently I'm using Vim on the server, but that's obviously not ideal, particularly when lag is noticeable.
On Windows, I'd ...
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1answer
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How to use Open Directory login credentials when offline?
When using Active Directory, I can log into a machine while on the network using my AD credentials, then later take that machine offline and still be able to log into it.
I'd like to do the same ...
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2answers
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How can i keep permissions for _www apache
I'm on Mac OS X lion, and I use apache for php and rails development. What groups or permissions should I set so that apache, through the _www user/group has full read/write access to my website ...
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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 ...
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0answers
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How to mount a specific file system on a disk image in OSX? [migrated]
I have a disk image file containing multiple file systems, such as HFS (Journaled) in addition to Joliet or UDF. I want to mount whatever non-HFS file system is there. First, I attach the image ...
