Questions tagged [mac-osx]
Mac OS X is an operating system from Apple Inc. It was the successor to Mac OS 9 and here the 'X' means 10. Mac OS X is based upon the NeXTSTEP and OpenStep OSes developed in the 1980s and 1990s by NeXT Inc., which Apple purchased in 1996.
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How to ensure OpenVPN connection uses specific DNS?
I'm using OpenVPN through Tunnelblick on MacOS X Lion.
I need to set specific DNS (with local IP, which works only when VPN is up) for the duration of this VPN session only.
I do not have access to ...
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Can I specify a port in an entry in my /etc/hosts on OS X? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to use DNS to redirect domain to specific port on my server
I want to trick my browser into going to localhost:3000 instead of xyz.com. I went into /etc/hosts on OS X 10....
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Converting UTF-8 NFD filenames to UTF-8 NFC, in either rsync or afpd
I have a home file server running FreeNAS 8. A few days ago I used rsync to upload my entire iTunes library from Mac so that I could load my library over the network instead of off a slow USB drive. ...
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How to add a broadcast address to loopback with ifconfig on a OS/X?
I am trying to use ifconfig to turn on broadcast on my loopback interface. It currently reads:
lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 16384
As you can see, no broadcast address! :( ...
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iptables equivalent for mac os x
I want to forward requests from 192.168.99.100:80 to 127.0.0.1:8000. This is how I'd do it in linux using iptables:
iptables -t nat -A OUTPUT -p tcp --dport 80 -d 192.168.99.100 -j DNAT --to-...
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Postfix aliases and duplicate e-mails, how to fix?
I have aliases set up in postfix, such as the following:
[email protected]: [email protected], [email protected] ...
When an email is sent to [email protected], and any of the recipients in that ...
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MySQL access denied error when connecting via SSH tunnel
For months I've been connecting to the MySQL instance running on our local test server through an SSH tunnel without any issues. All of sudden though, with no changes I can think of, the server has ...
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In my /etc/hosts/ file on Linux/OSX, how do I do a wildcard subdomain?
I need to test sub-domains on my localhost. How can I effectively have this result of adding *.localhost.com to my /etc/hosts/ file?
If it's not possible, how do I work around this problem? I need ...
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How is DNS lookup configured for OSX Mountain Lion?
If I cat my resolv.conf, I see this message:
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# Mac OS X Notice
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# This file is not used by the host name and address resolution
# or the DNS query routing mechanisms used by most processes on
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Cannot ping over LAN until a ping is received
I have two OSX machines on a local subnet. Pings from Machine A to Machine B consistently timeout until Machine B pings Machine A. After B pings A, A can successfully ping B, but this success is ...
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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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How can I get Apache to not respond to an IP-only request?
I have several web sites, all set up in http-vhosts.conf with their respective ServerName and DocumentRoot, they are working fine and dandy.
But when I visit the server's IP address URL, I get back ...
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What are the benefits of XServe hardware and Mac OS X Server?
Are there any distinct benefits to going with Xserve hardware and OS X over standard Dell / IBM servers running Windows Server (2003 or 2008), are there any tasks they are reputed to be better at?
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Defining a persistent static route on Mac OS X
How does one define a static route on MacOS X which persists through reboots? The only suggestion I've found on Google advises setting up a launchd service to run at boot, which seems like a horrible ...
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Third-Party Mac Admin Tools [closed]
What tools have you found useful for managing Macs that didn't come with the system? I'm interested in both CLI and GUI tools, a synopsis and a link.
If binaries aren't provided, are their any ...
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Monolithic vs Packaged-based Image Creation
The tried-and-true way of making Mac disk images has been to set up your software perfectly on the newest Mac hardware you have, delete some unnecessary files, and create a (monolithic) image of it.
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Using both expanders in HP D2700
I am considering purchasing an HP D2700 for use with SSDs (Samsung Pro 840's), for use in realtime playback of high resolution images. The D2700 has two I/O modules (which I assume are the actual SAS ...
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Apache / PHP server delaying for a minute before responding
Am having the strangest issue with an apache/PHP instance (PHP 5.2 in this case), where it will take over a minute to respond to a request. The PHP profiling is saying it's taking less than a second ...
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Perhaps not understanding the OS X permissions model
Trying to set up a complex config for the bundled Httpd on MacOSX 10.6.
In the log for the httpd:
[Wed Mar 23 09:18:07 2011] [error] [client ::1] (13)Permission denied: mod_rewrite: can't access ...
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Monitoring a one-off service
We do not have any sort of proper server monitoring solution in place (a situation I'd like to rectify this summer), but I've got one service in particular that I'd like to monitor. [Our current ...
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Deploying DeployStudio
Also see question How do you disable or uninstall NetRestore from a NetBoot server?.
Edited to add this link to a great document that I should have been using all along but didn't find until it was ...
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How do I create user accounts from the Terminal in Mac OS X 10.5?
I would like to be able to create new users in Mac OS X 10.5 remotely after ssh'ing into the machine. How do I do this?
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Where is my mysql log on OS X?
I checked /var/log and /usr/local/mysql and i can't seem to find the log. I am trying to troubleshoot an error establishing a database connection with a php function.
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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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How to change sshd port on Mac OS X?
I want to change which port sshd uses on a Mac server. For example, let's say from port 22 to port 32.
Editing /etc/sshd_config does not seem to work. Does anyone know how to change it? I'd prefer ...
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How do I activate launchd logging on OS X?
How do I activate launchd logging on OS X 10.6?
I added a new daemon that is not starting properly (status is 1).
I want to debug the problem but I was not able to find launchd logs, they are not in ...
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How to make the 'less' command handle UTF-8?
On my Mac terminal, printing UTF-8 works in general, but the less doesn't work correctly.
So this works correctly:
$ echo -e '\xe2\x82\xac'
€
but piping it into less gives something like this:
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Can't create symlinks in virtualbox shared folders [closed]
A few days ago I found I can no longer create symlinks from Ubuntu in any directories that are shared with the OS X host.
ln: creating symbolic link `foo': Read-only file system
I'm able to create ...
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What are .DS_Store files and why does OSX leave them on Windows shares?
Whenever I access windows shares from OSX 10.5 it leaves .DS_Store files on the remote filesystem. What are they used for, and are they necessary, and can they be prevented from being created?
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How can I use rsync to duplicate a directory tree, creating hardlinks to files?
From time to time, I have to perform several large migration changes on data files on my server, and I'm looking for a good way to do this. I was thinking about using rsync to duplicate my directory ...
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Speed up SFTP uploads on high latency network?
I'm trying to transfer a set of large files internationally using SFTP, but I am finding my international partner can't get upload speeds above ~50k despite very good connections on either side. We ...
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OpenSSH disable ControlMaster for given hostname
I am using OpenSSH_5.9p1, OpenSSL 0.9.8r 8 Feb 2011 with Mac OS X Snow Leopard. I have ControlMaster feature configured to maintain persistent connections. My ~/.ssh/config have the following:
Host *
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OSX mojave: "crontab: tmp/tmp.X: Operation not permitted"
After updating my OSX to Mojave, it seems I am no longer able to edit my crontab. Any attempt to do so results in the error message on the title of this question.
I tracked crontab to /private/var/at ...
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DNS Name lookup (was SSH) Not Working After Snow Leopard Upgrade
I think this started with the Snow Leopard update. Cleaned out the .ssh directory, still having the issue.
~: uname -a
Darwin california-example-com.local 10.0.0 Darwin Kernel Version 10.0.0: Fri Jul ...
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How to check TCP timeout in linux / macos?
I have a network problem on my MacOS that i need to troubleshoot. I know that TCP socket has internal timeout that will close connection if remote party is not responding (but no graceful disconnect ...
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Is there an equivalent command for 'init.d/networking restart' in OS X
From time to time, I've encountered issues with OS X clients' network connections (Wired and Wireless, Leopard/Snow Leopard) where nothing will fix the issue, until you reboot.
Is there a ...
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How to add Postgres support to PHP installed by Homebrew?
I have already installed and configured new version of PHP with Homebrew, including MySQL support and XDebug. That works fine. However, I need to install the support for PostgreSQL as well. How can I ...
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How to add extended key usage string when generating a self-signed certificate using openssl
I'm using openssl on Mac OS X 10.9 to generate a self-signed certificate for Windows Server Remote Desktop Services.
Using the command below I can generate the certificate,
openssl req -x509 -...
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ssh hangs without password prompt -- works in root or other accounts
I had ssh key based login working fine.
Then, I changed the hostname on my computer, and the key based login stopped working.
Seemed to make sense. the keys probably relied on my old hostname.
So, I ...
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How do I copy ACLs on Mac OS X?
Most unix derivates can copy ACLs from one file to another with:
getfacl filename1 | setfacl -f - filename2
Unfortunately Mac OS X does not have the getfacl and setfacl commands, as they have rolled ...
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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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Getting CPU information from command line in Mac OS X [server]
Sometimes I need to gather information about the client's server prior to making real work there, i.e. getting info on CPU type and activity. On Linux there is mpstat and /proc/cpuinfo, both of them ...
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SCP filename tab completion
I use SCP regularly to move files between servers and I've heard rumoured that you can use tab-completion on the remote server if you're using public keys, but so far I have had no luck.
What I'm ...
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FreeBSD: periodic(8) is too noisy. How can I control the noise level?
FreeBSD & MacOSX ship with the the periodic(8) utility, which is a neatly organized set of utilities to periodically run system functions like ZFS filesystem checks, security checks, checking for ...
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Can't resolve host through VPN connection from Mac OS X [closed]
The Preamble
I set up a VPN connection from my Macbook, and it seems to connect successfully.
However, I can't access my work computer because hostname doesn't get resolved:
$ ping myusername
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nginx error_log reports “bind() to 0.0.0.0:80 failed (48: Address already in use)”
I recently installed nginx and PHP-FPM via MacPorts on OS X 10.9 Mavericks and although it works my main error_log continuously says port 80 is in use.
2013/10/25 11:27:36 [emerg] 4510#0: bind() to 0....
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SSH passphrase remembered in MacOSX Snow Leopard
I am facing a very strange situation with Snow Leopard.
I have a Linux server, configured to accept an ssh connection authenticated only through RSA key. No password. On my laptop I correctly deployed ...
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What are some informative and useful shell prompts? (Bash, csh, ksh, etc.)
One of my favorite Mac OS X Terminal tips involves adding the last running process into the terminal title using the following code in your .bashrc.
trap 'printf "\033]0; `history 1 | cut -...
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Disabling Apache on Mac OS X
On my Mac OS X, Web Sharing is disabled in
System Preferences -> Sharing -> Services -> "Personal Web Sharing". Still, when I type "localhost" in the browser, I get the "It works!" message, meaning ...
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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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