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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How to install JDK 1.4 on MAC
I need install jdk 1.4 on mac os (Macintosh HD)
I tried downloading update packages but it gives following message
Does anyone have any solution for this i need that jdk version for testing 1 ...
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Why can't i acces remote Windows Server through MacBookPro?
I'm trying to access a client MacBookPro to Remote Server using Remote Desktop Application "RD Client" I connected a VPN to that server. BUT But in the application when I fill the remote ...
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Linux MAC learning outside network
How can I forbid create ARP records in Debian for IP outside network assigned for device?
For example:
ip route
10.10.0.0/20 dev ens4f1.10 proto kernel scope link src 10.10.0.1
10.11.0.0/22 dev ens4f1....
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PostFix issue - trying to get MailHog to work
So mysteriously my previously-working MailHog stopped working this morning on my Mac Mojave.
I have followed the steps in this post to get MailHog running: https://www.joshstauffer.com/send-test-...
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SSH Key Fingerprint Changes
So I copied an SSH private key from my Linux machine to my M1 Mac. (I've attempted to do this both by uploading the cyphertext to a secrets manager as well as directly transfering the file) but when ...
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PATH not set after SSH from MacBook to Windows
The goal is to start some jupyter notebooks remotely from my Macbook on my Windows machine, because of the GPU power.
I've installed the OpenSSH server utility on my Windows machine and I am able to ...
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Why doesnt creating a sym link from python to python 3 work?
My goal is to make sure that python refers to python3 in my mac terminal. What i have tried so far are the following two attempts
1. Adding an alias in .zshrc
alias python=python3
after re sourcing ...
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How to connect a MacOS client to Linux WireGuard Server
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I cannot for the life of me get this to work. I have a local host machine running MacOS and utilizing the native Mac WireGuard application. I am trying to establish a connection to a remote ...
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Partition RAID or multiple RAIDs per partitions
I'm trying to setup a RAID 1 with two HDDs. This is what I'm trying to achieve:
data partition (ext4)
Mac TimeMachine backup partition (HFS+)
I want to have RAID over both partitions, but I still ...
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Slow File Transfer Macbook to Synology/Proxmox Server using AFP
Noticed slow transfer speeds of ~35 MB/s when sending a single 5 GB file from my Macbook Pro to my NAS running on Xpenology/Synology in a Proxmox VM.
The NAS is first mounted onto the Macbook Pro ...
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Why does ssh on mac cause a socket error?
I am trying to connect to a server - lets call it destination_server on port 22. I only can access the destination_server via a ssh-tunnel. The ssh-tunnel should use another server - proxy_server on ...
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OpenVPN Connect Client Mac only working after fresh install
I'm facing a problem that I can't be sure what the root of the problem is.
I am using OpenVPN Connect Client MacOS version 3.3.2, connected to home wifi. Here is the condition that I am facing:
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Activation of Office for MAC offline
I have a problem activating Office for Mac on an offline laptop. When I use the installer for Office for MAC it asks for a email address to activate Office but of course I don't have internet so I ...
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netstat reports UDP ports with no owning process
When I run netstat -avp udp I get a slowly growing number of ports. It grows about 100 an hour but the rate varies considerably.
When I close the process, the ports do not disappear from the list. ...
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Changing AD creds from Mac or Linux
I work for a firm that uses primarily AD for most of their authentication. This includes a VPN and Email. The firm provides Windows laptops for employees, I am one of their Linux developers and ...
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Changing LDAP usernames without reprovisioning user
I'm working with my IT department and I want to verify with a community of problem solvers that this is the best way to deal with our problem.
We use LDAP and our users LDAP identifiers are their ...
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My Mac's password refuses to change
I work for a large corporation, and I work on a Macbook Pro. The company has a fancy arrangement where the password I use to connect to the VPN is "synched" to the password I use to log on ...
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Secure connection to web-/mailserver fails under MacOS/iOS
I am desperate:
I moved two domains from one server to another which was running smooth.
I secured both domains (web & mail) with Letsencrypt certificates. Now the owner of these domains ...
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Register Mac to Azure AD without enrolling in Intune
I am looking to find out if Mac devices can be registered (not joined) to Azure AD. I've tried to research on both Google and this site, but all information I was able to find pertained to joining ...
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Group emails not working on Mac OSX server 10.13
I have troubles with groups not to send mails to group members. Usually one or two emails come through, then others just disappear. Here are two SMTP logs for successful and unsuccessful deliveries:
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Entering the password for openssl in command line leads to crash
I'm not sure if this is related to .OhMyZsh installation. Why is my password entry not accepted?
➜ Documents openssl rsa -in my_private.pem -noout -text
Enter pass phrase for my_private.pem:
User ...
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Mac OsX (Vagrant 2.2.18) DNS lookup 5s latency
On a regular VM - Vagrant Box (LAMP) on Mac OS, while making a trivial call, there is a 5 Seconds DNS Lookup delay. Is there any reason for it or solution?
Already installed BerlinVagrant/vagrant-dns ...
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Cannot connect local peer to local peer over Wireguard
I have online server with IP 1.2.3.4 and two local computers on different locations. computer A and computer B.
I have followed instructions how to setup Wireguard here: https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/...
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What GUI file explorers exist (Mac or Windows) to browse folders with wildcards?
I use a synology NAS, and have snapshots enabled. This creates a bunch of timestamped copies of folders in a #snapshots directory for each share. For instance, if I have the folder homes/alex/my/...
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Can't SSH into my server from my Mac Terminal and rsync over SSH is suddenly broken too
all of a sudden I can't login to my server from my Mac Terminal. On my Linux machine normal ssh login still works, except rsync over ssh also gets stuck.
This is what happenes when I try to connect ...
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Has anyone cloned an HDD for a Macintosh IIvx?
Where I work as a sysadmin, we have an old Macintosh IIvx that is the only one left in the world with an obscure program on it that will cost the company a ton of money if they can't use it. Well, the ...
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Mac EC2 instance launch failure - The requested configuration is currently not supported. Please check the documentation for supported configurations
I'm trying to create a Mac EC2 instance by following this AWS User Guide however it fails with the error seen in the screenshot below:
What I have tried so far :
Using other AWS regions such as ...
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Add Error Logging to script
I have the following Big Sur Mac OS script:
#!/bin/zsh
/usr/local/bin/aws s3 cp /Library/FileMaker\ Server/Data/Backups/S3/noon_db_* s3://testbackupnoon
rm -rf /Library/FileMaker\ Server/Data/...
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Is there a way to stream edit (sed) Exchange mail on receipt?
My institution stream-edits incoming mail to add this text to the top of every email from external sources:
\n
[EXTERNAL to MyCompany received message]
\n
It makes the summary views unhelpful, since ...
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Azure VM MRD Login from Mac OSX fails for Azure Active Directory accounts
I have a VM in Azure with Windows (Windows Server 2019 Datacenter) on it.
We are all using Mac OSX laptops with Microsoft Remote Desktop on it.
I need this system because Power Bi Desktop doesn't ...
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Can connect via smbclient but not mount CIFS
I have a weird problem: I can connect to a samba server (on a Mac) from a Linux machine using smbclient but do not manage to mount the samba share using CIFS
The smbclient command which works is:
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Read data off Apple NGFF M2
I have one of those propietary NGFF M2 SSDs found in older Macbooks. I bought a converter which is supposed to convert it to a standard NVMe. When I plug it in my Linux box only sees it as a SCSI ...
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ajdnik/homebrew-decrypo does not exist! Run `brew untap ajdnik/homebrew-decrypo` to remove it
Whenever I do brew update in my local machine I get the below error
BOSM0001-RANATA:~ rajkumar.natarajan$ brew update
remote: Repository not found.
fatal: repository 'https://github.com/ajdnik/...
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Can I create Let’s Encrypt certificate for my domain from macOS? [closed]
I have a domain parking that returns a security error for HTTPS and is not possible to create a Let’s Encrypt certificate on the server, but it is possible to upload a certificate.
Would it be ...
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Remotely click Power button for equipments after blackout
I am wondering on what improvements to make to our server room, as to we won't be in the office for quite a while because of COVID.
I want something like an auto clicker (physical device) that I can ...
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How does the A record change over time by running a DNS query? [closed]
I am running a DNS query on www.wikipedia.org using Google's public resolver @8.8.8.8 using the mac terminal. I have to get the A records for the host and run the query a couple of times to notice any ...
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Mac sed not the same as linux
I have a bash script that I have used before on Linux and it runs fine on different distros, but not on a MAC. I am trying to read a file and then delete the current line. For some reason on Mac I ...
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Getting lsetxattr errors using rsync with some files that have Apple resource forks
I'm running a backup of a MacOS machine to a Linux server using rsync. There are a few files that give errors every time, and I'm trying to figure out how to deal with them. I'd like to not get these ...
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Can VCenter use mac book pros as physical hosts?
We're currently trying to find creative ways for launching mac VMs on top of our Vcenter cluster.
Traditionally, we've been using Xserve mac servers, but these have become outdated and can no longer ...
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SSH does not take server specific port config on Mac
I'm trying to connect to a GitLab instance with non-standard port from Mac. I've studied .ssh/config documentation and tried different options and I think my configuration is ok, but ssh still uses ...
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Mac - Thunderbolt eGPU + PCIe SAS card for LTO tape drive (SAS card compatibility)
I'm looking for open minded person who can answer my unusual question that might defy logic at first glance but might be valid.
Recently I got need for reading LTO tapes that act as archive.
I would ...
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Difference between 'sudo gem install something' and 'gem install something'
In this case I'm using gem as an example, but I think it can be extended to any other program.
I use a Mac and I installed rails using command gem install rails from directory /Users/myusername/...
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How do I paste a list of files to a command? [closed]
Let's say I have a newline-separated list of file paths from a previous command that I can copy to clipboard. What's the easiest way to paste this list to feed it into another command in a shell? ...
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Accessing Ubuntu 20.04 from Mac OS Catalina: which client to use?
I have a clean install of Ubuntu 20.04 and have setup screen sharing. It gives me an URL to use to access the desktop, something like vnc://my-computer.local When I type this in a web browser on the ...
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SSH Connection to EC2 Timeout After **Mac** Reboot
Apple introduced an update 10.15.5 that causes my computer to crash every 30 minutes. Thanks Apple. I am working with Amazon's EC2. Twice now, I have ssh'ed into an instance, been doing work, and then ...
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terminal shows percent sign at the end of the path [closed]
Since today, my terminal shows a percent sign (%) at the end of the path.
what is this and why this happens?
Is it means a special thing?
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For a Mac OS user, is there a way to configure the shell to refuse any input whatsoever, beyond an SSH connection?
I am reasonably familiar with the implementation of SSH tunnelling (forward and reverse) for the purpose of creating a secure conduit by which insecure protocols (eg: VNC) can be carried.
On Mac OS, I ...
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Not able uninstall java openjdk version "11.0.2" [closed]
java - version show java 11 as follow
mymac:~ mymac$ java -version
openjdk version "11.0.2" 2019-01-15
OpenJDK Runtime Environment 18.9 (build 11.0.2+9)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM 18.9 (build 11....
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MacOs (Catalina) Point-to-Site VPN to Azure Gateway Fails
A few months back, I was able to configure a native point-to-site IKEv2 VPN my Mac (running Catalina) to an Azure Gateway. (The gateway SKU is Standard - not Basic - and I have gone through all the ...
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How to connect to remote MySQL server using Socks Proxy
I can only connect to a remote server from an specific IP address (Ubuntu Server), this was okay when I was at office but now that I'm working from home I'm stuck.
I have SSH access to the Ubuntu ...
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