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Sep
15

Time Machine volumes are bootable.

Note that it isn’t a separate Recovery HD partition
The files needed to boot the recovery environment are embedded directly in the TM backup volume.

In addition to the .tmbootpicker.efi file, there are additional components hidden under Backups.backupdb/.RecoverySets/.

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Sep
15

Reset OD Certificate Authority

We recently had an issue where we had to wipe the Profile Manager database and OD certificates were subsequently also having a problem.  After recreating the OD CA, we could not get the code signing certificate to return.  This is an effective way to correct the issue.  Now PM is able to manage devices and the code signing certificate can be used:
 
1) Delete the OD CA and intermediate CA certificates and private keys from System.keychain. 
 
2) In Terminal.app, delete all of the subfolders in /var/root/Library/Application Support/Certificate Authority/
 
3) Run the command
 
sudo slapconfig -createrootcertauthority <Certificate Authority Name> \
<Certificate Authority Admin Email> <Certificate Authority Organization Name>
 
That should reset the OD CA certificate architecture. 

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Sep
15

Erasing a FileVault 2-encrypted Volume

 

Disk Utility won’t let you erase or repartition until you unlock or decrypt.

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Sep
15

Remove ACLs on a file or folder

To remove all ACL's on a file or folder, run the following command:
 
chmod -N pathtofile
 
To remove all ACL's recursively on a folder, run the following command:
 
chmod -RN pathtofile

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Sep
15

Casper: MySQL Commands to clear a Table

1. In Terminal.app, type the following:
mysql -u jamfsoftware -p

2. Default Password for “jamfsoftware” MySQL User: (Yours may vary)
jamfsw03

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Sep
12

How to export parental control settings

Configure all desired parental controls for a user then run these commands as root:

To export the parental controls plist:

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