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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.

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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SSH/SFTP connections fails silently on OSX 10.8.2 - ssh-agent issue

I'm trying to login to a remote machine with SSH or SFTP. when I try ssh u-indgo@ssh1.eu1.frbit.com the CLI just won't respond. I get an empty new line, in which I can type characters, but nothing more. when I try to connect with SFTP using the…
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Mac OSX server command equivalent for dhclient?

Is there an MacOS command that makes a dhcp request, and renews the old lease, drops it for a new one, or usefully reports errors or lack of response from a dhcp server? This would both help fix networking on the machine after problems on the…
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OS X Server: How/where is the server app changing the Apache configuration?

When I view the "Websites" section in the OSX Server app, I am able to manage what appear to be virtual hosts. However, when I go to check Apache's vhosts configuration, there doesn't seem to be anything configured. Is there some kind of magic going…
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OS X server large scale storage and backup

I really hope this question doesn't come across as trolling or asking for buying advice. It's not intended. I've just started working for a small ad agency (40 employees). I actually quit being a system administrator a few years ago (too…
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Enabled password auth on sshd, now keyboard-interactive auth hangs

OS X System 10.8 if that matters. I enabled password authentication for the built-in sshd, changing the setting for PasswordAuthentication thus: # To disable tunneled clear text passwords both PasswordAuthentication and #…
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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 rails app, got an error. Tried running this script:…
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how to tune NFS client on MacOS to get Linux like performance?

I have a NFS server running Linux and exporting a couple of shares. Both Linux and MacOS clients connect to the server, and while with the Linux clients I get ~ 75MB/s write speed, the MacOS clients only get ~ 25MB/s write speed (same file, same…
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Accessing CIFS shares from an OS X machine incredibly slow

This is a longshot, because this issue seems over-reported and unanswered on the internet (see references below), but it is about time this issue is permanently solved. The facts: Server: Windows Server 2008, acting as a file server Client: OS X…
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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 lover at home (and who isn't?), the business owner…
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Is it possible to replace the Mac's Login Window?

I know that the login window on OS X can be customized -- you can change the background image, replace the Apple logo, add text and set the size, hide users, and set up login/logout hooks, and, through workgroup manager, set the window to show two…
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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 manage it from my domain controller? I have WSUS ( I…
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Mac OS X client crashes while mounting and writing to Linux server via NFSv4

We are a Linux shop with about 30 Macs to support. We have our Leopard and Snow Leopard systems set up with LDAP authentication and automounted NFSv3 home directories so our staff have the same login and file whether they use OS X or Ubuntu. The…
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Centralised Authentication - Recommendations?

I have a challenge presented before me, and that is to centralise authentication. Period. That's because me and my big mouth said I like LDAP, and anything can authenticate against it. I have pretty much every type of desktop here, Macs, Windows XP…
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OSX /var/log/system.log -- where do i define pruning interval?

I have a script that periodically checks /var/log/system.log and I've noticed across our network that some machines keep logfiles for a month through reboots and other activities, while some purge the file each night or each reboot. Does anyone…
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How does Windows resolve hostnames without DNS?

I have a Windows 7 computer and a MacOS X 10.6 computer that are connected to the same LAN using a 10$ hub. On MacOS I set the computer name to "mymac.local" in "preferences->sharing". The Windows computer has a static IP address of 192.168.0.10 and…
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