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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Mac OS X Firewall Configuration: what's the easiest way to do it?

On occasion I need to configure the firewall on OS X machines (10.5), and I've been trying to figure out the best (read: easy without sacrificing too much control) way to do it. So far it seems like my options are: Apple's built-in utility (System…
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How do you read an Oracle .dmp file on a Mac?

I have a ~1GB .dmp file I'd like to get the data out of and I'm on a Mac. Is there any way to do this without either buying Oracle or finding a windows machine? Can you import .dmp files into PostgreSQL or other SQL/NoSQL databases that are easy to…
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How to remove 'final blank space' for folder name and file name?

i've 600gb of data's from Mac Users, saved in a disk formatted in HFS+. A lot of folder and file name contain 'final spaces'. I don't know how users inserted them , but the result is that via Samba, a folder named "Customer ABC " (with the final…
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xbindkeys for Mac?

Is there a program like xbindkeys for mac? All I want is to be able to run specific commands when a keyboard shortcut is pressed. No GUI please. I should be able to store the keymap in some file and move it around.
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Migrating from OS X Server 10.6.6 to 10.7 (Lion) - any worries?

I use the built-in server features of OS X Snow Leopard Server to run a local copy of Apache, MySQL, PHP, and Perl. I develop against these so it is very important to me that they stay available after the upgrade and retain their configurations. I…
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Remote Desktop Connection to SBS 2003 from Mac OS X Client

I want to connect to my computer at work using my Mac at home. I have Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection application installed on my Mac, and I also have a working VPN connection to my SBS 2003 server at work. But somehow I'm unable to connect to…
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Mysql client hangs when returning large result sets

I have a strange problem on one Mac: when doing selects that return large result sets (> 10.000 rows), the sql client on that machine hangs. It does not return anything and just waits. All other machines can run the query without any problem. Even…
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SSH public/private key login

i'm trying to make ssh work wit pp keys. However after have followed several howto's, I still have issues with the login. Server is opensuse 12.1, client is mac. This is the verbose output: debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh_config …
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ELOM/ILOM equivalent in Apple servers

Is there a similar solution for low level server management in firmware for hardware like Mac Mini Server? If no, what is the best way to ensure remote management even with serious issues like not booting OS?
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Different Mac address to virtual interface and primary interface

I am developing a system, where I need virtual interface to have different mac address for my primary and virtual interface lets say my mac for eth0 is 00:11:00:11:00:11 and my virtual interface is eth0:0 by default eth0:0 have mac address…
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Office 2011 mac / Exchange contacts

We have Exchange 2010 SP2 running in our environment and a whole bunch of Mac office 2011 users. Recently, we had a new hire start and two of the mac office 2011 users (OSX Lion) noticed he's not showing up when they search for him in the global…
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how to map Linux (CentOS) drive to Mac (Snow Leopard)?

Anyone know how to map a Linux (CentOS 6.2) drive to a Mac (Snow Leopard)? I have root privileges. The Linux machine is not in a local network, but accessed via the internet.
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Mac OS X web server memory depletion issues

I have a Mac mini ram 4GB setup as a web server which has low traffic - it is running single WordPress instance and a forum. Why is available memory dropping to ~20MB after a while, bringing the whole server down? I see httpd processes climbing more…
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Image Mac Harddrive from old to new machine, including bootcamp partition

I've been using an iMac for a while at work (1.5 years), and it is getting flaky, so we are replacing it with a new one. Is there a way I can copy all my Mac stuff AND my complete Windows bootcamp partition to the new mac with a minimum of fuss?
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Alternative to PXE booting on a mid-2011 Mac Mini, possibly via USB?

Are there any decent ways to accomplish PXE booting on a mid-2011 Mac Mini (Core i5)? I need to be able to boot into CloneZilla over the network (as I want to image the Mac Mini's hard drive, and later on clone it to other Mac Minis). I've already…
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