1. Migrating Mailman data from one server to another. I had many problems making sure that mailing lists, users, and archives were preserved when moving from our old server to our new server. Here are the following things you must do in order to ensure that the lists are preserved.
When 10.5 server came out not only were there personal calendars but group calendars. The difference was that the personal calendars allowed the user to fully manage their calendar both on the web and in iCal however Apple still maintained that group calendars would be only subscribe-able in iCal. The difference here was that many users found workarounds that allowed the fully managed solution of group calendars in iCal by using the following methods.
Alright first thing you have to understand put aside any notion of running mobile access server on any other server you may already have. Mobile access server is meant to run on a gateway server. A gateway server is a server that routes traffic to multiple destinations. Meaning its a stand alone server whose primary function is to keep your private data private.It translates public requests and serves up private content. You must run mobile access server on a separate server from the servers which contain your private data.
Crontab is one of the longest lasting scheduling daemons around, its part of any linux / unix system and uses a file that will trigger a script at a specific time at specific intervals. Cron can be pretty amazing but pretty daunting too if you are unsure about how to use cron, I recommend starting out easy and using this GUI for Mac OSX called Cronnix.
#!/bin/bash echo Sync started `date` >> /Volumes/Logs/Sync_log.txt echo "Now starting rsync" At this point we are ready for the sync to start, we will start by syncing the files from the primary server to the secondary server. This is a one way sync, whatever we add to the primary server will be copied over to the secondary server. Whatever is deleted from the primary server will also be deleted from the secondary server we accomplish this via the use of rsync.
First, you must have DNS that can process a failover, you must have a script that will sync your files and your databases and most importantly of all you must have an open SSH tunnel between the two servers so that the sync can perform in a secure way without risk of any hacking happening. In this article I am going to outline the process of creating an ssh key for your second server, using terminal, and CPANEL. The failover hosting company we chose uses CPANEL and before we started...
Before anything else, I want to call out the people who have participated in the beta program. The feedback, logs, screenshots, and bug reports have all helped improve the app. That input...
The goal here is not just to show that managed preferences exist. I want to show how the full workflow works: how I format the credential data, how the packaging script outputs...
This matters because the interface changes in important ways once I stop working in a single-credential setup. The storage changes, the switching behavior changes, and some convenience options have to behave differently...
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What neither platform shows you is which devices are quietly becoming liabilities.
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Before anything else, I want to call out the people who have participated in the beta program. The feedback, logs, screenshots, and bug reports have all helped improve the app. That input...
The goal here is not just to show that managed preferences exist. I want to show how the full workflow works: how I format the credential data, how the packaging script outputs...
I wanted to talk about some of the packaging features in QuickPKG 2.0 that I have specifically found very handy with the hopes that you will find them handy too!
This matters because the interface changes in important ways once I stop working in a single-credential setup. The storage changes, the switching behavior changes, and some convenience options have to behave differently...
ABM Warranty exists because Apple Business Manager gives us the raw information, but not a good operational dashboard for acting on it. I built this app so I could quickly see where...
1) Retro-enroll Devices into Apple Business Manager (iOS/iPadOS) If a Mac wasn’t purchased through your ABM-linked reseller, you can still claim it. Adding it via Configurator means you get Automated Device Enrollment...
Where the CISSP is broad, the CSSLP is laser-focused. This exam dives deep into secure software principles, threat modeling, data protection, API security, database hardening, and development methodologies like Agile, DevOps, and...
What is Amphetamine? Amphetamine is a versatile application available on the Mac App Store that allows users to keep their Mac awake for extended periods. Whether you’re downloading large files, running presentations,...
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That matters because most security failures do not begin with highly sophisticated attacks. They often start with routine decisions made in the wrong environment. A user joins an unfamiliar Wi-Fi network, works...
