This week I have been teaching the Advanced Systems Administration class for Mac OS X 10.5, and we talked about security and secure access. Â As usual, I mentioned the security necessity for SSH authentication when accessing the server through the Command Line remotely, and how to set up public and …
This week I have been teaching my Mac OS X Server Essentials v10.5, and a question came up: Â What is the use of having security on the directory if you have a clear text login to webmail? Â It’s a good question as I have been pointing out default security policies …
For the past couple of weeks I have been working on and off on a project to deploy Final Cut Pro in a fresh install for our Macintosh lab. Â Previous to this the process was to image the machines and then install Final Cut Pro through a script. Â Then on …
Next week we are running a Final Cut Pro 5-day class to prepare students for the Final Cut Pro exam and get more familiar with the software. Â It’s great, except the software is huge and doesn’t load into a monolithic system image very well. Â As such, I had to find …
I’m back from the Chicagoland area, and It’s good to be back home. Â The trip home was mostly without incident, with both planes actually arriving on time (or earlier). Â The trip was pleasant, and I made some really great friends with other instructors and developers out there within the ranks …
This week I finish up with my T3′s for Apple with Advanced Server Administration. Â This class is focused primarily on running the ADDIE process (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate) throughout the IT Â infrastructure of a company, and build it up using both the GUI and Command Line tools. Â Because …
As promised, here is my review for the Mac OS X Deployment 10.5 T3 that I attended this last week. Â First, the location. Â Of course I’m biased, but I have always loved Chicago, and as such enjoyed the trip Villa Park and Oakbrook Terrace. Â The hotel was nice, and …
I thought I would post this, as we had a similar situation within our class with this issue. At times, when you try to start Kerberos in Mac OS X 10.5 Server, the domain gives you trouble. The first thing you should do is check the host name with changeip, …
Now that I have things pretty much under control back home, I promised that I would post my impressions on the Apple Training upgrade to 10.5 that I attended for the past two weeks. The DesignOverall, the design actually follows some instructional design techniques, unlike the Tiger materials. The student, …
I just finished the first week of Leopard Training for Support Essentials. It was an interesting ride, and there is a lot that I like about it, and some that I’m not too happy with. What I LikedI have to hand it to Apple: When they contract to people to …
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