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We're needing to use a script to create local home directories on a workstation based on an LDAP lookup against our Netware NDS database. The script runs fine from root's terminal. If i connect it up to LoginHook in /etc/ttys I can login and it copies the model directory, names it properly...

I've got a problem when a user logs in to a workstation via Netinfo/LDAP from an Xserve, the workstations owner for the hard disk and desktop are set to the user. This means that the user can then move or delete any files from the root level of the drive. Can anybody help? I think this must...

Hi, I'm trying to distribute a build-set of OSX to a large number of lab workstations on our campus using Rsync. The build is distributing fine - all files are present with the exact owner, group and permissions of the original build. The build will launch and run fine in single-user mode, but...

Did anyone ever find a definitive answer to the CD's not mounting on the desktop problem? My 10.22 isn't mounting CDs on the desktop unless i put the cd in and go into terminal and enter disktool -c 501 they used to mount by default but now they aren't. they don't even automount on...

I've got a problem with startup. It goes through its startup routines, and then when it goes to display the login window it goes to a blue screen with a pointer. waiting doesn't yield a login display - it pretty much never comes up just stays there. i've tried a clean reinstall - configured...

First time using CRON - downloaded Cronnix and setup cron task to run. Nothing happened when the set time rolled around. Found some documentation - suggested checking process to see if Cron was running. Does not appear to be. How do I enable cron? I'm running 10.2.1. Is this yet another...

I'm running 3x OSX Servers with OSX Server (unlimited) on them. All current versions, all patched up-to-date. I've had a problem for some time now, where student accounts change owners by themselves. For instance an account for bsmith (id=2686) might be created. At some point later down...

can someone please help? i've got a perl script which connects into the login interface via -login hook - a user authenticates to the network volume via netinfo and the script captures the user logging in and their information from the netinfo system. i then want to check whether a local...

I know this is a known problem, but has anyone got a solution to it - I haven't been able to find one on here yet. All my application icons have changed to folders and the applications are showing as folders with all their program resources as the contents. Heeeellllpp!:eek:

I've found a bizarre problem with file permissions on my OSX server. For no apparent reason, the owners of folders/files are changing to a numerical id. For instance: drwxr-xr-x 11 psharman LANG_Tut 330 Feb 1 15:39 psharman turns itself into drwxr-xr-x 11 170 LANG_Tut...

I can't empty the wastebin on the desktop - it keeps saying 'insufficient privileges'. I can't remove the files from the bin either - it just recopys them. And I can't change the privileges. Where is the trash stored on the drive? Is there a way to empty it from the terminal using su...

hi I hope someone from Apple reads this. Can you please change the Server Admin module to allow you to select user accounts by searching the comments field (a bit like you can in Macintosh Manager 2). I have a large number of accounts and I want to delete specific groups of them, but I...

has anyone got any sample code that shows how to restore preferences when the application first runs, and how to save those preferences when the application quits. I've got it working if you press a save or restore button, but i really want it to do it when it starts and quits. thanks...

Does anyone know of an equivalent product for the macintosh that is similar to symantec ghost for the PC? I need to find a solution for distributing builds (eg: software and OS) to large numbers of workstations over a WAN using IP Multicast (not chatty Appletalk!) Thanks in advance.

Can anyone tell me if OSX supports IPP printing? The Novell guys in the office are wanting to use it. Do they just mean IP printing, or is this some kind of special protocol we need? Thanks in advance.

What have they done to Web Sharing in OS 10.1? It takes forever to start up (i'm talking at least 1/2 hour) - when it's been started, if i log out and in again it doesn't remember i want it running, so i have to go back and start it again. It stops running for no reason at all too! Any...