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@gregneagle
gregneagle / fancy_defaults_read.py
Last active December 5, 2024 10:38
fancy_defaults_read.py: Reads a preference, prints its value, type, and where it is defined.
#!/usr/bin/python
import os
import sys
from CoreFoundation import (CFPreferencesAppValueIsForced,
CFPreferencesCopyAppValue,
CFPreferencesCopyValue,
kCFPreferencesAnyUser,
kCFPreferencesAnyHost,
-- 1. Create a new generic password entry in Keychain Access called "WHATEVER_AnyConnect_VPN" (the name in Keychain access must match that in line 39 below) with your password for the Cisco AnyConnect VPN server.
-- 2. Open this script in Script Editor (both this and the above are in the Applications->Utilities folder) and "Save as.." an Application (.app) with desired name.
-- 3. Open Security & Privacy System Preferences, go to Privacy, Accessibility.
-- 4. Enable the above .app so it can access Accessibility
-- 5. Copy and paste a nice icon on the generic Applescript icon (I used a copy of the default AnyConnect one)
-- 6. Add the new .app to /Users/[yourshortname]/Applications with a shortcut to your Dock
-- 7. Enjoy the fast connection with no need to enter password and increased security of not having a sensitive password stored as plain text
-- 8. Run script again to close connection
-- AnyConnect now refered to as targetApp
@jessepeterson
jessepeterson / reponotify.py
Last active August 5, 2019 16:40
reposado update notification: reports changed Apple products between repo_sync runs
#!/usr/bin/python
'''
reposado update notification: reports changed Apple products between repo_sync runs
Checks the current list of updates versus the previous list of updates and
reports on the changes. Run this script after your repo_sync run to see the
changes between syncs. You can then hand this report off in email if you wish.
For example:
@alexfornuto
alexfornuto / matrix.sh
Last active March 11, 2025 06:47
Matrix Bash Script
#!/bin/bash
#
# matrix: matrix-ish display for Bash terminal
# Author: Brett Terpstra 2012 <http://brettterpstra.com>
# Contributors: Lauri Ranta and Carl <http://blog.carlsensei.com/>
#
# A morning project. Could have been better, but I'm learning when to stop.
### Customization:
blue="\033[0;34m"
@phillymjs
phillymjs / reposado_update_notification.sh
Last active July 31, 2019 20:13
I wrote this script for myself and thought others might find it useful. Run it on your Reposado server, and it will check for current Apple updates that are not assigned to any of your branches. If it finds any, it will send an email notification. If you also use Margarita to provide a web interface, you can have the email include a link to that…
#!/bin/sh
# File locations - Change as needed
list="/tmp/updatelist.txt" # List of updates not in any branches
email="/tmp/updatemail.txt" # Temp file to hold the email message
mailbinary="/usr/sbin/sendmail" # Location of the binary that sends mail
repoutil="/usr/local/reposado/repoutil" # Location of the repoutil binary
# Options for automatically adding new updates to a branch - Change as desired
autoadd=true
@gregneagle
gregneagle / NSPredicateTester.py
Last active June 14, 2023 21:47
NSPredicateTester.py
#!/usr/local/munki/munki-python
import sys
import os
from Foundation import NSDate
from Foundation import NSPredicate
def doComparison(comp_string, obj):
print('Comparison: %s' % comp_string)