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Binding and Unbinding to Active Directory from Mac OS via Command Line

Open the Terminal Application
Type in sudo -i and type in your Mac Administrator account password. sudo gives you root level or administrator level privileges.

To View current Active Directory Settings

dsconfigad -show

To Unbind a Computer from an Active Directory Domain

found on http://draac.com/chmodchart.html #CHMOD Chart CHMOD is used to change permissions of a file.

PERMISSION      COMMAND   
U   G   W
rwx rwx rwx     chmod 777 filename      
rwx rwx r-x     chmod 775 filename
rwx r-x r-x     chmod 755 filename
rw- rw- r-- chmod 664 filename

to enable: sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -activate -configure -access -on -users ADMIN_USER_HERE -privs -all -restart -agent -menu

to disable: sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -deactivate -configure -access -off

	#!/bin/bash

	# NOTE: this is an OSX launchd wrapper shell script for Tomcat (to be placed in $CATALINA_HOME/bin)

	CATALINA_HOME=/Users/username/tomcat

	function shutdown() {
	date
	echo "Shutting down Tomcat"
	$CATALINA_HOME/bin/catalina.sh stop

	#!/bin/bash
	# Provide user info about the computer
	# Kris Payne

	# run this shiz in a policy in Self Service. It will let the user copy their IP or Computer name for you.
	# slower than >System Preferences>Network ? Yes. Easier to explain? Yes.

	# Definitions
	thisComputerName="scutil --get ComputerName \| pbcopy"
	thisIPAddress=$(ifconfig \| grep "inet " \| grep -v 127.0.0.1 \| awk {'print $2'} \| pbcopy)

	#!/bin/bash
	# Check for expiring password, then prompt to change with cocoaDialog
	# Kris Payne

	# Variables
	user=`ls -l /dev/console \| awk '{ print $3 }'`
	pwdThreshold=7
	pwdPolicy=90
	CD="/Applications/Utilities/CocoaDialog.app/Contents/MacOS/CocoaDialog"

	#!/bin/bash

	# Original: https://jamfnation.jamfsoftware.com/discussion.html?id=14467
	# Useful script for deploying printers in a Casper Environment
	# Originally by Lwindram on JAMF Nation forums
	# https://jamfnation.jamfsoftware.com/viewProfile.html?userID=11026
	# Edited to use JSS Script Parameters to make the script portable to all Models. Define $vars in JSS Policy.

	## Translations
	# man lpadmin

	#!/bin/sh

	# Determines who is logged in and then kills SEP and relaunches sans reboot.

	# Get logged in user from /dev/console
	loggedInUser=`ls -l /dev/console \| awk '{ print $3 }'`

	if [ "$loggedInUser" != "admin" ]
	then
	launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.symantec.Sched501-1.plist

	sudo scutil --set ComputerName "newname"
	sudo scutil --set LocalHostName "newname"
	sudo scutil --set HostName "newname"