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rtrouton / gist:6198868

Created August 10, 2013 03:09

I've updated the create_vmware_osx_install_dmg.sh script that I had previously posted about. It now includes the ability to create an .iso file that can be used with VMware ESXi servers running on Apple hardware. When running the script, the user will now be asked if they want an ISO disk image for use with VMware ESXi. If the user selects Yes, …

	#!/bin/sh
	#
	# Preparation script for a customized OS X installer for use with VWware Fusion
	#
	# What the script does, in more detail:
	#
	# 1. Mounts the InstallESD.dmg using a shadow file, so the original DMG is left
	# unchanged.
	# 2. minstallconfig.xml and PartitionInfo.plist are also copied, which is looked for by the installer environment's
	# rc.* files that first load with the system. This allows us to never actually modify the

rtrouton / gist:7107515

Created October 22, 2013 20:24

fdesetup additional users plist

	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
	<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
	<plist version="1.0">
	<dict>
	<key>Username</key>
	<string>username</string>
	<key>Password</key>
	<string>password</string>
	<key>AdditionalUsers</key>
	<array>

rtrouton / gist:7111637

Last active January 11, 2017 13:48

Updated create_vmware_osx_install_dmg.sh now includes support for Mavericks.

	#!/bin/sh
	#
	# Preparation script for a customized OS X installer for use with VWware Fusion and ESXi
	#
	# What the script does, in more detail:
	#
	# 1. Mounts the InstallESD.dmg using a shadow file, so the original DMG is left
	# unchanged.
	# 2. minstallconfig.xml is also copied, which is looked for by the installer environment's
	# rc.* files that first load with the system. This allows us to never actually modify the

rtrouton / gist:7181799

Last active December 26, 2015 16:39

Disabling the iCloud sign-in pop-up message on 10.7.0 and higher The script below will disable the iCloud pop-up on Macs running 10.7.0 and higher. As of this time, the latest OS available is 10.9.0.

	#!/bin/sh

	# Determine OS version
	osvers=$(sw_vers -productVersion \| awk -F. '{print $2}')
	sw_vers=$(sw_vers -productVersion)

	# Checks first to see if the Mac is running 10.7.0 or higher.
	# If so, the script checks the system default user template
	# for the presence of the Library/Preferences directory.
	#

rtrouton / gist:7238371

Last active September 3, 2024 15:36

Script to handle unbinding your Mac from one OpenLDAP server and moving to another. Also handles AD domains differently. If you are adapting this for your own use, run a search and replace for the following: "dc=replaceme,dc=org" (no quotes) You'll need to replace that with your own LDAP search base "ldap.server.goes.here" (no quotes) You'll nee…

	#!/bin/sh

	# Determine OS version
	osvers=$(sw_vers -productVersion \| awk -F. '{print $2}')

	# Environment settings
	LDAPdomain="new_ldap_server_here" # Fully qualified DNS of new LDAP server
	oldLDAPdomain="old_ldap_server_here" # Fully qualified DNS of old LDAP server
	oldADdomain="olddomain.com" # Fully qualified DNS name of the old Active Directory Domain
	oldADdomainname="OLDDOMAIN" # Name of the old AD Domain as specified in the search paths

rtrouton / gist:7252100

Created October 31, 2013 15:52

Profile for managing individual servers in the Safari browser plug-in whitelist

	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
	<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
	<plist version="1.0">
	<dict>
	<key>PayloadContent</key>
	<array>
	<dict>
	<key>PayloadContent</key>
	<dict>
	<key>com.apple.Safari</key>

rtrouton / gist:7252142

Created October 31, 2013 15:55

Profile for Safari plug-in management. Sets Java's PlugInFirstVisitPolicy fromPlugInPolicyBlock to PlugInPolicyAsk.

	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
	<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
	<plist version="1.0">
	<dict>
	<key>PayloadContent</key>
	<array>
	<dict>
	<key>PayloadContent</key>
	<dict>
	<key>com.apple.Safari</key>

rtrouton / gist:7829016

Created December 6, 2013 17:42

List of world-writable files and directories created by LabVIEW Pro 2013 installer

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	606543 0 drwxrwxrwx 19 root admin 646 Dec 5 17:29 /Applications/National Instruments/LabVIEW 2013
	643152 0 drwxrwxrwx 3 root admin 102 Jun 20 20:33 /Applications/National Instruments/LabVIEW 2013/AppLibs
	643161 120 -rwxrwxrwx 1 root admin 58049 Jun 20 20:33 /Applications/National Instruments/LabVIEW 2013/AppLibs/lvapp.app/Contents/Resources/lvapp.icns
	606598 0 drwxrwxrwx 19 root admin 646 Jun 20 20:33 /Applications/National Instruments/LabVIEW 2013/cintools
	606599 136 -rw-rw-rw- 1 root admin 69594 Jun 20 20:33 /Applications/National Instruments/LabVIEW 2013/cintools/extcode.h
	606600 32 -rw-rw-rw- 1 root admin 15438 Jun 20 20:33 /Applications/National Instruments/LabVIEW 2013/cintools/fundtypes.h
	606601 8 -rw-rw-rw- 1 root admin 2205 Jun 20 20:33 /Applications/N

rtrouton / gist:7997747

Created December 17, 2013 00:25

Script to delete user folder on login, make new home folder.


	#!/bin/tcsh -f

	##
	############################ login.sh ###########################
	# Mike Bombich \| [email protected]
	# Copyright 2002 Mike Bombich.
	# With the appropriate modification to /etc/ttys, this script will
	# execute each time a user logs in.
	##################################################################

rtrouton / gist:8016797

Last active September 28, 2023 12:54

createmyguest.sh script, original by nbalonso (https://gist.github.com/nbalonso/5696340)

	#!/bin/bash

	# Original script by Noel B. Alonso: https://gist.github.com/nbalonso/5696340

	#variables
	DSCL="/usr/bin/dscl"
	SECURITY="/usr/bin/security"
	LOGGER="/usr/bin/logger"

	# Determine OS version