OS X
OSX High Sierra - the missing utils
28/09/17 14:11 Filed in: OS X | Systems Administation
The missing utilities
Following the official demise of PPTP a few updates ago Apple seems to have continued retiring features in High Sierra. In particular High Sierra has dropped a couple of utilities that we dinosaurs still use:
- telnet
- ftp
Real SSL Certificates for OS X Server
28/07/17 17:05 Filed in: OS X | Systems Administation
Real SSL Certificates for OS X Server
LetsEncrypt (https://letsencrypt.org) has a mission of moving unencrypted Internet traffic to encrypted Internet traffic. They do this through relatively short lived SSL certificates. So an automated process for setting up and maintaining them is vital.
On shifting my web site to OS X server I also adopted LetsEncrypt and its Certbot. Read More...
OS X Server
24/07/17 22:47 Filed in: OS X | Systems Administation
OS X Server
While configuring OS X server (Sierra) I had to gather together a fair number of additional facts to finish configuration:
- Port forwarding
- Disabling default wiki
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Mavericks - Part 3
06/11/13 08:57 Filed in: OS X
Another upgrade gotcha - for some reason after a upgrade I seem to have my power on after power failure setting cleared - so make sure that you check this if your computer is supposed to power up after a power failure. Read More...
Mavericks - Part 2
24/10/13 01:00 Filed in: OS X
At least a partial solution to the problem with Contacts (AddressBook) has been found ... apparently my Library file was marked with an
schg
flag - this really upset iCloud. Read More...Mavericks
I just completed my upgrade to OS X Mavericks and so far have hit 3 glitches:
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- Install hung
- Can’t search contacts
- Realmac Clear for Mac goes non-responsive
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