Yes and no. Mac OS X doesn’t have a unified registry like Windows; instead, it stores preferences in individual .plist files. When you execute a defaults write command, it stores the change in ~/Library/Preferences. As an example, the command to change the Dock from the 3D glass look to a more basic 2D shade is: … Read more
1. ulimit This is a builtin command of your shell (bash/ash/zsh etc). It temporarily sets process limits for the current shell. This is not macOS specific by the way. 2. sysctl Most unix-like (Linux/*BSD/macOS) systems set global limit/kernel settings via the sysctl command /etc/sysctl.conf config file. Seems like macOS does not honor sysctl.conf on startup … Read more
On unix and unix like systems which includes Mac OS X filesystems are laid out logically very different to how they are on Windows. There is no such thing as a drive like C or D etc. There is just a single filesystem which is laid out as a hierarchy (tree structure). This filesystem can … Read more
Yes, they can. see this article… Mac OS X Lion Adds CoreStorage, a Volume Manager (Finally!) What is a volume manager? Volume managers add flexibility to operating system allocation of storage, acting as a virtualization layer between disks and file systems. This is important, since modern computer systems need to maintain a consistent filesystem image … Read more
I’d say the problem is on the DHCP server end rather than your MacBook. The Windows DHCP server has a number of options for updating DNS records, and can behave a bit differently for clients that are or are not members of the domain. In the Windows 2003 version, there is a checkbox for updating … Read more
There are two main categories of uses for chroot (the Wikipedia article goes into more detail): Isolate an application, providing it with a restricted view of the filesystem. This is commonly done for public FTP servers, for example, to make sure they won’t be able to serve files outside the public area even if there’s … Read more
Here’s my list: Firefox* Adium (IM Client | Multiprotocol)* JollysFastVNC (VNC Client)* X11* Xcode* Macports:* mtr* wireshark* iperf* NMap* Screen* Cyberduck (FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Cloud Files & Amazon S3 Browser) iTerm Growl (GUI Notification system) HandBrake (Everyone loves to rip) Remote Desktop Connection 2.0* Bean (Powerful, yet tiny word processor) Screenlock SimplifyMedia (Share/Access your music … Read more
The sites that I’m familiar with that post Mac sysadmin type articles are: AFP548 Mac OS X Hints MacEnterprise Macintosh-Admin* Mac OS X Server FAQ I’m not sure if MacEnterprise accepts submitted articles, but the others definitely do. * – Full disclosure: I am affiliated with Macintosh-Admin.
The most basic of answer? No. The OS handles memory management for the user – giving a process as much memory as it requires as it requests it and doesn’t provide a whole lot in terms of being able to modify how the system performs. It doesn’t help a lot with trying to figure out … Read more
You shouldn’t need to create any routing rules by hand for that configuration, provided that all the 192.168.2.x addresses you want to communicate with are down the interface with the 192.168.2.x address. Go to System Preferences -> Network Select your Ethernet device, make sure “Configure IPv4” is set to “Manually”, that your subnet mask is … Read more