Encryption and Data Protection overview
The secure boot chain, system security, and app security capabilities all help to verify that only trusted code and apps run on a device. Apple devices have additional encryption features…
Troubleshooting Kerberos
1. Check Date & Time are accurate and not ASKEW sntp pool.ntp.org 2. Check that your user is actually using Apple's “/usr/bin/kinit” (with “which kinit”) and not some kinit from…
Looking for log4j named files
find / -iname '*log4j*.jar' 2>/dev/null | tee ~/log4j-instances.txt
PEMDAS
The order of operations in math class and the catchy acronym, “PEMDAS” (parenthesis, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction) to help remember!
List users in Terminal
Lookup user information: dscl . -read /Users/whotolookat NFSHomeDirectory Picture PrimaryGroupID UserShell UniqueID UserShell Jamf Pro Extension Attribute #!/bin/sh actstatus=$(dscl . -read /Users/admin2lookat NFSHomeDirectory Picture PrimaryGroupID UserShell UniqueID UserShell) if […
Tail : Prints last 10 lines of log file
NAME tail – display the last part of a file DESCRIPTION The tail utility displays the contents of file or, by default, its standard input, to the standard output. The…
Run – Show Terminal at Boot – Setup Assistant
When your Mac first boots into the Setup Assistant, hold down: Control + Option + Command + T *That should open the Terminal. Once Terminal is open, Link: https://github.com/jamf/DEPNotify-Starter/issues/3
Edit VMware Fusion Client Machine Serial Number and Model
To set a serial number, add the following line(s) to your VMX file. Editing the VMX file link: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1014782 Since trying to enroll Ventura machines into Jamf Pro I have…
Retrieve List of Root DoD CAs
https://public.cyber.mil/pki-pke/ For help configuring your computer to read your Common Access Card (CAC), visit Getting Started page. For instructions on configuring desktop applications, visit End Users page. Admins can find…
Python 3
Objects Everything in Python is an Object Objects are data structures, a way of storing digital information. A Data type A number (numerical) is a different data (text) type than…