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Enterprise Mac Managed Preferences

Many systems administrators on the Mac need a way to manage machine configuration after initial setup and deployment. Apple's Managed Preferences system (also known as MCX) is under-documented, often misunderstood, and sometimes outright unknown by systems administrators. MCX is usually deploye...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Marczak, Edward (Author), Neagle, Greg (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley, CA : Apress : Imprint: Apress, 2010.
Edition:1st ed. 2010.
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Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Why Manage?
  • What Is the Managed Preferences System?
  • Understanding Directory Services
  • Property List Files
  • Writing a Property List for Management
  • Delivering Managed Preferences
  • Local MCX
  • Compositing Preferences
  • Enforcing Managed Preferences
  • Preference Manifests and "Raw" Preferences
  • Recipes
  • Managing Mobile Accounts
  • Troubleshooting Managed Preferences.