############################################## #Searchable Keywords: apple root netinfo boot nfs bonjour ichat rendevous Brand new notes area OS jaguar 10.2.8 printing: cups (I think this is replaced in panther) network info: netinfo DB (I think this is replaced with LDAP in panther) #-------- Show boot process -------------- Command key and v on start up shows you the boot process,mounts,devices etc #--------------- Single user mode --------- Command key and s on start up will bring the machine to single user mode Also shows shutdown process on restart or shutdown This can also be set at the prom level( I guess I show find out) #----------- Enable root and set root passwd ------- Enable root - From the Finder............. go to applications directory and select "Netinfo manager" pull down on "security" and select "Authenticate". Then in the same security menu you'll find "Enable root user" and "change root user password". (of course to enable root user you will have to be a trusted user on the system to begin with....right, I'm scratching my head too) #-------NFS mounts on Mac OS X from other unices ----------# The easiest way is to go to the Finder - go - connect to server select the domain or type of connection. Then at the bottom of the dialog box map to the nfs share by typing, nfs://nfsserver.domain.com/path/to/directory Sounds easy enough doesn't it, well good luck with that. More than likely you'll end up adding this nfs mount to the netinfo database via the netinfo manager. It's a a pain in the $#@% and it didn't work for me but this is what they told me to do. The short version till the long version actually works, or more than likely, I find out the secret passage way into the ridiculous reason why this has to be so hard. 1- open netinfo manager and authenticate 2- select machines and copy(make a duplicate) of the local host 3- In the copy, change the IP number at the bottom to the nfs host 4- Change the name to the name of the nfs host 5- create a mount by selecting "mounts" rather than "machines" 6- select "New subdirectory" from the "Directory" menu, a new mount point will be added 7- type in the the path including the hostname separated by a : in the bottom section under "values" 8- select "new property" from the "directory" menu and type in the mountpoint the share will be mounted onthe mac. 9- select another "new property" type in the type of filesystem vfstype nfs 10- select another "new property" to add options for mounting you'll need to select three new propertys one for -b one for net and one for -ro You should be ready to go but like I said i doubt it. #------------------- SLP Service Locator protocol ---------------------# # Apple SLP broadcast maloc the FW # Now that there is a new apple on the network I must block these SLP broadcast SLP "Service Locator protocol" to help ease the user of network admin $#@%?*& This multicast is used with Macs RendezVous(Bonjour) and iChat clients geeez ! Bonjour , Rendezvous , iChat Bonjour Bonjour, also known as zero-configuration networking, enables automatic discovery of devices and services on a local network using industry standard IP protocols. Bonjour makes it easy to discover, publish, and resolve network services with a sophisticated, easy-to-use programming interface that is accessible from Cocoa, Ruby, Python, and other languages. Rendezvous Initially named Rendezvous, Bonjour is Apple's rendition of the zero-configuration networking protocols (Zeroconf). Essentially, Zeroconf is a set of open Layer 2 protocols allowing a quick setup of IP networks. You can discover devices and apps and share media libraries over the network. Bonjour is Noicy Added to firewall to filter out this stuff. It brought down the firewall because it was so noisey. block in log quick on $inrface proto udp from any to 239.255.255.253 port = 427 block in log quick on $inrface proto udp from any to 224.0.0.0/8 SLP purpose SLP enables the discovery and selection of generic services, which could range in function from hardware services such as those for printers or a fax machines, to software services such as those for file servers, e-mail servers, Web servers, databases, or any other possible services that area accessible through an IP network. SLP benefits Traditionally, to use a particular service, an end-user or client application needs to supply the host name or network IP address of that service. With SLP, however, the user or client no longer needs to know individual host names or IP addresses (for the most part). Instead, the user or client can search the network for the desired service type and an optional set of qualifying attributes. For example, a user could specify to search for all available printers that support PostScript. Based on the given service type (printers), and the given attributes (PostScript), SLP searches the user's network for any matching services, and returns the discovered list to the user. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- pbpaste and pbcopy pbcopy is a litle known command to store the ENTIRE copy buffer. pbpaste is also a little known command that paste the ENTIRE copy buffer into a file See also the on OS_X_nfs_mnt for more information ----------------------------------------------------------------------