On 1/25/10 2:53 PM, "Chris Ridd" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 5) MCX Manifests. (Yes, I want this to replace mail, the bane of my "oh, >> just rebuild the mailbox again" sysadmin existence. You put a proper MCX >> manifest in there, and there are a LOT of people who will use this thing.) > > The other points are good though have been discussed to death a bit. I know. I read the entire archive before I posted. However, different angles on the same idea and all. The IT POV is in small numbers here ;-) > > But this MCX thing actually sounds like a superb idea. Is it a lot of work, or > just book-keeping/editing some plists and stuff? Any pointers to docs? AFP548 had a really nice series of articles on it. At its heart, it's an XML file that allows you to set configurations/policies in a directory service. While this has a bad rep, and somewhat deservedly so, it's also a real time saver. For example, properly done, it means the first time a new user logs in on a company machine via an Open Directory account, it means: 1) their account info is already set with their proper information for names, etc. 2) if we have to change settings due to outside requirements, (screams at sky for badly written laws. Oh yes SOX, I know you well my old enemy. I know you well), we can do so once, and have them applied to all users quickly. Basically, they're a way of managing preferences for applications on Macs on networks. There's a really good article about creating them here: <http://www.afp548.com/article.php?story=manifest-destiny> -- John C. Welch Writer/Analyst Bynkii.com Mac and other opinions [email protected] _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list List help: http://lists.ranchero.com/listinfo.cgi/email-init-ranchero.com
