Getting SMB Network Homes to Automount with 10.4 Client and Windows 2003 Server
I'd been wrestling on and off at work for a few months with a thorny issue.
Author: bcirvin
Increasing the Maximum Allowed Processes (ulimit) in 10.4
A quick tip on how to use launchd.conf to up some of your system limits.
FSCK-ing a Big Storage Disk ‘On-the Fly’
Verifying large volumes can be a real pain, especially on systems that need to be up as much as possible. Here's some ideas on how to make this as painless as possible.
10.4.3 System Image Utility (Nice Feature)
I believe this is new to SIU as of 10.4.3. You can now, when choosing the source for a Network Install, after clicking the 'Customize' button, select install options the way you would during a local CD install.
Auto-checking your webmail config
SquirrelMail's configuration script (/etc/squirrelmail/config/conf.pl) gives a handy piece of advice upon exiting.
Resetting PCI RAID
If you are having trouble with 'megaraid -destroyconfig' run 'megaraid -showdevices' first to see drive status - stop rebuild processes with 'megaraid -rebuild pd -stop' (This only applies to situations where the RAID has failed so badly that rebuilding (which can take 8 or mor hours) is not an option.
Resurrecting Daemons with SystemStarter
Let SystemStarter do your dirty work for you No need to remember how to start/stop a process on your own if a good StartupItem was written for it.
Setting Screen Effects Defaults for Mass-Imaging
Not quite OS X Server, but since most of us do some kind of imaging... Check out this command: sudo pico /System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Versions/A/Resources/EngineDefaults.plist This command is on one line, remember.
***WIP*** cyradm Shared Folders syntax
I'll incorporate this into the other article. I had a deal of trouble with cyradm after installing it - things simply would not work as I wished (though the install was easy).
SquirrelMail Sends, But Does Not Return User to Inbox
I've noticed at times that although I can send mail in SquirrelMail on OSXS, I can't see any visible sign that the mail went out - I don't get redirected to the Inbox, and can only see that I've sent mail if I look at the Sent mailbox...