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DeployStudio Setup

Overview
As designed, the setup of DeployStudio in my environment goes through the following stages:

Netboot (firewire or hardwired)
Image
Rename & set bind info
Reboot
Login as admin
Connect to wireless via 802.1x (if not hardwired)
Execute bind script (automatically done)

Setup
Serv2
OS: 10.5.7

Updating OS on server or clients MAY break binding capabilities due to Apple’s flakiness with patching the AD binding stuff.
Server [...]

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Leopard client with AD Binding & OD Preferences

.. partial notes..

Laptop built using district build 34 and all updates to 10.5.6 (including sw).
bound to AD
802.1x configuration created as a Login Window Profile with blank username/password for the district wireless network
dc1 cert stored in keychain as part of a default Login profile.
Enabled network connection radiobutton/icon for the login window. It is configured in [...]

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Add a printer via terminal or applescript

Using terminal:
/usr/sbin/lpadmin -p tms-copier-room18-01 -E -v lpd://tms-copier-room18-01 -P /Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources/en.lproj/CNR5050X1.PPD.gz -o printer-is-shared=false -D “tms-copier-room18-01 (Office)”
In Applescript you’ll need to use double quotes, etc.
do shell script “/usr/sbin/lpadmin -p tms-copier-room18-01 -E -v lpd://tms-copier-room18-01 -P /Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources/en.lproj/CNR5050X1.PPD.gz -o printer-is-shared=false -D ”tms-copier-room18-01 (Office)”“
If you have spaces in the driver name or elsewhere, be sure to preface them with a space. The [...]

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Integrating OS X Server into an AD Environment

Server Setup

Install Leopard Server in Advanced Mode as a Standalone Server.
Server Admin: Add wanted services, configure, and start them (specifically SMB)
Directory Utility: Bind to Domain

Added AD Domain under the Directory Servers tab/icon and the binding to AD happened automatically under the Services icon/tab.

Advanced options: Use UNC path from AD using SMB
Default user shell: /bin/bash

Server Admin:

Enable [...]

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Configure Leopard for a different Software Update Server

via neverblog.net
To configure a Mac running OS X 10.5 (Leopard) to connect to a local Apple Software Update server, simply use the following command, where servername is the name of your local server that runs Software Update.
defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Softwareupdate CatalogURL http://servername:8088/
If you have any problems, verify that you can see the update server by accessing [...]

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Disable EFI password – Intel Mac

Boot normally and logon as an admin user.  Pop in the Leopard install dvd then open Terminal and type in
open /Volumes/Mac\ OS\ X\ Install\ DVD/Applications
In the window that opens, choose Utilities and then Firmware Password Utility. Uncheck the box to set the firmware password and click Change.  The EFI password is now blank.

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Software Updates via terminal

If you want to do an automatic install of all the updates for a particular Mac, you can do it easily in the background using ARD.  Gather up the system you want to update then execute a unix command: softwareupdate -i -a and specify to run it as the root user even if you have [...]

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Enabling VNC access via ssh

If you need to connect via a VNC client in Windows or such and don’t have ARD around, just login to the system via ssh and run the following (all one line):
/System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -configure -activate -access -on -clientopts -setvnclegacy -vnclegacy yes -setvncpw -vncpw [your password] -restart -agent
This will set the remote Leopard system (and probably Tiger [...]

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Mac OS X Server 10.4: Server Admin unexpectedly reports serial number is invalid

In some situations, third-party software may prevent the serial number from registering at startup. To work around this, execute the following Terminal command on the server before connecting with Server Admin:

sudo RegisterSeRV -s

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