Comments on: Locking Down Mac OS X http://www.johnmairs.com/2008/04/15/locking-down-mac-os-x/ Technology reviews, tutorials, and services Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:34:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Disable access to System Preferences - OS X Daily http://www.johnmairs.com/2008/04/15/locking-down-mac-os-x/comment-page-1/#comment-446 Disable access to System Preferences - OS X Daily Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:34:06 +0000 http://blog.johnmairs.com/?p=22#comment-446 [...] to lock down the machines in a small Mac lab, I came across an interesting piece of advice from John Mairs who was tasked with basically the same thing. He suggests disabling access to System Preferences [...] [...] to lock down the machines in a small Mac lab, I came across an interesting piece of advice from John Mairs who was tasked with basically the same thing. He suggests disabling access to System Preferences [...]

]]> By: Alden http://www.johnmairs.com/2008/04/15/locking-down-mac-os-x/comment-page-1/#comment-335 Alden Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:55:35 +0000 http://blog.johnmairs.com/?p=22#comment-335 SOmething easy you can do is download the server tools (free from apple), and then tell the workgroup manager to log into 127.0.0.1. This will allow you to set a lot of permissions like you would on a server. SOmething easy you can do is download the server tools (free from apple), and then tell the workgroup manager to log into 127.0.0.1. This will allow you to set a lot of permissions like you would on a server.

]]> By: Caleb http://www.johnmairs.com/2008/04/15/locking-down-mac-os-x/comment-page-1/#comment-333 Caleb Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:39:24 +0000 http://blog.johnmairs.com/?p=22#comment-333 I tried the System Preferences lock down that was posted on a iMac running 10.5 and it did not work, I was not able to get it to recognize the file. Plus it locks out everyone. I just opened the System Preferences and did the Get Info and shut off the privileges for specific users. It worked great I tried the System Preferences lock down that was posted on a iMac running 10.5 and it did not work, I was not able to get it to recognize the file. Plus it locks out everyone. I just opened the System Preferences and did the Get Info and shut off the privileges for specific users. It worked great

]]> By: Pete http://www.johnmairs.com/2008/04/15/locking-down-mac-os-x/comment-page-1/#comment-332 Pete Wed, 28 May 2008 22:09:23 +0000 http://blog.johnmairs.com/?p=22#comment-332 If I send a command such as sudo chmod /Applications/System\ Preferences.app 777 to number of macs using ARD's Send UNIX Command, how do I input the requested password in to get it to complete the job? Any help would be appreciated. If I send a command such as
sudo chmod /Applications/System\ Preferences.app 777
to number of macs using ARD’s Send UNIX Command, how do I input the requested password in to get it to complete the job? Any help would be appreciated.

]]> By: Kevin W http://www.johnmairs.com/2008/04/15/locking-down-mac-os-x/comment-page-1/#comment-326 Kevin W Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:09:47 +0000 http://blog.johnmairs.com/?p=22#comment-326 Um, you'd lock a lot of stuff out if you don't let them use an admin account. set up a Standard User account to auto-login, and set restrictions on it. A Standard account automatically can't change things in the Applications folder without a password - an admin account can delete things from Applications without a password - for example. Further restrictions can be set from the System Prefs. If you're lucky enough to be running 10.5 Leopard, it has enhanced parental controls that would be ideal in an environment like this. Definitely use Standard accounts, otherwise you're creating work for yourself. Um, you’d lock a lot of stuff out if you don’t let them use an admin account. set up a Standard User account to auto-login, and set restrictions on it.
A Standard account automatically can’t change things in the Applications folder without a password – an admin account can delete things from Applications without a password – for example. Further restrictions can be set from the System Prefs. If you’re lucky enough to be running 10.5 Leopard, it has enhanced parental controls that would be ideal in an environment like this.
Definitely use Standard accounts, otherwise you’re creating work for yourself.

]]> By: Locking Down a Mac « Adam DiMella : Techblog v4.0 http://www.johnmairs.com/2008/04/15/locking-down-mac-os-x/comment-page-1/#comment-323 Locking Down a Mac « Adam DiMella : Techblog v4.0 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:04:25 +0000 http://blog.johnmairs.com/?p=22#comment-323 [...] Locking Down Mac OS X [...] [...] Locking Down Mac OS X [...]

]]> By: Adam http://www.johnmairs.com/2008/04/15/locking-down-mac-os-x/comment-page-1/#comment-322 Adam Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:40:26 +0000 http://blog.johnmairs.com/?p=22#comment-322 Great job John! Hope you don't mind, but I'm going to link you off my site. ~A Great job John! Hope you don’t mind, but I’m going to link you off my site.

~A

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