Enterprise Mac Managed Preferences

• Main Authors: Marczak, Edward (Author), Neagle, Greg (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Andres, Clay (Editor), Anglin, Steve (Editor), Beckner, Mark (Editor), Buckingham, Ewan (Editor), Cornell, Gary (Editor), Gennick, Jonathan (Editor), Hassell, Jonathan (Editor), Lowman, Michelle (Editor), Moodie, Matthew (Editor), Parkes, Duncan (Editor), Pepper, Jeffrey (Editor), Pohlmann, Frank (Editor), Pundick, Douglas (Editor), Renow-Clarke, Ben (Editor), Shakeshaft, Dominic (Editor), Wade, Matt (Editor), Welsh, Tom (Editor), Castro, Anita (Editor), Fugate, Mary Ann (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berkeley, CA : Apress, 2010.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Microprogramming.; Computer Science.; Control Structures and Microprogramming.

Many systems administrators on the Mac need a way to manage machine configuration after initial setup and deployment. Apple’s Managed Preferences system (also known as MCX) is under-documented, often misunderstood, and sometimes outright unknown by systems administrators. MCX is usually deployed in...

Table of Contents:

• Why Manage?
• What Is the Managed Preferences System?
• Understanding Directory Services
• Property List Files
• Writing a Property List for Management
• Delivering Managed Preferences
• Local MCX
• Compositing Preferences
• Enforcing Managed Preferences
• Preference Manifests and “Raw” Preferences
• Recipes
• Managing Mobile Accounts
• Troubleshooting Managed Preferences.