Rails Script shortcuts
Some great shortcuts for script generation. I always try to start by building scaffold for any new entity, then remove…
Passenger with Rails
Passenger is a great thing because it makes Rails apps able to be deployed on Apache. The installation is pretty…
Show all hidden files in the Finder windows
Type this in terminal: defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE KillAll Finder To hide the hidden files again: defaults write com.apple.Finder…
SVN cheat sheet
Setup the working copy of the repository svn checkout First navigate to the root of your working copy. svn status…
Mac OS X AFP Client-Sever Troubleshooting Connection Failed -5000
When connecting over AFP using Mac OS X Client (Go Menu > Connec to Server…) to Mac OS X Server…
When setting up an Xsan volume, what must you do if you have Windows clients who are going to need access to the volume?
If you have Windows clients, choose an ID mapping method. Note: To use ID mapping, Windows clients must be running…
Terminal: How to run a Mac OS X package installer on a remote computer
ssh to the remote machine sudo installer -pkg /tmp/Install_Package_Name.mpkg -target / Or, if you want to watch the progress of…
Terminal: how to copy something to a remote computer
scp -r /Volumes/MyVolume/Install_Package_Name.mpkg user@remotehost:/tmp/ this will put the package into the /tmp folder on the remote machine
When setting up a LUN that is larger than 2 terabytes, what must you keep in mind about legacy compatibility?
If you set up a LUN that is larger than 2 terabytes (TB), be aware that older clients (those running…
When configuring Xsan, If you create users and groups individually on each SAN computer without using a directory service (like Open Directory), what must you do?
If you create users and groups individually on each SAN computer, be sure that each user or group name is…