In recent versions of macOS with the Server.app, the Server software has been more and more persistent about having Apache running. Even if you're not using any of the web services, it still likes to have Apache running as a...
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Is there a way I can tell what year a MacBook was manufactured without asking someone at Apple? – Quora
The only way to be sure is to look up the serial number against a 3rd party service. You can check in the Apple Menu > About this Mac, however the model name can be misleading as some Macs haven’t...
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Which hard drive format should be used if I’m using both a Macintosh and a Windows machine and I am working with large files? – Quora
If you want to do it without purchasing any additional software, format the disk as exFAT format. Windows and macOS can natively read and write ExFAT disks and it can hand files larger than 4 GB. FAT32 is an older...
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Split a large iCal .ics file up by years
I've recently been dealing with a really large .ics file (10.5 MB of data, 17,364 events spanning 10 years) and it seems to be able to choke just about anything that tries to work with it. It takes forever for Apple...
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Precursor Systems’ FileSharing Assistant for macOS High Sierra Server
In Apple's continued drive to simplify macOS Server, in High Sierra they have completely removed the File Sharing section from the Server.app and force you to use the basic File Sharing settings in System Preferences > Sharing. Whilst you can...
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Check Apple Caching Service availability with Asset Cache Locator Util
I've just discovered a handy command for macOS that will show you Apple Caching Service servers that are available to your Mac. It lives in: /usr/bin/AssetCacheLocatorUtil From the man page: AssetCacheLocatorUtil reports information related to macOS Server caching servers running on the...
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On MacOS, how do you recommend to use .bash_profile and .bashrc? – Quora
I think that .bashrc, is only used for interactive shells (i.e. when you open Terminal) and the other one is for all shell executions (e.g. background processes etc). I put everything in my .bashrc and then have one line in...
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Deep dive into Apple’s recent High Sierra root authentication issue
Over on the highly-technical, and very informative, Objective-See blog, there is a great in-depth writeup on Apple's recent High Sierra root access bug. Why <blank> Gets You Root What is happening is if you try to log in as a...
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If you’re running macOS High Sierra, make sure you have this update installed NOW!
If you're running macOS High Sierra 10.13.1, run, don't walk, to the App Store and install Apple Security Update 2017-001 right now. If you want to download the update to manually install, or push out with Munki or your favourite...
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Download older versions of macOS Server App from the Apple App Store
I recently set up a new Mac mini server for a client. macOS High Sierra was released 3 days ago, however the server shipped with macOS Sierra and I thought it prudent to stick with tried and tested 10.12 rather...
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