ADMINISTRATION OF MAC OS

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MAC OS 10 FOR WINDOWS USERS Learning MAC OS by Comparing with

Windows Basic understanding of Mac

Basic operations in Mac Getting around Launch applications

Disk management and maintenance defragmentation

User accounts and security Local user accounts and security

MAC OS 10 FOR WINDOWS USERS File and application management

Install and uninstall applications Printing and peripherals Core Networking

Setup core networking features Troubleshooting – built-in

MAC OS 10 FOR WINDOWS USERS Network Services and Sharing

Providing to the network Sharing with the network Consume network services

System preferences Configure the system

Backup and recovery Built in backup and recovery

Terminal Windows Full Unix Shell

MAC OS 10 FOR WINDOWS USERS Built in Apps Using Windows based Resources Ongoing maintenance Remote control

Using remote desktop Advanced integration with Windows

Mac into active directory Built in and commercial tools

MAC OS 10 FOR WINDOWS USERS Missing links

Getting key windows features Bootcamp

Windows on a Mac

DISK MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

Disk drives on your MAC View disk contents Format disks Defragment disks

Mac automatically does this but not 100% perfect Disk images & ISOs

Work with image files Raid (work with and create) Check disks [similar to windows check

disk/scan disk]

DISK CONTENT VIEWING Managing and working with image files

Such as ISO image files

DISK UTILITY Most disk related operations can be performed using the built in Disk

Utility tool Disk utility: how to open

Finder->applications->utilities->disk utility Alternative:

When Finder window is active -> then click Go menu -> Utilities-> disk utility Shortcut: Shift + command + U Or ctrl + space, then type disk utility

Disk Utility Can show all hard drives and volumes

Volumes inside hard drives Can erase, partition, restore, raid functionality (multiple drives) Run Check disk [mark bad blocks/sectors in the drive] Restore image to this drive and volume Options: First Aid, Erase, Partition, RAID, Restore First aid: check disk equivalent

DISK UTILITY: DISK DEFRAGMENT Mac Automatically defrags

Not always, not by 100% No built-in apple tool to defrag [that you can

execute] iDefrag – commercial defragment tool When you have multiple drives, you can

create RAID Can be useful for servers Mirrored, striped, concatenate Set block size, repair RAID

DISK IMAGES Disk utility [open]

Create new disk image File->new->disk image Set the parameters for the disk image such as

Volume name, format, encryption, partitions, image format Double click will mount it Will be listed in list devices Need to eject

You can right clean and clean up the image After copy from/to, you need to eject Right click and eject [un-mount as a drive but still as a

drive, double click will mount]

DISK IMAGE, PACKAGING SOFTWARE, AND FILES

Kind of zip file Distributed applications as image [.dmg] Right click and compress [installer] 10 MB, will take 10mb, zip will reduce the size Remount

Double click Then Transfer file, move around in the internet

Treat it as disk You can Erase image using the disk utility

Good way to archive files We can move to trash and clean

DISK IMAGE AND BURN INTO CD/DVD

Mac has built in ability to burn images into cds/DVDs

Disk utility->file->new->blank disk image 660 MB cd, partition cd/dvd, dmg files take all the

space as mentioned Format and mount Images menu

Right click on dmg file Checksum match can help

Image [from disk utility] Convert to cd/dvd, extension .cdr [CD/DVD

master]

BURN TO CDS Not iso but cdr

Can verify You can convert to .iso Un-mount the .iso .iso double click will still mount it Copy your files into the image Right click-> burn

USER ACCOUNTS AND SECURITY User Accounts Anti-malware Filevault Firewall Misc Security Safari Security

USER ACCOUNTS System Preferences -> Users Accounts Mac is not much safer than windows

[fundamentally] Though will get affected less as there are less viruses

and hackers targeting Mac platform Will get more and more virus and malware over time Virus creators want to get more exposure; so

windows has more of them If you do not have protection, you will get some in

your mac All big Anti-virus companies have Mac versions

APPLE EXTRA SERVICES AND USER ACCOUNTS – CONFIGURE AND CREATE When you signup for Apple Extra Services

Will provide you an antivirus software as well dotMac Service: Antivirus Program

System Preferences System -> Accounts [know about mobile me service by Apple]

Configure Login Accounts Login items

Set applications to run automatically Mobile me service affects some features Click the lock to make changes in the accounts

Enable and use this Then you can add new account Set account type

Administrator, Group, sharing Tabs in the window: Password and Login Items Add to login items

Click the + button

USER ACCOUNTS – CONFIGURE AND CREATE

You can also set auto logins with an account Login time: only pass or user/pass

combinations What to show on the login window can be

configured somewhere from here Voice over feature at login Enable fast user switching: switch user but

keeps stuff running One user can access the programs as run by other

users

SYSTEM PREFERENCES->PERSONAL System preferences- > Personal -> security

Tabs in the window: General, FileVault, Firewall General

Disable auto login Password requirement Log out after X minutes Use secure virtual memory Disable remote control infrared receiver

Pair to remote Disable infrared remote control

Set account type Administrator, Group, sharing

FILEVAULT FileVault

Encrypt files in your home folder Set master password Turn on FileVault Filevault is for local, not for remote Encrypt using login password For extra security:

Master password Turn filevault on Per account basis Will take a while

Most Mac has infrared receiver Options for the infrared [remote]configuration

FIRWALL TAB Default firewall Default allow incoming for basic services Allow all incoming connections Allow only essential services Set access for specific services and

applications Logging option to figure out what are failing Stealth mode

Deny connection but do not tell anyone More secure but not much logging

SAFARI SECURITY Safari menu ->Block pop-up windows Emptying the cache, good security work Private browsing

No history No id/password saving option

Safari -> preferences Auto fill can be a security option

Give access to address book card User names and passwords Other forms What to auto fill Disabling can be more secure

SAFARI SECURITY: ADVANCED Develop Menu

Security sensitive activity Change the user agent Make the browser behave something

differently

SECURITY TAB FOR SAFARI Warn when visiting fraudulent site Enable plug ins Enable java Block pop-up windows Cookies Local Database

Configure space Show databases Persist database test, persist storage Per database default

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