Presentations from UEF Tech Meeting, Nov 2002

University Executive Forum Tech Meeting
Cupertino, CA
November 18-19, 2002

At the November 2002 UEF technical leads meeting, a group of over 30 Mac system administrators gathered to discuss many issues surrounding Mac OS X lab deployment. Most of the presentations were captured on video so they could be shared here. Our thanks to Apple for hosting our meeting and arranging the video taping services!

Here's a summary of the topics covered. See below for a description of each session.

• Installation Tools
  • Apple Software Restore Utility
  • Carbon Copy Cloner
  • Login and Logout Hooks
• File System Maintenance Tools
  • RsyncX v1.7d Package Tools
  • Radmind - Mac OS X File System Maintenance
  • Radmind - U of U Customization Details
  • Radmind - Updated Scripts
• Open Directory Integration
  • Open Directory
  • iPlanet Directory Server Integration
  • Integration with Active Directory and eDirectory
• Lab Environments
  • Workgroup Manager
  • Kerberos
  • Network Home Directories

Installation Tools

Apple Software Restore Utility

The presentation describes different ways to use the command-line version of the ASR utility to clone volumes and restore disk images to lab machines.
Video (18 mins) | Audio (6.1 MB) | Slides (2.5 MB)

Carbon Copy Cloner

The author of Carbon Copy Cloner discusses the new features added in version 2.0 of the utility.
Video (10 mins) | Audio (3.4 MB) | Slides (820 KB)

Login and Logout Hooks

A cookbook on what Login and Logout Hooks are, how to enable them, and what tools are available for them.
Video (19 mins) | Audio (6.5 MB) | Slides (3.7 MB)

File System Maintenance Tools

RsyncX v1.7d Package Tools

RsyncX, RsyncXCD, and the RsyncX Package Tools allow you to perform a wide range of file operations - from simple file, folder, or hard drive local backups to remote administration of file systems for Mac OS X. RsyncX is an enhanced version of the command line tool rsync, which is supported on a wide variety of UNIX platforms, and win32 machines as well.
Video (21 mins) | Audio (7.2 MB) | Slides (9 MB)

Radmind - Mac OS X File System Maintenance

Radmind is a suite of Unix command line tools for remote administration of file systems for Mac OS X and other Unix systems. This presentation gives a overview of the tools, the process of using the tools, terms, execution and status customizations, tips & tricks.
Video (24 mins) | Audio (8.3 MB) | Slides (6.1 MB)

Radmind - U of U Customization Details

Customization details including multiple examples of executing radmind at startup, login, logout, manually, and scheduled with perl, shell and AppleScripts scripts. Also includes details on customizing login panel and the system menu to display status information. For updated scripts, download the StuffIt archive below.
Slides (1.3 MB)

Radmind - Updated Scripts

Updated version of the scripts in the "Radmind - U of U Customization Details" pdf above. Last updated 11-21-2002.
Scripts (20 KB SIT)

Open Directory Integration

Open Directory

An introduction into the directory services built into Mac OS X. This session gives an overview of all the services and capabilities included with Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server.
Video (36 mins) | Audio (12.4 MB) | Slides - not available

iPlanet Directory Server Integration

This is a success story about how Mac OS X has been able to leverage an existing iPlanet directory infrastructure for lab login and authorization information.
Video (16 mins) | Audio (5.2 MB) | Slides (3.7 MB)

Integration with Active Directory and eDirectory

A detailed look at the integration of Mac OS X with Microsoft Active Directory and Novell eDirectory using their LDAP interfaces.
Video (23 mins) | Audio (7.7 MB) | Slides (230 KB)

Lab Environments

Workgroup Manager

A look at the Managed Client for X (MCX) environment and the interface to control it, Workgroup Manager. MCX allows an administrator to control user access to settings, printers, media, applications, and more.
Video (53 mins) | Audio (18.5 MB) | Slides (1.8 MB)

Kerberos

A short introduction to Kerberos followed by a description of the Kerberos support built into Mac OS X 10.1 and 10.2.
Video (23 mins) | Audio (7.9 MB) | Slides (490 KB)

Network Home Directories

Mac OS X provides a separate home directory for each user. Learn some of the benefits of storing those home directories on a central network-based file server. Specific examples discussed include Apple's support of AFP and an open-source implementation of OpenAFS.
Video (52 mins) | Audio (18 MB) | Slides (212 KB)