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How to delete Keychains at logout

How to Delete Keychains at Logout I’ve been asked quite a few times whether it’s possible to disable the Keychain functionality in OS X. This is a fairly critical part of the OS, so the short answer is no, but

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Mac OS X

OS X Yosemite hidden feature series – Part 2

Following on from Part 1 in this Yosemite series, looking at features of Yosemite that are not so well known or perhaps even hidden, Part 2 will focus on added features to the Apple Safari web browser app. Apple have

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Mac OS X

Exporting Users from OS X Server for Yosemite

With the release of OS X Server for Yosemite, Apple retired Workgroup Manager, thus leaving us System Admins no GUI method of exporting users and groups out of the server. The old Workgroup Manager tool gave us the ability to

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Other Technical

Getting the LDAP distinguished name for an AD user

Sometimes when I’m integrating Macs (and other systems) with Active Directory they ask for the full LDAP distinguished name of the user I’m using to authenticate. This is the user name in the traditional LDAP format: cn=username,ou=something,DC=amsys,DC=com (for example). In

Our WWDC wish list for 2014

With WWDC just around the corner (4 days in fact), the general consensus seems to be that most of the announcements during the keynote will be consumer focussed. Therefore, we thought it was only right to create our own WWDC

OS X Support Essentials 10.9 lands at Amsys!

Greetings again from Amsys Training! Following on from my previous blog about OS X Server Essentials 10.9, last week I had the pleasure of delivering my first OS X Support Essentials 10.9 course! Despite being the first Amsys Trainer to

OS X Support Essentials 10.9 lands at Amsys!

Greetings again from Amsys Training! Following on from my previous blog about OS X Server Essentials 10.9, last week I had the pleasure of delivering my first OS X Support Essentials 10.9 course! Despite being the first Amsys Trainer to

The Amsys System Administrators Conference is Back!

Our popular System Administrators Conference is returning in the new year, the full agenda of which will be released shortly. In the meantime, we would like to hear from you, specifically about what you would like to see at January’s

Initiate Quick Look using a Multi-Touch Gesture

Most people by now have discovered the fantastic Quick Look feature in OS X by using the spacebar to preview a file, folder, or volume in the Finder. You can also use the ‘cmd’ + ‘Y’ keys or select ‘Quick