{"product_id":"9781430229384","title":"Enterprise Mac Managed Preferences","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany systems administrators on the Mac need a way to manage machine configuration after initial setup and deployment. Apple’s Managed Preferences system (also known as MCX) is under-documented, often misunderstood, and sometimes outright unknown by systems administrators. MCX is usually deployed in conjunction with an OS X server, but it can also be used in Windows environments or where no dedicated server exists at all.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEnterprise Mac Managed Preferences\u003c\/em\u003e is the definitive guide to Apple’s Managed Client technology. With this book, you’ll get the following:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn example-driven guide to Mac OS X Managed Preferences\/Client technology \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRecipes for common use case studies and patterns \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA targeted approach appropriate for any sys admin that manages Macs in an OS X or Windows environment \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is the only book that focuses on this facet of OS X exclusively. If you’re a sys admin, this book will take away much of the pain of working with OS X client systems. Even better, both of the authors are very involved in the Mac community—\u003cstrong\u003eGreg Neagle\u003c\/strong\u003e is part of the MacEnterprise steering committee, and \u003cstrong\u003eEd Marczak\u003c\/strong\u003e is the executive editor and an author for \u003cem\u003eMacTech\u003c\/em\u003e magazine and a member of the Apple Consultants Network.\u003c\/p\u003e What you’ll learn\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Managed Preferences system and how to manage it \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAll about Directory Services and Local Directory Services \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to work with property list files \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to deliver files with Open Directory, ActiveDirectory, local scripts, third-party utilities, Puppet, LANRev, Casper, and more \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to work with compositing preferences, including the hierarchy of preferences \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to write a Plist for management, using Workgroup Manager and Dock Example \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow and when to enforce Managed Preferences \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to understand manifests \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat recipes to use and when \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhen, how, and where to use mcxquery, System Profiler, and MCX Cache flushing \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e Who this book is for      \u003cp\u003e     This book is for systems administrators using Mac clients.       \u003c\/p\u003e     Table of Contents\u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy Manage?    \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat Is the Managed Preferences System?    \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstanding Directory Services    \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProperty List Files    \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWriting a Property List for Management    \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDelivering Managed Preferences  \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLocal MCX     \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompositing Preferences    \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnforcing Managed Preferences   \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePreference Manifests and “Raw” Preferences   \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRecipes     \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eManaging Mobile Accounts    \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTroubleshooting Managed Preferences \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134072045808,"sku":"9781430229384","price":55.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781430229384_p0.jpg?v=1763749794","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781430229384","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}