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+====== Add Quit Menu to Finder ======
+<code bash>
+defaults write com.apple.Finder QuitMenuItem -bool YES
+</code>
+====== Show Hidden Files in Finder ======
+<code bash>
+defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
+</code>
+====== Show Path in Finder Title ======
+<code bash>
+defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool YES
+</code>
+Although, toggling ''View->Show Path Bar'' is a nicer option.
+====== Screen Sharing Authentication Issues ======
+In order to avoid authentication issues with Apple ScreenSharing, use your user's full name instead of the UNIX name.
+====== Activate VNC from Command Line ======
+Providing you have access via ''SSH'', issue the following as the superuser:
+<code bash>
+/System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -activate -configure -access -on -clientopts -setvnclegacy -vnclegacy yes -clientopts -setvncpw -vncpw tron -restart -agent -privs -all
+</code>
+and then restart ''ARD'':
+<code bash>
+/System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -restart -agent
+</code>
+Now you can connect via VNC (not Screen Sharing) to your computer by using the password ''tron''.
+====== Key Codes ======
+These can be used with AppleScript.
+<WRAP box 600px>
+<WRAP column 20%>
+^Key^Code|
+|'|12|
+|,|13|
+|-|39|
+|.|14|
+|/|33|
+|0|29|
+|1|18|
+|2|19|
+|3|20|
+|4|21|
+|5|23|
+|6|22|
+|7|26|
+|8|28|
+|9|25|
+|;|6|
+|=|30|
+|F10|109|
+|F11|103|
+</WRAP>
+<WRAP column 20%>
+^Key^Code^
+|F1|122|
+|F2|120|
+|F3|99|
+|F4|118|
+|F5|96|
+|F6|97|
+|F7|98|
+|F8|100|
+|F9|101|
+|[|27|
+|\|42|
+|]|24|
+|`|50|
+|a|0|
+|b|45|
+|c|34|
+|delete|51|
+|down|125|
+</WRAP>
+<WRAP column 20%>
+^Key^Code^
+|d|4|
+|enter|52|
+|esc|53|
+|e|2|
+|f|16|
+|g|32|
+|h|38|
+|i|5|
+|j|8|
+|k|9|
+|left|123|
+|l|35|
+|m|46|
+|n|37|
+|o|1|
+|p|15|
+|q|7|
+|return|36|
+|right|124|
+|r|31|
+</WRAP>
+<WRAP column 20%>
+^Key^Code^
+|space|49|
+|s|41|
+|tab|48|
+|t|40|
+|up|126|
+|u|3|
+|v|47|
+|w|43|
+|x|11|
+|y|17|
+|z|44|
+</WRAP>
+</WRAP>
+====== Enable Dashboard Widgets on Desktop ======
+Press ''F12'' to show the dashboard, press the ''+'' sign and begin to drag an item onto the dashboard. While you drag the widget onto the dashboard, hit ''F12'' again to drag the widget onto the desktop. The reverse can be accomplished to get rid of the widget.
+<code bash>
+defaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode YES
+</code>
+====== Installing MySQL Development Files ======
+On OSX Server (Snow Leopard, at the time of writing), the development files for ''MySQL'' are not installed along with the binary files. This requires downloading the mysql current version (5.0.92):
+<code bash>
+mysql --version
+mysql  Ver 14.12 Distrib 5.0.92, for apple-darwin10.0 (i386) using  EditLine wrapper
+</code>
+and compiling it in order to get the libraries and header files. This can be done by getting the ''tar.gz'' package for the ''MySQL'' version and compiling the package with:
+<code bash>
+MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.6 CCFLAGS="-arch i386 -arch x86_64 -g -Os -pipe" CFLAGS="-arch i386 -arch x86_64 -g -Os -pipe -no-cpp-precomp" CXXFLAGS="-arch i386 -arch x86_64 -g -Os -pipe" LDFLAGS="-arch i386 -arch x86_64 -bind_at_load" ./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-dependency-tracking --with-unix-socket-path=/var/mysql/mysql.sock --with-mysqld-user=mysql --with-ssl --with-extra-charsets=complex --enable-thread-safe-client --enable-local-infile --enable-shared --with-plugins=innobase --with-plugins=federated --with-mysqlmanager && make -j4
+</code>
+After which, we install using a fake root in order to extract just the libraries and includes:
+<code bash>
+make install DESTDIR=/usr/src/mysql
+</code>
+Then, we copy over the libraries and header files:
+<code bash>
+cp -Rap /usr/src/mysql/usr/{lib,include} /usr/
+</code>
+to the system. Now, programs that need the development files will find them and will blend with the system since we have been using the MySQL that the system has installed.
+====== Disable World of Warcraft Error Reporting ======
+The ported World of Warcraft binary contains a call to ''Error Reporting.app''. The problem is that the error reporting service pops up more often than necessary, even if the error was not fatal. We can disable that by editing the binary and jumping to the end of the ''sub_3a3c'' function at ''0x3a3c'':
+<code asm>
+====== B E G I N   O F   P R O C E D U R E ======
+                                       ; Basic Block Input Regs: <nothing> -  Killed Regs: <nothing>
+                                    sub_3a3c:
+a3c 55                              push       ebp                                   ; XREF=0xb849, 0x1a45bb, 0x1a4a24, 0x1a52a3, 0x1a5717
+a3d 89E5                            mov        ebp, esp
+a3f 57                              push       edi
+a40 56                              push       esi
+a41 53                              push       ebx
+a42 83EC1C                          sub        esp, 0x1C
+a45 E9E1000000                      jmp        0x3B2B
+...
+a97 C7442408B4736A00                mov        dword [ss:esp+0x8], 0x6A73B4          ; @"Error Reporter.app"
+a9f 8B151420BB00                    mov        edx, dword [ds:objc_msg_stringByAppendingPathComponent_] ; XREF=0xc3686, 0xc3717
+aa5 89542404                        mov        dword [ss:esp+0x4], edx
+aa9 890424                          mov        dword [ss:esp], eax
+aac E810CCBA00                      call       imp___jump_table__objc_msgSend        ; XREF=0x1e30a4, 0x1e3247
+...
+                                       ; Basic Block Input Regs: <nothing> -  Killed Regs: ebx esp ebp esi edi
+b2b 83C41C                          add        esp, 0x1C                             ; XREF=0x3a45
+b2e 5B                              pop        ebx
+b2f 5E                              pop        esi
+b30 5F                              pop        edi
+b31 5D                              pop        ebp
+b32 C3                              ret
+                        ; endp
+</code>
+====== Turn Display Off ======
+This following will turn the display off on non-PPC Macs:
+<file objc dimDisplay.c>
+#include <CoreFoundation/CoreFoundation.h>
+#include <IOKit/IOKitLib.h>
+int main(void) {
+    io_registry_entry_t r = IORegistryEntryFromPath(kIOMasterPortDefault, "IOService:/IOResources/IODisplayWrangler");
+    if(!r) return 1;
+    int err = IORegistryEntrySetCFProperty(r, CFSTR("IORequestIdle"), kCFBooleanTrue);
+    IOObjectRelease(r);
+    return err;
+}
+</file>
+Save the code to file called ''dimDisplayNow.c'' and then compile it with the following command:
+<code bash>
+gcc dimDisplayNow.c -framework IOKit -framework CoreFoundation -o dimDisplayNow
+</code>
+====== Reset Bluetooth Configuration ======
+The following steps perform a complete reboot of the Bluetooth subsystem and may solve numerous issues with paired devices, ranging from headsets to OSX not detecting discoverable devices.
+Make sure you either have a wired mouse before attempting this or that you have some external capability to use the computer because the following steps will temporarily disable your bluetooth devices.
+  - Launch Bluetooth Explorer (a utility installed as Part of Xcode).
+  - Select the “Modify Software & Device Configuration” from the Utilities Menu.
+  - Keep the first four checkboxes checked (one of those will say “Full Factory Reset”).
+  - Click “Perform Actions” on the lower-right portion of the window.
+  - Reboot (the “Reboot Now” Button may work, it it doesn’t just go with a normal reboot).
+====== Enable ScreenSharing Remotely from Command Line ======
+Use the command below to remotely enable ScreenSharing while having access only to the console. The command enables ScreenSharing for the user ''john'', replace ''john'' with the user you want to enable ScreenSharing for.
+<code bash>
+sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -activate -configure -access -on -users john -privs -all -restart -agent -menu
+</code>
+====== Rebuilding Open Directory ======
+When recreating OpenDirectory after previously having destroyed an Open Directory master, the output of ''mkpassdb -dump'' will be:
+<code bash>
+slot 0001: 0x00000000000000000000000000000001 disabled-slot-0x1
+</code>
+Even if you use '''mkpassdb -deleteslot 0x00000000000000000000000000000001'' the ''disabled-slot-0x1'' will be cleared but the slot itself will not be deleted.
+The easiest is to remove ''/var/db/authserver'' and then recreate the Open Directory.
+====== Keep Icons Arranged ======
+Holding <key>A</key> down and right-clicking an empty place in the Finder will give you access to ''Keep Arranged By'' instead of ''Arrange By'' context menu.
+====== Screen Shots ======
+OSX has a screenshot shortcut built-in so there is no need for extra software. You will find it in the ''System Preferences...->Keyboard->Keyboard Shortcuts->Screen Shots'':
+{{fuss_osx_taking_screenshots.png?512}}
+====== Speed-up OSX ======
+The operating system loads images into RAM, especially where the user-interface is concerned. An interesting idea would be to optimize the images and reduce their sizes in order to free up the RAM consumption and reduce loading times.
+Perhaps the best tool to use is [[https://github.com/toy/image_optim|image_optim]]. After following the install instructions, images can be recursively optimized:
+<code bash>
+cd /; sudo find . \( -name '*.png' -o -name '*.jpg' -o -name '*.jpeg' -o -name '*.gif' \) -exec image_optim '{}' \;
+</code>
+{{:wizardale.png?nolink |Oh no, not this shit again!}} It is remarkable that Operating System vendors do not already perform these optimizations. This should already be performed at the vendor level since it is a very low-cost optimization with grand benefits. Think about all those images that are loaded once the user-interface is loaded, they have to all be read into RAM - perhaps disposed of later, but the shorter the bitcount, for either reading the image off storage or maintaining it in active memory.
+====== Enable 64bit Kernel ======
+Some machines and OSX versions combinations do not have the ''64''-bit kernel enabled by default. To check whether the kernel is enabled go to ''Apple->About This Mac->More Info...->Software'' and check the line in the right pane:
+<code>
+-bit Kernel and Extensions:	No
+</code>
+The ''64''-bit kernel can be enabled by downloading the [[http://timesoftware.free.fr/k64enabler/|K64Enabler]].
+====== OSX Boot Sequence Key Combos ======
+From the [[http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1343|Apple Knowledge Base]], ''HT1342'':
+^ Key Combo ^ Description ^
+| <key>A</key>      | Display bootable device picker.            |
+| <key>S</key>      | Safe Boot |
+| <key>c</key>      | Start from bootable media. |
+| <key>t</key>      | FireWire target disk mode. |
+| <key>n</key>      | NetBoot |
+| <key>x</key>      | Force OSX start-up if other bootable volumes are present. |
+| <key>d</key>      | Hardware test mode. |
+| <key>Cmd-R</key>  | Recovery (OSX Lion+) |
+| <key>Cmd-V</key>  | Verbose Mode (kernel printk, etc...) |
+| <key>Cmd-A-P-R</key> | Zap ''NVRAM'' |
+| ⏏, <key>F12</key> or ''LMB'' or TrackPad | Eject removable discs. |
+Note that if the keys do not seem to have any effect, that is due to Apple's retarded idea of using a wireless keyboard such that the keyboard may not have established a connection to the computer after boot. This is particularly true of "post-Steve Jobs OSX" such as Yosemite onward. Use an external wired keyboard instead.
+====== Changing Icons Without Extra Software ======
+{{fuss_osx_changing_icons.png?512}}
+Instead of downloading extra software:
+  - load an image (''PNG'' preferred for transparency) with ''Preview''
+  - select the whole canvas
+  - copy it
+  - open the ''Get Info...'' pane of an icon
+  - select the icon on the ''Get Info...'' pane
+  - paste
+====== Alternate Activity Monitor ======
+<key>A-cmd-Esc</key>
+====== Screen Capture ======
+The QuickTime player that comes with OSX already contains a built-in function that allows you to capture the screen:
+{{fuss_osx_screen_capture.png}}
+====== Increase TCP Parameters for Broadband ======
+Add:
+<code>
+net.inet.tcp.mssdflt=1460
+net.inet.tcp.sendspace=262144
+net.inet.tcp.recvspace=262144
+net.inet.udp.recvspace=74848
+net.inet.udp.maxdgram=65535
+net.inet.tcp.rfc1323=1
+net.inet.tcp.newreno=1
+net.inet.tcp.always_keepalive=1
+net.inet.tcp.keepidle=3600
+net.inet.tcp.keepintvl=150
+net.inet.tcp.slowstart_flightsize=4
+net.inet.tcp.strict_rfc1948=1
+net.inet.tcp.delayed_ack=1
+</code>
+to ''/etc/sysctl.conf'' and then issue:
+<code bash>
+cat /etc/sysctl.conf | xargs sysctl -w
+</code>
+====== Hibernate and Sleep Mode ======
+<code bash>
+pmset -a hibernatemode 25 # always hibernate
+pmset -a hibernatemode 3 # hibernate only when the battery is low
+pmset -a hibernatemode 0 # to use ‘sleep’ mode (no hibernation, ever)
+</code>
+====== Installing Packages from Command Line ======
+<code bash>
+installer -pkg java.pkg -target /
+</code>
+====== Strip Architecture from Binaries ======
+<code bash>
+ditto --rsrc --arch i386 Safari.app Safari-i386.app/
+</code>
+====== Replacing Outdated Certificates on Leopard ======
+<code bash>
+cd /usr/share/curl/
+curl -ksO https://www.digicert.com/testroot/DigiCertHighAssuranceEVRootCA.crt
+sudo sh -c 'cp curl-ca-bundle.crt curl-ca-bundle.crt.old; cat DigiCertHighAssuranceEVRootCA.crt >> curl-ca-bundle.crt'
+</code>
+====== Compiling PHP 5.3.x on Leopard ======
+After installing mysql using homebrew on OSX Leopard, PHP can be configured by issuing:
+<code bash>
+./configure \
+	--prefix=/usr \
+	--mandir=/usr/share/man \
+	--infodir=/usr/share/info \
+	--sysconfdir=/private/etc \
+	--with-apxs2=/usr/sbin/apxs \
+	--enable-cli \
+	--with-config-file-path=/etc \
+	--with-libxml-dir=/usr \
+	--with-kerberos=/usr \
+	--with-zlib=/usr \
+	--enable-bcmath \
+	--with-bz2=/usr \
+	--enable-calendar \
+	--with-curl=/usr \
+	--enable-dba \
+	--enable-exif \
+	--enable-ftp \
+	--with-icu-dir=/usr/local \
+	--with-iodbc=/usr \
+	--with-ldap=/usr \
+	--with-ldap-sasl=/usr \
+	--with-libedit=/usr \
+	--enable-mbstring \
+	--enable-mbregex \
+	--with-mysql=/usr/local \
+	--with-mysqli=mysqlnd \
+	--without-pear \
+	--with-pdo-mysql=mysqlnd \
+	--with-mysql-sock=/var/mysql/mysql.sock \
+	--with-readline=/usr \
+	--enable-shmop \
+	--with-snmp=/usr \
+	--enable-soap \
+	--enable-sockets \
+	--enable-sysvmsg \
+	--enable-sysvsem \
+	--enable-sysvshm \
+	--with-tidy \
+	--enable-wddx \
+	--with-xmlrpc \
+	--with-iconv-dir=/usr \
+	--with-xsl=/usr \
+	--enable-zip \
+	--with-kerberos \
+	--enable-intl \
+	--with-pcre-regex \
+	--with-freetype-dir=/usr/X11 \
+	--with-jpeg-dir=/usr \
+	--with-png-dir=/usr/X11 \
+	--with-mysql=/usr/local/Cellar/mysql/5.6.15
+</code>
+In order to compile, you need to add the following libraries to the ''EXTRA_LIBS'' field of the top-level Makefile:
+<code>
+-lresolv -lstdc++
+</code>
+After which, PHP will compile fine.
+====== Disable Spotlight ======
+Spotlight, along with the menu icon can be disabled by first turning indexing off:
+<code bash>
+mdutil -a -i off
+</code>
+then by disabling the icon:
+<code bash>
+chmod 600 /System/Library/CoreServices/Search.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Search
+</code>
+and finally relaunching the UI with:
+<code bash>
+killall SystemUIServer
+</code>
+Note that disabling spotlight will not disable searching for files in Finder. Spotlight is to OSX as Indexing Services is to Windows. If you frequently use spotlight just to launch applications, consider using a third-party application such as QuickSilver or Alfred that will not churr over the hard-drive by indexing every file.
+====== Show Hidden Files ======
+Issue:
+<code bash>
+defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
+</code>
+and then restart Finder by Option-clicking the Finder icon and selecting "Relaunch Finder".
+====== Switch Samba Protocol in Mavericks ======
+Mavericks now uses SMB2 by default which is the samba protocol that is only supported in Linux kernels >= ''3.6''. If you are using a lower kernel version then OSX Mavericks should be told to use the old SMB1 protocol, especially if crashes are experienced. In order to do that, create a file called ''nsmb.conf'' in ''/Library/Preferences/nsmb.conf'' containing the lines:
+<code>
+[default]
+smb_neg=smb1_only
+</code>
+After which a restart may be required to pick-up the changes.
+====== Create Image File ======
+To create a ''DMG'' out of a folder, issue the following command:
+<code bash>
+hdiutil create -ov -scrub -srcfolder folder/ -volname MyFolder folder.dmg
+</code>
+where ''MyFolder'' is some descriptive name.
+====== Samba Optimisations ======
+OSX tends to handle Samba better when Unix extensions are turned off on the server side, by adding:
+<code>
+unix extensions = no
+</code>
+in ''/etc/samba/smb.conf''.
+On the client-side OSX Samba clients can be made more responsive by creating a file in ''~/Library/Preferences/'' named ''nsmb.conf'' and adding the following options:
+<code>
+[default]
+notify_off=yes
+streams=no
+</code>
+====== Show Hidden Files ======
+Issue:
+<code bash>
+defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
+</code>
+after which restart Finder (<key>Alt</key>-click Finder and choose ''Relaunch'') to show all files in finder, including hidden files.
+Issue:
+<code bash>
+defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE
+</code>
+to hide the files.
+Note that this only reveals the files in Finder but given a selection dialog, you will not be able to select the file. To unhide the file, see [[fuss:osx#hide_and_unhide_files]].
+====== Hide and Unhide Files ======
+This can be accomplished from the terminal using ''chflags''. To hide a file, issue:
+<code bash>
+chflags hidden file
+</code>
+to unhide a file:
+<code bash>
+chflags nohidden file
+</code>
+====== Enable Disk Utility Debug Menu ======
+<code bash>
+defaults write com.apple.DiskUtility advanced-image-options -bool true
+defaults write com.apple.DiskUtility DUDebugMenuEnabled -bool true
+</code>
+====== Change Host Name ======
+To set the hostname, as ''root'' or using ''sudo'' issue:
+<code bash>
+scutil --set HostName name.local
+</code>
+where ''name'' is the host name of the machine.
+====== Disable Access Times ======
+When using a Solid-State Drive ''SSD'' it is useful to cut down the number of writes. We can disable file access times by creating a ''plist'' at ''/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.grimore.noatime.plist'' with the following contents:
+<file xml org.grimore.noatime.plist>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+    <dict>
+        <key>Label</key>
+        <string>org.grimore.noatime</string>
+        <key>ProgramArguments</key>
+        <array>
+            <string>mount</string>
+            <string>-uwo</string>
+            <string>noatime</string>
+            <string>/</string>
+        </array>
+        <key>RunAtLoad</key>
+        <true/>
+    </dict>
+</plist>
+</file>
+and then restart the machine. We can check the status of the mounted drives by issuing:
+<code bash>
+mount
+</code>
+and the following is the output we are looking for:
+<code>
+/dev/disk0s2 on / (hfs, local, journaled, noatime)
+</code>
+Note the ''noatime'' option at the end.
+====== Disable Swap ======
+Swap is managed in OSX by a binary called ''dyanmic_pager'':
+<code bash>
+ps ax | grep dynamic
+</code>
+gives:
+<code>
+   ??  Ss     0:00.02 /sbin/dynamic_pager -F /private/var/vm/swapfile
+</code>
+to disable the ''dynamic_pager'', first unload the ''plist'':
+<code bash>
+launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.dynamic_pager.plist
+</code>
+and then remove the ''plist'' (make sure to make a backup!):
+<code bash>
+rm /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.dynamic_pager.plist
+</code>
+as well as the swap files (you do not have to backup these):
+<code bash>
+srm -rf /private/var/vm/swapfile*
+</code>
+and finally reboot the system.
+====== Change Kernel Boot Mode (32-bit vs. 64-bit) ======
+To check which architecture you are currently running under, issue in ''Terminal'':
+<code bash>
+uname -m
+</code>
+which will output either ''i386'' for 32-bit or ''x86_64'' for 64-bit.
+To change the boot mode, for example, from 32-bit to 64-bit issue:
+<code bash>
+systemsetup -setkernelbootarchitecture x86_64
+</code>
+and then reboot the system. To switch back to 32-bit, issue:
+<code bash>
+systemsetup -setkernelbootarchitecture i386
+</code>
+====== Change Log-in Window Background ======
+<code bash>
+sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow DesktopPicture “/path/to/file.jpg”
+</code>
+====== Clear "Open With..." Menu ======
+<code bash>
+/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user
+</code>
+====== Boot Flags ======
+The following settings can be set as boot parameters on OSX:
+^ Flag ^ Description ^
+| ''-f'' | Force rebuild of the kernel extensions cache. |
+| ''-v'' | Verbose booting shows showing kernel and daemon information. |
+| ''-s'' | Boot into single user mode. |
+| ''-x'' | Boot into safe mode. |
+| ''-legacy'' | Boot into 32bit instead of 64bit mode. |
+| ''hd=disk0s1'' | Force to boot a specific partition on a specific drive (BSD drive notation, means disk0 = physical disk 1). Here disk1 partition 1 is forced to be booted. |
+| ''Graphics Mode=1024x768x32@75'' | Forces to boot with a resolution of 1024 x 768 with 32bit colours at 75Hz. |
+| ''Kernel=mach_kernel'' | Forces to load a specific kernel, helpful for testing of new kernels. |
+| ''cpus=1'' | Force using only 1 CPU core, may help addressing issues |
+| ''idlehalt=1'' | Allows the system to turn off cores for power management. |
+| ''platform=X86PC'' | Disables power management (disables ACPI). |
+| ''platform=ACPI'' | Forces the use of power management (enables ACPI). |
+| ''iog=0x0'' | Will keep the screen dimmed after opening the lid on a laptop. |
+| ''kmem=1'' | Enable memory debugging. |
+They can be set by issuing as root:
+<code>
+nvram boot-flags="idlehalt=1"
+</code>
+In order to enable ''idlehalt''.
+====== Delete Kernel Extension Cache ======
+Issue:
+<code>
+rm -rf /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kext.caches
+</code>
+The caches will be recreated after a startup.
+====== Disable Automatic Spelling Correct ======
+{{fuss_osx_disable_automatic_spelling_correct.png?512}}
+Automatic spelling correction is a feature shows up blatantly in programs such as Skype and it is very hard to get rid of due to the fact that it is a system-wide setting in OSX rather than a per-application setting. The feature can be disabled by going to ''System Preferences->Keyboard''.
+====== Turn IPv6 Off ======
+On OSX versions prior to 10.7, IPv6 could be turned off from the Network settings. On latter versions, IPv6 must be turned off via the command line by issuing as root:
+<code bash>
+networksetup -setv6off INTERFACE
+</code>
+where ''INTERFACE'' is the name of the interface (eg: Wi-Fi, Ethernet, etc...)
+====== Combining Multi-Architecture Binaries ======
+One of the problems with [[cracks/sharemouse|cracking software such as ShareMouse]] is that some disassemblers can only produce binaries for a single architecture. The result is that you get two binaries, one of the architecture being cracked whilst the other remains uncracked. ShareMouse is a good example, because after copying the resulting binary to a different architecture you will notice that the application is seemingly untouched.
+To assemble multiple architectures in one file, we can use ''lipo''. First, produce the cracks for x86_64 and separately for i386 and, let's say, name them ''ShareMouse.x86_64.crack'' for the 64bit version and ''ShareMouse.i386.crack'' for the ''i386'' version. You may notice that if you issue:
+<code bash>
+lipo -info ShareMouse.x86_64
+</code>
+you will notice that it actually contains both architectures even if you produced the crack just for x86_64. So, assuming that ''ShareMouse.x86_64.crack'' contains the crack for x86_64 and ''ShareMouse.i386.crack'' contains the crack for i386, we now extract the cracked architecture for x86_64:
+<code bash>
+lipo -extract x86_64 ShareMouse.x86_64.crack ShareMouse.x86_64.solo
+</code>
+and the cracked architecture for i386:
+<code bash>
+lipo -extract i386 ShareMouse.i386.crack ShareMouse.i386.solo
+</code>
+Now if you run ''lipo -info'' on the ''solo'' versions, you will see just one architecture - the one that contains the crack. The next step is to merge them together in one binary:
+<code bash>
+lipo -create ShareMouse.x86_64.solo ShareMouse.i386.solo ShareMouse
+</code>
+which will unite the x86_64 crack with the i386 crack and create an universal binary ''ShareMouse'' which contains the cracks for both architectures.
+====== Fix File Permissions from Command Line ======
+Done by calling ''diskutil'' with the ''repairPermissions'' option as root:
+<code bash>
+diskutil repairPermissions /
+</code>
+====== Switch Between XCode and Command-Line Tools ======
+This is necessary sometimes if you get errors along the lines of:
+<code>
+xcode-select: error: tool 'ibtool' requires Xcode, but active developer directory '/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools' is a command line tools instance
+</code>
+which imply that you need to switch to Xcode.
+To switch to Xcode use:
+<code bash>
+sudo xcode-select --switch /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
+</code>
+To switch to command-line tools:
+<code bash>
+sudo xcode-select --switch /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools
+</code>
+====== Disable Adobe Update and Cloud Services ======
+If you have any Adobe software installed, you will get a pesky little icon throwing updates at you from time to time. If you open ''Activity Monitor'', you will find a process ''AAM Updates Notifier'' in the background. Furthermore, you may also additionally get Adobe Cloud, and unless you want to be permanently involved with the community, you can disable both of these.
+The files that are needed to be changed can be found at:
+<code>
+/Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
+/Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist
+</code>
+you can edit these files and change the ''RunAtLoad'' value to ''false'':
+<code xml>
+  <key>RunAtLoad</key>
+  <false/>
+</code>
+====== Format to FAT32 ======
+By default, the Disk Utility in OS X only allows you to create partitions formatted with FAT16. In order to format to FAT32 on OS X, you will need to perform the following steps.
+  * With the disk inserted, issue the ''mount'' command as ''root'' which will give you the partition that you want to format to FAT32:
+<code bash>
+sh-3.2# mount
+/dev/disk1 on / (hfs, local, journaled, noatime)
+devfs on /dev (devfs, local, nobrowse)
+map -hosts on /net (autofs, nosuid, automounted, nobrowse)
+map auto_home on /home (autofs, automounted, nobrowse)
+/dev/disk2s1 on /Volumes/NO NAME (msdos, local, nodev, nosuid, noowners)
+</code>
+Note that the partition in this case is ''/dev/disk2s1'' so make a note of this.
+{{fuss:fuss_osx_format_for_FAT32_mount.png?512}}
+  * Now ''unmount'' the partition from Disk Utility - do not ''eject''.
+{{fuss:fuss_osx_format_for_FAT32_unmount.png?512}}
+  * Finally, remembering that ''/dev/disk2s1'' was the partition you wanted to format, using a terminal as root issue:
+<code bash>
+newfs_msdos -F 32 /dev/disk2s1
+</code>
+where ''/dev/disk2s1'' is the partition you want to format.
+  * To check, right-click the partition in Finder and choose ''Get Info''. You should see that the filesystem is FAT32.
+{{fuss:fuss_osx_format_for_FAT32_getinfo.png?256}}
+====== Enable Loading Unsigned Kernel Extensions ======
+Issue as root:
+<code>
+nvram boot-args="debug=0x146 kext-dev-mode=1"
+</code>
+which will enable development for kernel extensions and then reboot.
+====== Disable System Integrity Protection ======
+With the release of El Capitain, Apple introduced another ridiculous feature comparable to the other abomination called "Gateway Security" - the one that allows only signed applications to run. This new feature called System Integrity Protection (SIP) enforces different policies that even ''root'' cannot override without SIP being disabled.
+To disable this monstrosity, you will have to:
+  * Boot in recovery mode by rebooting and then hold down <key>Command-R</key>
+  * Go to ''Utilities->Tools->Terminal'' and launch a terminal.
+  * Issue ''csrutil disable''.
+  * Reboot back again into normal mode and issue ''ls -lO /System /usr'' and look for the ''restricted'' string which should indicate whether SIP is enforced.
+You can also partially disable SIP:
+^ Policy ^ Command ^
+| Allow installation of unsigned kernel extensions. | ''csrutil enable --without kext'' |
+| Disable filesystem protections. | ''csrutil enable --without fs'' |
+| Disable debugging restrictions. | ''csrutil enable --without debug'' |
+| Disable DTrace restrictions. | ''csrcutil enable --without dtrace'' |
+| Allow writing to NVRAM. | ''csrutil enable --without nvram'' |
+{{:wizardale.png | Oh no, not this shit again!}} This annoying "feature" is most likely another episode out of the war that Apple wages on software developers which makes you a civilian victim as an unfortunate consequence. Sooner or later Apple is going to ship an operating system as a black box where you will not be able to modify it in any way - perhaps mounting root remotely over NFS, nor own any legal right to anything and all your junk will be living in "the cloud".
+Oh, hang on, isn't that almost iOS? Well, not quite there yet.
+====== Disable Startup Chime ======
+To disable the startup chime, as root, execute:
+<code bash>
+nvram SystemAudioVolume=%00
+</code>
+(yes, indeed, two ''0''s, as retarded as it seems)
+Then, to restore the chime:
+<code bash>
+nvram -d SystemAudioVolume
+</code>
+====== Encrypt Disk Without FileVault ======
+You can encrypt your entire disk using a password under any OSX after Lion. In order to do that, you will have to reboot in recovery mode. You can accomplish that by rebooting the machine whilst keeping down <key>Command-R</key> (or holding down <key>Alt</key> during reboot and selecting the recovery partition).
+Once the recovery interface has loaded, select ''Terminal'' from the ''Utilities'' menu (resize it and make it large) and look-up the disk you want to encrypt by issuing:
+<code bash>
+diskutil list
+</code>
+You will see several disks most likely and you are looking for something like:
+<code>
+#               TYPE NAME             SIZE   IDENTIFIER
+...
+: Apple_CoreStorage Macintosh HD      800GB  disk0s3
+...
+</code>
+so your main disk identifier is ''disk0s3''.
+You then issue as root:
+<code bash>
+diskutil cs convert disk0s3 -passphrase password
+</code>
+Where ''password'' is the password you would like to use to encrypt the disk.
+You can now issue:
+<code bash>
+diskutil cs list
+</code>
+and watch the conversion process, for example:
+<code>
+Conversion Progress:   66%
+</code>
+If at a later time you decide to change the password, this can be similarly done with the command:
+<code bash>
+diskutil cs changeVolumePassphrase 5D9D5BB5-3E68-461A-971A-D549DB7D11D8
+</code>
+where ''5D9D5BB5-3E68-461A-971A-D549DB7D11D8'' is the encrypted volume UUID which can be retrieved with:
+<code bash>
+diskutil cs list
+</code>
+It should be the last one in the tree from the output.
+In order to revert and unencrypt the volume, you would have to boot in recovery mode and use a terminal. First get the UUID of the disk by issuing:
+<code bash>
+diskutil cs list
+</code>
+then, unlock the volume:
+<code bash>
+diskutil cs unlockVolume 5D9D5BB5-3E68-461A-971A-D549DB7D11D8 -stdinpassphrase
+</code>
+where ''5D9D5BB5-3E68-461A-971A-D549DB7D11D8'' would be the UUID of the disk.
+Finally, revert the volume to an unencrypted phrase with:
+<code bash>
+diskutil cs revert 5D9D5BB5-3E68-461A-971A-D549DB7D11D8 -stdinpassphrase
+</code>
+====== Add Some Plausible Deniability to FileVault 2 ======
+FileVault 2 encrypts the entire disk and relies on a configured user to unlock the drive during EFI boot - which is different from [[fuss/osx#encrypt_disk_without_filevault|encrypting the whole disk using a single passphrase]]. Unfortunately, during boot, a list of users show up along with their icons and the prompt cannot be changed to a username and password prompt instead. However, using ''fdesetup'' you can configure the user that is allowed to unlock the machine during EFI boot. We can perhaps use this to our advantage in order to add some plausible deniability to FileVault 2.
+First add a different account - an account that will be seen during EFI boot by going to ''System Preferences->Users & Groups'' and creating a new user for the machine.
+After that, you can add the new account to the list of users allowed to unlock the machine by elevating privileges to ''root'' and then running:
+<code bash>
+fdesetup add -usertoadd USERNAME
+</code>
+where ''USERNAME'' is the user-name of the user you just created.
+The next part is to issue the command for all user-names on the machine:
+<code bash>
+fdesetup remove -user USERNAME
+</code>
+where ''USERNAME'' is the name of the user-name.
+The last step is to go to ''System Preferences->Users & Groups->Login Options'' and make sure that ''Display login window as:'' is set to ''Name and password''.
+====== Change Login Wallpaper on Yosemite and El Capitan ======
+The login wallpaper is usually generated by OSX as a blurred copy of the last user's wallpaper. However, the login wallpaper can be changed by going to ''/Library/Caches/'' and overwriting the file ''com.apple.desktop.admin.png'' with a different PNG file - make sure that the size of the picture you overwrite the file with has the same dimensions as your screen.
+Here is an example of what your login screen could look like:
+{{fuss_osx_stealth_man_login.png?512}}
+and here is the wallpaper if you like it:
+{{fuss_osx_stealth_man_wallpaper.png?512}}
+It is a mix of the PipBoy with a StealthBoy allure from the Fallout Series by Bethesda Softworks.
+====== Login Screen Tricks ======
+At the login-screen you can type the following user-names for the corresponding desired effect:
+^ Username ^ Effect ^
+| ''>console'' | Drops down to a terminal where you can log-in and execute commands. |
+| ''>restart'' | Restarts the machine. |
+| ''>power'' | Powers off the machine. |
+| ''>exit'' | Restarts the login server. |
+====== Flush DNS Cache ======
+After working with DNS and DHCP servers, OSX may need the cache flushed such that it picks-up the changes. The following table gives the respective command for different OS versions.
+^ OSX Version ^ Command ^
+| 10.9.5- and 10.10.4+ | ''killall -HUP mDNSResponder'' |
+| 10.10 to 10.10.3 | ''discoveryutil mdnsflushcache'' |
+| 10.6 - 10.8 | ''dscacheutil -flushcache'' |
+====== Managing Access Control Lists (ACLs) from Command Line ======
+OSX benefits from ACLs that are similar to POSIX ACLs and allow more fine-grained control over the standard Unix permission system.
+===== Setting ACLs =====
+This can be performed with an ''+a'' parameter passed to the ''chmod'' command. The syntax is:
+<code>
+chmod +a "[USER|GROUP] allow [permission[,permission,...]]" /path/to/file
+</code>
+where:
+  * ''USER'' is an user to apply the permissions for.
+  * ''GROUP'' is the group to apply the permissions for.
+  * ''permission'' is an ACL permission.
+==== List of Commonly Used Permissions ====
+  * Full access for directories:
+<code>
+list,add_file,search,delete,add_subdirectory,delete_child,readattr,writeattr,readextattr,writeextattr,readsecurity,writesecurity,chown,file_inherit,directory_inherit
+</code>
+  * Read/Write for directories:
+<code>
+list,add_file,search,delete,add_subdirectory,delete_child,readattr,writeattr,readextattr,writeextattr,readsecurity,file_inherit,directory_inherit
+</code>
+  * Read Only for directories:
+<code>
+read,execute,readattr,readextattr,readsecurity
+</code>
+  * Full access for files:
+<code>
+read,write,execute,delete,append,readattr,writeattr,readextattr,writeextattr,readsecurity,writesecurity,chown
+</code>
+  * Read/Write for files:
+<code>
+read,write,execute,delete,append,readattr,writeattr,readextattr,writeextattr,readsecurity
+</code>
+  * Read only for files:
+<code>
+read,execute,readattr,readextattr,readsecurity
+</code>
+===== Listing Current ACL Permissions =====
+The command:
+<code bash>
+ls -le /path/to/file
+</code>
+will list the current ACLs set on ''/path/to/file''.
+===== Clearing ACL Permissions =====
+The command:
+<code bash>
+chmod -N /path/to/directory
+</code>
+will clear any set ACLs from the folder or file at ''/path/to/directory''.
+====== Copy Remote File Contents to OSX Clipboard using OpenSSH ======
+''pbcopy'' is an indispensable tool on OSX that copies standard input (''stdin'') to the OSX clipboard. Usually, on an OSX machine you could copy a file to the clipboard so you can paste it using <key>Command-V</key> to a different location. For example, after issuing:
+<code bash>
+cat /etc/profile | pbcopy
+</code>
+you would have copied the contents of ''/etc/profile'' to your clipboard so you can paste it somewhere else.
+Unfortunately, ''pbcopy'' will not be available when you SSH into a different machine, so, to work around that, you can send the contents of a file to your OSX machine via OpenSSH and then pipe the contents to ''pbcopy''. For instance, suppose you are logged-in to a Linux machine via SSH and you want to transfer the contents of ''/etc/aliases'' from your Linux machine to your OSX machine. You would issue:
+<code bash>
+cat /etc/aliases | ssh you@osxmachine.com pbcopy
+</code>
+where:
+  * ''you'' is the username on your OSX machine,
+  * ''osxmachine.com'' is the hostname (or IP address) of your OSX machine
+Note that you may have to enable SSH in OSX in order to be able to connect to your machine. You can do that by going to ''System Preferences->Sharing'' and place a tick next to the ''Remote Login'' box.
+====== Copy Files Keeping Both ======
+On OSX a hidden option is to copy files from one location to the other whilst keeping both files without overwriting. This can be achieved by holding down the option key <key>Option</key> when the ''Skip'', ''Stop'', ''Replace'' buttons are shown on the replacement dialog. The ''Skip'' button will change into ''Keep Both''.
+====== OpenSSH Forwarding Locale from OSX to Linux ======
+When connecting via SSH from OSX to Linux with a different locale, you may get the following errors:
+<code>
+perl: warning: Setting locale failed.
+perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:
+	LANGUAGE = "ru_RU:ru",
+	LC_ALL = (unset),
+	LC_CTYPE = "UTF-8",
+	LANG = "ru_RU.UTF-8"
+    are supported and installed on your system.
+perl: warning: Falling back to a fallback locale ("ru_RU.UTF-8").
+locale: Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default locale: No such file or directory
+locale: Cannot set LC_ALL to default locale: No such file or directory
+</code>
+The solution is to stop OSX forwarding the locale by editing ''/etc/ssh/ssh_config'' on the Mac and commenting out the line:
+<code>
+    SendEnv LANG LC_*
+</code>
+Or, using ''sed'', by issuing on the Mac as root:
+<code bash>
+sed -i -e '/SendEnv/ s/^#*/#/' /etc/ssh/ssh_config
+</code>