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Enable root snow leopard
21-Aug-10If you need to enable root in snow leopard for whatever reason, is only takes one simple command in the terminal:
sudo passwd root
It will ask for your admin password, then you will be able to assign a password for the root user.
Done.
If you dont want the new root acount to show up in the login screen, then simply run
as root: (or put sudo in front of it)
defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow SHOWOTHERUSERS_MANAGED -bool FALSE
Then the root account wont show up in the login GUI screen.
Can’t get any easier
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Tags: Mac OSX, Snow LeopardRelated posts
WRT54G wake on lan
21-Aug-10I take care of a local dance studio’s computing and network needs. I have them setup with Fedora 13 that is locked down and bullet proof. It works great for all their needs.
I recently added (purchased used on eBay for $25) a Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router WRT54G Wireless router to the network as the main gateway.
I take care of their equiment from home, so I need WOL abilities etc. I assumed that the linksys router would allow wake on lan broadcast packets to pass through the NAT to the normal forward address of 192.168.0.255.
Come to find out this router kinda sucks, because it doesn’t easily allow static DHCP, or broadcast WOL packets via 192.168.0.255.
The DHCP static problem is easy enough to fix, I will just use manual settings on the machines I want static, or set the lease time to 9999 minutes.
The WOL broadcast forward through NAT was a bit tricky because it doesnt allow you to input 255…. dammit!! How stupid is that?
I decided to try the same form via my droid phone and it worked fine (gave some error, but worked), probably because of some java problem. I searched around the net, and the solution was that simple? JUST TRY THE SAME THING WITH YOUR PHONE…… DOH!!
BTW the firmware is version: v1.00.9
Hope this helps someone out there in internet land.
WRT54G wake on lan
WRT54G wake on lan
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Headless
23-Jun-10
If you have an old box (another word for computer, you must use this word if you are cool) that you aren’t using, then try installing a free Linux distro.
I run two linux boxes in my office. This one I run headless (another cool term, for "without a monitor"), and it is running openSUSE 11.2.
It’s sole purpose is to run my torrents. I don’t trust windows to run my torrents, and I use OSX daily and don’t want my torrents in the way. So this little box sits under my desk, quietly doing it’s job. I can forward an open port to this box without worrying.
My other linux box (also headless) runs Ubuntu, and will soon operate as a backup server. I happen to like SUSE better, Ubuntu seems to be geared for beginners, and lacks the nerdiness I like.
Why are they both headless?…. well why would I want two more monitors sitting on my desk?
We have one large room at home that has three stations for the whole family to use, and I already have four monitors running 6 machines (mostly Mac’s).
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