Advanced

By: James Reynolds - Revised: 2007-01-31 james

Hear Entman ROAR! --------->>  ROOOOOAR!

In this section you will learn how to configure and use Entman.  See the sub page links for more info.  Might I suggest you take marshmellows with your hot cocoa?  It tastes better that way....  Hm... I'm hungry now.
Table Of Contents
  • Adding to a Perl array
    • Cuz Entman is ritten in PearlJam, you want to know how do sum PearlJam stuff. Here you lurn how 2 add 2 an @rray.

  • Computer Name
    • Setting the Compter name.

  • Editing-the-crontab
    • This documentation covers editing the crontab file that is used by the the script create_crontab.pl to populate crontab files for all the Mac's we manage with radmind/entman. Most of the functionality of periodic crontabs have moved to launchdaemons. Currently, the only thing that we are using crontab for is the FileMaker Pro Server, because it was easier to implement in crontab vs launchd.

  • Editing entman_global_config
    • Editing entman_global_config is the primary method of configuring Entman. Learn how to edit this file.

  • Firewall
    • How firewall works, and how to change the Entman firewall.

  • Hooks
    • All about Captain Hook.

  • Home Folder Cache
    • While working on overloads it is easier to use the download_overload.pl script to download your transcript and apply it to the machine rather than running maintenance and waiting forever (or 60 minute +) for the maintenance to complete.

  • Loginwindow Graphic
    • Will we ever update the Login Window graphic?

  • Managed Files
    • Entman manages some system files. Learn which ones they are so you know why your changes never last longer than a reboot.

  • Quick Scripts
    • Something that Brandon created.

  • Replicated Files
    • Entman deletes some files and replaces them with a "saved cache". The best example is the cups settings. Learn about the others.

  • Report To Master
    • That's your job.

  • Screensaver Images
    • All you ever want to know about Screensavers and Entman.

  • System Log Scanner
    • Notes concerning the System Log scanner.

  • Customize w/ Trigger Files
    • Trigger files are ways of saving state information just like a normal preference file.

  • Something...
    • Syntax Notes.

  • Updating Printers w/ ARD
    • How to update printers using ARD.

  • Disable Nightly Maintenance
    • On some computers, the utility /Library/Admin/Stop Maintenance exists. It will skip one day of maintenance. Note, it will not work on computers that aren't allowed. Mainly staff isn't allowed.