osx

references:
Mac keyboard shortcuts

system info

production version

[!NOTE] issue in fetchScreen

$ sw_vers
ProductName    : macOS
ProductVersion : 11.1
BuildVersion   : 20C69

$ /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print:ProductName" \
  ->                         -c "Print:ProductVersion" \
  ->                         -c "Print:ProductBuildVersion" /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist
macOS
11.0.1
20B29

hardware

$ /usr/sbin/system_profiler SPHardwareDataType
Hardware:

    Hardware Overview:

      Model Name: MacBook Pro
      Model Identifier: MacBookPro15,1
      Processor Name: 6-Core Intel Core i7
      Processor Speed: 2.2 GHz
      Number of Processors: 1
      Total Number of Cores: 6
      L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
      L3 Cache: 9 MB
      Hyper-Threading Technology: Enabled
      Memory: 16 GB
      Boot ROM Version: 1037.0.78.0.0 (iBridge: 17.16.10572.0.0,0)
      Serial Number (system): C02XFGWEJG5H
      Hardware UUID: 4EA008BF-9B36-5F1D-9151-AD4F64808AAB
      Activation Lock Status: Enabled

$ system_profiler SPCameraDataType
Camera:

    FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in):

      Model ID: UVC Camera VendorID_1452 ProductID_34068
      Unique ID: 0x8020000005ac8514

grahics & display
cpu
- or

system

setup hostname

$ HNAME='iMarsloPro'
$ sudo scutil --set HostName "${HNAME}"
$ sudo scutil --set LocalHostName "${HNAME}"
# Optional
$ sudo scutil --set ComputerName "${HNAME}"
# Flush the DNS Cache
$ dscacheutil -flushcache
$ sudo shutdown -r now

$ HNAME='iMarsloPro'
$ sudo /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :ProgramArguments: string --no-namechange" /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.discoveryd.plist
$ sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.discoveryd.plist
$ sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.discoveryd.plist

$ sudo scutil --set ComputerName "${HNAME}"
$ sudo scutil --set HostName "${HNAME}"
$ sudo scutil --set LocalHostName "${HNAME}"
$ hostname -f
iMarsloPro

list all accounts
[!TIP] location of plists: /var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default/users
```
$ dscl . list /Users

# or
$ dscl . -list /Users GeneratedUID
```

create guest and enable

[!NOTE] scripts: https://github.com/sheagcraig/guestAccount/blob/master/guest_account

$ dscl . -create /Users/Guest

# keychain
$ keychain='/Users/Guest/Library/Keychains/login.keychain'
$ security create-keychain -p '' $keychain
$ security login-keychain -s $keychain

system integrity protection

[!NOTE|label:references:]
fxgst/writeable_root - make your Mac yours again!

$ csrutil disable
Successfully disabled System Integrity Protection. Please restart the machine for the changes to take effect.
$ csrutil clear
Successfully cleared System Integrity Proteciton. Please restart the machine for the changes to take effect.
$ sudo chflags restricted /usr/local

turn off the Rootless System Integrity Protection

$ csrutil status
System Integrity Protection status: enabled.

$ sudo csrutil disable
csrutil: failed to modify system integrity configuration. This tool needs to be executed from the Recovery OS

reboot and command + r
go to Utilities -> Terminal
csrutil

disable

-bash-3.2# csrutil status
 System Integrity Protection status: enabled
 -bash-3.2# csrutil disable
 Successfully disabled System Integrity Protection. Please restart the machine for the changes to take effect.

remove file lock (uchg) flag

$ chflags -R nouchg *
# or
$ chflags -R nouchg <PATH of folder>

example

$ find /usr -flags +sunlnk -print
/usr/libexec/cups
find: /usr/sbin/authserver: Permission denied
/usr/local
/usr/share/man
/usr/share/snmp

$ /bin/ls -lO /usr
total 0
drwxr-xr-x  976 root  wheel  restricted 31232 Oct 28 19:17 bin/
drwxr-xr-x  292 root  wheel  restricted  9344 Oct 28 10:04 lib/
drwxr-xr-x  234 root  wheel  restricted  7488 Oct 28 19:17 libexec/
drwxr-xr-x   16 root  wheel  sunlnk       512 Oct 28 19:26 local/
drwxr-xr-x  246 root  wheel  restricted  7872 Oct 28 09:55 sbin/
drwxr-xr-x   46 root  wheel  restricted  1472 Oct 28 09:55 share/
drwxr-xr-x    5 root  wheel  restricted   160 Oct  3 13:48 standalone/

$ csrutil status
System Integrity Protection status: enabled.

$ sudo csrutil disable
csrutil: failed to modify system integrity configuration. This tool needs to be executed from the Recovery OS

$ cat /System/Library/Sandbox/rootless.conf
$ /bin/ls -lO /Applications | grep firefox
22:drwxr-xr-x   3 marslo  staff  -           96 Dec  7 03:14 Firefox.app
$ sudo chflags restricted Firefox.app
$ /bin/ls -lO /Applications | grep firefox
drwxr-xr-x   3 marslo  staff  restricted  96 Dec  7 03:14 Firefox.app

disable/enable gatekeeper

disable
```
$ sudo spctl --master-disable
```
disable gatekeeper
enable
```
$ sudo spctl  --master-enable
```
check status
```
$ spctl --status
assessments disabled
```

apps

java

setup java home

$ /usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.8.0.162 -exec javac -versioin

keychain

[!NOTE|label:references:]
Install CA Certificate

$ sudo security add-trusted-cert -d \
                                 -r trustRoot \
                                 -k /Library/Keychains/System.keychain \
                                 /Users/Shared/NAMEOFYOURCERTIFICATE.cer

xcode

downlaod xcode by wget

get cookies.txt
- install google chrome extension from official website
- login developer.apple.com
- select cookies.txt and download
get xcode download url and right click and select Copy Link Address:
download xcode (inspired from and )
- example
- switch xcode version

developer tools

[!NOTE]
Install Ansible on Mac OSX

$ pkgutil --pkg-info=com.apple.pkg.CLTools_Executables

already installed

$ pkgutil --pkg-info=com.apple.pkg.CLTools_Executables
package-id: com.apple.pkg.CLTools_Executables
version: 14.3.1.0.1.1683849156
volume: /
location: /
install-time: 1688011857

not been installed

$ pkgutil --pkg-info=com.apple.pkg.CLTools_Executables
No receipt for 'com.apple.pkg.CLTools_Executables' found at '/'.

appendix

xcode

XCODE

URL

12.3 beta

https://download.developer.apple.com/Developer_Tools/Xcode_12.3_beta/Xcode_12.3_beta.xip

12.2

https://download.developer.apple.com/Developer_Tools/Xcode_12.2/Xcode_12.2.xip

12.2beta2

https://download.developer.apple.com/Developer_Tools/Xcode_12.2_beta_2/Xcode_12.2_beta_2.xip

12.0.1

https://download.developer.apple.com/Developer_Tools/Xcode_12.0.1/Xcode_12.0.1.xip

12 beta 5

https://download.developer.apple.com/Developer_Tools/Xcode_12_beta_5/Xcode_12_beta_5.xip

11.6

https://download.developer.apple.com/Developer_Tools/Xcode_11.6/Xcode_11.6.xip

command line tool

COMMAND LINE TOOL

URL

12.3 beta

https://download.developer.apple.com/Developer_Tools/Xcode_12.3_beta/Xcode_12.3_beta.xip

12.2

https://download.developer.apple.com/Developer_Tools/Command_Line_Tools_for_Xcode_12.2/Command_Line_Tools_for_Xcode_12.2.dmg

12.0

https://download.developer.apple.com/Developer_Tools/Command_Line_Tools_for_Xcode_12/Command_Line_Tools_for_Xcode_12.dmg

11.4.1

https://download.developer.apple.com/Developer_Tools/Command_Line_Tools_for_Xcode_11.4.1/Command_Line_Tools_for_Xcode_11.4.1.dmg

11.4

https://download.developer.apple.com/Developer_Tools/Command_Line_Tools_for_Xcode_11.4/Command_Line_Tools_for_Xcode_11.4.dmg

11.4 beta 3

https://download.developer.apple.com/Developer_Tools/Command_Line_Tools_for_Xcode_11.4_beta_3/Command_Line_Tools_for_Xcode_11.4_beta_3.dmg

additional tools

ADDITIONAL TOOL

URL

11.4

https://download.developer.apple.com/Developer_Tools/Additional_Tools_for_Xcode_11.4/Additional_Tools_for_Xcode_11.4.dmg

11.4 beta 2

https://download.developer.apple.com/Developer_Tools/Additional_Tools_for_Xcode_11.4_beta_2/Additional_Tools_for_Xcode_11.4_beta_2.dmg

https://download.developer.apple.com/Developer_Tools/Additional_Tools_for_Xcode_11/Additional_Tools_for_Xcode_11.dmg

10.1

https://download.developer.apple.com/Developer_Tools/Additional_Tools_for_Xcode_10.1/Additional_Tools_for_Xcode_10.1.dmg

additional info

accpet license from cmd

$ sudo xcodebuild -license accept

commandline tools and compoents

installation

$ xcode-select -p

$ for pkg in /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Resources/Packages/*.pkg; do
    sudo installer -pkg "$pkg" -target /;
done

upgrade

$ softwareupdate --all --install --force

# or
$ sudo rm -rf /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools
$ sudo xcode-select --install

more details

$ defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate
{
    AutomaticallyInstallMacOSUpdates = 1;
    LastAttemptBuildVersion = "10.15.7 (19H2)";
    LastAttemptSystemVersion = "10.15.7 (19H2)";
    LastBackgroundSuccessfulDate = "2020-10-10 06:15:40 +0000";
    LastCatalogChangeDate = "2020-10-10 14:13:29 +0000";
    LastFullSuccessfulDate = "2020-10-10 14:14:38 +0000";
    LastRecommendedMajorOSBundleIdentifier = "";
    LastRecommendedUpdatesAvailable = 0;
    LastResultCode = 2;
    LastSessionSuccessful = 1;
    LastSuccessfulDate = "2020-10-10 14:14:38 +0000";
    LastUpdatesAvailable = 0;
    PrimaryLanguages =     (
        "en-CN",
        en
    );
    RecommendedUpdates =     (
    );
    SkipLocalCDN = 0;
}

enable dev mode

$ DevToolsSecurity -enable

troubleshooting

xcode-select: error: tool 'xcodebuild' requires Xcode

$ sudo xcode-select -s /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools
$ xcodebuild -version
xcode-select: error: tool 'xcodebuild' requires Xcode, but active developer directory '/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools' is a command line tools instance

$ sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
$ xcodebuild -version
Xcode 15.2
Build version 15C500b

security

backup security

[!NOTE|label:references:]
How to make Python use CA certificates from Mac OS TrustStore?

export

$ security export -t certs -f pemseq -k /System/Library/Keychains/SystemRootCertificates.keychain -o bundleCA.pem
$ security export -t certs -f pemseq -k /Library/Keychains/System.keychain -o selfSignedCAbundle.pem

merge

$ cat bundleCA.pem selfSignedCAbundle.pem >> allCAbundle.pem
$ export REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE=/path/to/allCAbundle.pem

bash-completion@2

[!NOTE|label:references:]
entry script: $(brew --prefix)/etc/profile.d/bash_completion.sh
bash_completion.d: $(brew --prefix)/etc/bash_completion.d
see also:

$ brew info bash-completion@2
...

==> Caveats
Add the following line to your ~/.bash_profile:
  [[ -r "/opt/homebrew/etc/profile.d/bash_completion.sh" ]] && . "/opt/homebrew/etc/profile.d/bash_completion.sh"
...

# or
$ grep -n bash_completion ~/.bash_profile
9:  [[ -r "$(brew --prefix)/etc/profile.d/bash_completion.sh" ]] && source "$(brew --prefix)/etc/profile.d/bash_completion.sh"
29:  command -v brew >/dev/null && source "$(brew --prefix git)"/etc/bash_completion.d/git-*.sh \
30:                             || source "$(brew --prefix git)"/etc/bash_completion.d/git-prompt.sh

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$ /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print:ProductName" \ -> -c "Print:ProductVersion" \ -> -c "Print:ProductBuildVersion" /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist macOS 11.0.1 20B29

$ /usr/sbin/system_profiler SPHardwareDataType Hardware: Hardware Overview: Model Name: MacBook Pro Model Identifier: MacBookPro15,1 Processor Name: 6-Core Intel Core i7 Processor Speed: 2.2 GHz Number of Processors: 1 Total Number of Cores: 6 L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB L3 Cache: 9 MB Hyper-Threading Technology: Enabled Memory: 16 GB Boot ROM Version: 1037.0.78.0.0 (iBridge: 17.16.10572.0.0,0) Serial Number (system): C02XFGWEJG5H Hardware UUID: 4EA008BF-9B36-5F1D-9151-AD4F64808AAB Activation Lock Status: Enabled $ system_profiler SPCameraDataType Camera: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in): Model ID: UVC Camera VendorID_1452 ProductID_34068 Unique ID: 0x8020000005ac8514

$ HNAME='iMarsloPro' $ sudo scutil --set HostName "${HNAME}" $ sudo scutil --set LocalHostName "${HNAME}" # Optional $ sudo scutil --set ComputerName "${HNAME}" # Flush the DNS Cache $ dscacheutil -flushcache $ sudo shutdown -r now

$ HNAME='iMarsloPro' $ sudo /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :ProgramArguments: string --no-namechange" /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.discoveryd.plist $ sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.discoveryd.plist $ sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.discoveryd.plist $ sudo scutil --set ComputerName "${HNAME}" $ sudo scutil --set HostName "${HNAME}" $ sudo scutil --set LocalHostName "${HNAME}" $ hostname -f iMarsloPro

$ csrutil disable Successfully disabled System Integrity Protection. Please restart the machine for the changes to take effect. $ csrutil clear Successfully cleared System Integrity Proteciton. Please restart the machine for the changes to take effect. $ sudo chflags restricted /usr/local

-bash-3.2# csrutil status System Integrity Protection status: enabled -bash-3.2# csrutil disable Successfully disabled System Integrity Protection. Please restart the machine for the changes to take effect.

$ find /usr -flags +sunlnk -print /usr/libexec/cups find: /usr/sbin/authserver: Permission denied /usr/local /usr/share/man /usr/share/snmp $ /bin/ls -lO /usr total 0 drwxr-xr-x 976 root wheel restricted 31232 Oct 28 19:17 bin/ drwxr-xr-x 292 root wheel restricted 9344 Oct 28 10:04 lib/ drwxr-xr-x 234 root wheel restricted 7488 Oct 28 19:17 libexec/ drwxr-xr-x 16 root wheel sunlnk 512 Oct 28 19:26 local/ drwxr-xr-x 246 root wheel restricted 7872 Oct 28 09:55 sbin/ drwxr-xr-x 46 root wheel restricted 1472 Oct 28 09:55 share/ drwxr-xr-x 5 root wheel restricted 160 Oct 3 13:48 standalone/ $ csrutil status System Integrity Protection status: enabled. $ sudo csrutil disable csrutil: failed to modify system integrity configuration. This tool needs to be executed from the Recovery OS $ cat /System/Library/Sandbox/rootless.conf $ /bin/ls -lO /Applications | grep firefox 22:drwxr-xr-x 3 marslo staff - 96 Dec 7 03:14 Firefox.app $ sudo chflags restricted Firefox.app $ /bin/ls -lO /Applications | grep firefox drwxr-xr-x 3 marslo staff restricted 96 Dec 7 03:14 Firefox.app

$ sudo security add-trusted-cert -d \ -r trustRoot \ -k /Library/Keychains/System.keychain \ /Users/Shared/NAMEOFYOURCERTIFICATE.cer

$ defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate { AutomaticallyInstallMacOSUpdates = 1; LastAttemptBuildVersion = "10.15.7 (19H2)"; LastAttemptSystemVersion = "10.15.7 (19H2)"; LastBackgroundSuccessfulDate = "2020-10-10 06:15:40 +0000"; LastCatalogChangeDate = "2020-10-10 14:13:29 +0000"; LastFullSuccessfulDate = "2020-10-10 14:14:38 +0000"; LastRecommendedMajorOSBundleIdentifier = ""; LastRecommendedUpdatesAvailable = 0; LastResultCode = 2; LastSessionSuccessful = 1; LastSuccessfulDate = "2020-10-10 14:14:38 +0000"; LastUpdatesAvailable = 0; PrimaryLanguages = ( "en-CN", en ); RecommendedUpdates = ( ); SkipLocalCDN = 0; }

$ sudo xcode-select -s /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools $ xcodebuild -version xcode-select: error: tool 'xcodebuild' requires Xcode, but active developer directory '/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools' is a command line tools instance $ sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer $ xcodebuild -version Xcode 15.2 Build version 15C500b

$ security export -t certs -f pemseq -k /System/Library/Keychains/SystemRootCertificates.keychain -o bundleCA.pem $ security export -t certs -f pemseq -k /Library/Keychains/System.keychain -o selfSignedCAbundle.pem

$ brew info bash-completion@2 ... ==> Caveats Add the following line to your ~/.bash_profile: [[ -r "/opt/homebrew/etc/profile.d/bash_completion.sh" ]] && . "/opt/homebrew/etc/profile.d/bash_completion.sh" ... # or $ grep -n bash_completion ~/.bash_profile 9: [[ -r "$(brew --prefix)/etc/profile.d/bash_completion.sh" ]] && source "$(brew --prefix)/etc/profile.d/bash_completion.sh" 29: command -v brew >/dev/null && source "$(brew --prefix git)"/etc/bash_completion.d/git-*.sh \ 30: || source "$(brew --prefix git)"/etc/bash_completion.d/git-prompt.sh

system info

system

setup hostname

enable root user

system integrity protection

disable/enable gatekeeper

apps

java

keychain

xcode

downlaod xcode by wget

developer tools

appendix

accpet license from cmd

commandline tools and compoents

enable dev mode

troubleshooting

security

backup security

bash-completion@2

system info

system

setup hostname

enable root user

system integrity protection

disable/enable gatekeeper

apps

java

keychain

xcode

downlaod xcode by wget

developer tools

appendix

accpet license from cmd

commandline tools and compoents

enable dev mode

troubleshooting

security

backup security

bash-completion@2