If after mounting MacOS image files or disk partitions you can not change the owner of files inside them due to you've got an error saying ingore ownership.
For example: After adding a new hard drive to an Xserve, you cannot remotely change permissions to the new volume using normal means.
Using "chown" results in no error, but the owner remains the same.
Using "chgrp" results in no error, but the group remains "unknown."
run the next command to modify this behaviour.
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Sometimes we would like to use some MacOS dmg file in non Apple machine like installing MacOS as a Virtual machine in some ...
Review how to install mac as Virtual Machine here: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2005334
To manage image files we have hdiutil, that allow you to manipulate disk images (attach, verify, burn, etc).
Save your .dmg running hdiutil to convert it to CD-R image *Note: you have so run hdiutil as root Read more...
Sometimes we would like to have our own DNS server cache, i.e for web developers, in order to have some control over our network servers in addition to the /etc/hosts file. We will have our own network hosts resolved and also a DNS cache from internet, reducing timing making queries to a remote servers.
There are several steps we must follow, so let's start.
set rndc
Create a new config file and secret key file, this /etc/rndc.key file defines a default command channel and authentication key Read more...
Configuring Jumbo Frames enables the Ethernet interfaces to send and receive packets larger than the standard 1500 bytes. However, the actual transfer size depends on the switch capability and the device driver capability.
Note - Refer to the documentation that came with your switch for exact commands to configure Jumbo Frames support.
Jumbo frames can be enable in a Linux environment with the following steps
Enable Jumbo Frames in a Linux Environment
1. Ensure that the nxge software Read more...
Configuring Jumbo Frames enables the Ethernet interfaces to send and receive packets larger than the standard 1500 bytes. However, the actual transfer size depends on the switch capability and the device driver capability.
Note - Refer to the documentation that came with your switch for exact commands to configure Jumbo Frames support.
Enabling Jumbo Frames in a Solaris Environment
Now we will check how to enable Jumbo Frames in both a SPARC and an x86 environment.
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