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Symptom: Users are unable to connect to the FTP service on MaxOS X Server 10.4. Both local user accounts and Open Directory users are unable to connect to the server via FTP. However they are able to connect to the server via Apple File Sharing (AFP). The system.log file has FTP server entries which contain [...]
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18 Mar 2008In Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger some system preferences were unique to a particular computer and so were named using a naming convention that included the MAC address of the first network device in the computer (en0). In Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard this naming convention was changed to use a different unique identifier other [...]
To determine what daemon or program is listening on a port in Linux or OS X you can use the lsof command. You need to run the command while logged in as root or if your operating system supports sudo like OS X, you can use that. Command to run in Linux: lsof -i -nP [...]
This blog is about technology related topics. It will primarily contain problems and solutions to IT problems that I encounter on a day-to-day basis. In addition interesting things I come across either on or off the internet will be posted here as well. I will also include step-by-step tutorials to common tasks people may need to do with their computers.