Enterprise Mac Managed Preferences Review

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Enterprise Mac Managed Preferences ReviewHaving seen presentations by each author on the topic helped highlight some of the concepts behind the book, but I wasn't prepared for how eminently readable this was. Taking each moving part of how the Mac is customized/managed in turn, Mr. Maczak and Mr. Neagle take us right up to the minute with (obviously well-rehearsed) best practices that remove headaches from an administrators job, including Active Directory integration practically handed on a platter. Common recipes are detailed, and the cutting-edge (yet flexible) "Local MCX in a custom (non-default) node" method is discussed to boot.
Many technical books feel like they are all talk and lofty theory, with heavy labor needed to get practical use out of what's written. By explaining the why's behind what to do, and taking GUI-based and bash tools alongside python and automation techniques, this book is very accessible, whether you're a novice or a seasoned pro. Highly recommended for anyone hoping to deliver an enterprise-grade computing experience to Mac users.Enterprise Mac Managed Preferences Overview
Many systems administrators on the Mac need a way to manage machine configuration after initial setup and deployment. Apple's Managed Preferences system (also known as MCX) is under-documented, often misunderstood, and sometimes outright unknown by systems administrators. MCX is usually deployed in conjunction with an OS X server, but it can also be used in Windows environments or where no dedicated server exists at all.

Enterprise Mac Managed Preferences is the definitive guide to Apple's Managed Client technology. With this book, you'll get the following:

An example-driven guide to Mac OS X Managed Preferences/Client technology
Recipes for common use case studies and patterns
A targeted approach appropriate for any sys admin that manages Macs in an OS X or Windows environment

This is the only book that focuses on this facet of OS X exclusively. If you're a sys admin, this book will take away much of the pain of working with OS X client systems. Even better, both of the authors are very involved in the Mac community-Greg Neagle is part of the MacEnterprise steering committee, and Ed Marczakis the executive editor and an author for MacTech magazine and a member of the Apple Consultants Network.

What you'll learn
The Managed Preferences system and how to manage it
All about Directory Services and Local Directory Services
How to work with property list files
How to deliver files with Open Directory, ActiveDirectory, local scripts, third-party utilities, Puppet, LANRev, Casper, and more
How to work with compositing preferences, including the hierarchy of preferences
How to write a Plist for management, using Workgroup Manager and Dock Example
How and when to enforce Managed Preferences
How to understand manifests
What recipes to use and when
When, how, and where to use mcxquery, System Profiler, and MCX Cache flushing

Who this book is for
This book is for systems administrators using Mac clients.

Table of Contents
Why Manage?
What Is the Managed Preferences System?
Understanding Directory Services
Property List Files
Writing a Property List for Management
Delivering Managed Preferences
Local MCX
Compositing Preferences
Enforcing Managed Preferences
Preference Manifests and "Raw” Preferences
Recipes
Managing Mobile Accounts
Troubleshooting Managed Preferences


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