Filter
Top Products
196 Chapter 10 Managing Preferences
4 Click Edit.
5 If the local host name contains special nonalphabetic or non-numeric characters such
as spaces, dashes, and underscores, remove the special characters and then click OK.
For example, change local host names like “Anne-Johnson’s-Computer” to
“AnneJohnsonsComputer.”
6 Optionally, determine the trust level by entering the following command in Terminal:
dscl localhost -read /LDAPv3/www.apple.com
dsAttrTypeStandard:TrustInformation
Replace www.apple.com with the address of your LDAP directory. Running this
command displays a line similar to the following:
TrustInformation: Authenticated FullTrust
In this example, the current trust level is FullTrust. The trust level is also Authenticated.
When two trust levels are listed, the higher trust level takes precedence.
7 Set the “EnableMCXLoginScripts” key in ~root/Library/Preferences/
com.apple.loginwindow.plist to TRUE by entering the following command in Terminal:
sudo defaults write com.apple.loginwindow EnableMCXLoginScripts -bool TRUE
8 To change the trust value from FullTrust, set the “MCXScriptTrust” key in ~root/Library/
Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow.plist to a valid trust value.
For example, enter the following command in Terminal:
sudo defaults write com.apple.loginwindow MCXScriptTrust -string
PartialTrust
This command sets the trust value to PartialTrust. To set other trust values, replace
PartialTrust with other trust values. If you enter an invalid trust value, the trust value is
reset to FullTrust.
When you enable login and logout scripts or change the trust value, add login and
logout scripts in Workgroup Manager. For more information about how to use
Workgroup Manager to add login and logout scripts, see “Choosing a Login or Logout
Script.”
Choosing a Login or Logout Script
You can only run login and logout scripts on computers or computer groups. Before
adding scripts, you must enable them using login and logout scripts. If you change the
trust level for client computers running Mac OS X v10.4, re-add your scripts.
For instructions on enabling login and logout scripts on clients and for more
information about trust levels, see “Enabling the Use of Login and Logout Scripts” on
page 194.
If you run login or logout scripts for computers and computer groups, the script for the
computer is run first, followed by the script for the computer group, starting with
hierarchical groups and ending with parent groups.