radmind-tutorial-0.8.1

Using the Radmind Command Line Tools to Maintain Multiple Mac OS X MachinesVersion 0.8.1This document describes how to install, configure and use the radmind client and server tools to maintain a smalllab of machines running Mac OS X. The methodology described can also be applied to using radmind on otherplatforms.Client – Creating a Base LoadPrior to installing and using the radmind tools, you need to create a model machine that will be used to create thebase load. A base load contains the operating system and other common files that every client will have. Thismight include the fully updated operating system, applications and any configurations to the system you wantstandardized. Once this machine is ready, you can install the radmind tools. It is a good idea to remove allremovable media and unmount all network drives before performing the following steps.1. Download and install the radmind tools from http://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/radmind/The installer adds:• The radmind tools into /usr/local/bin/o fsdiff - compares file system to transcriptso lcreate - uploads a creatable transcript and its corresponding files to a radmind servero ktcheck - verifies and downloads a client’s command file and transcriptso lapply - modifies a client’s file system to match an appliable transcript• The radmind man pages into /usr/local/share/man• /var/radmind/client/command.K - an example command file used in this tutorial. (The command file isa list of ...