OSX tips

 

restore from time machine image:
Hold Command-R while boot

Hide user account: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203998
From Admin terminal:

# sudo dscl . create /Users/hiddenuser IsHidden 1

unhide the account with:

# sudo dscl . create /Users/hiddenuser IsHidden 0

Hide user account from login screen

sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow HiddenUsersList -array-add user1 user2 user3 user4

Delete hidden list

sudo defaults delete /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow HiddenUsersList

setup static IP:

sudo ipconfig set en1 INFORM 192.168.0.150

Note: for whatever reason, when you are setting the IP address manually via the command line the Mac OS X Network Preferences doesn’t necessarily catch up to the changes.

enable vnc
/System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -activate -configure -access -on -clientopts -setvnclegacy -vnclegacy yes -clientopts -setvncpw -vncpw mypasswd -restart -agent -privs -all
disable vnc
/System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -deactivate -configure -access -off