I just upgraded my Macbook Pro to OS 10.13 High Sierra yesterday. After upgrading, I could not run Outlook 2016 any more. I got this message: You can't use this version of the application "Microsoft…
Mac OS X: Enable an AD User to…
Most of our Macs are bound to AD now. One common task I have to do is to enable an AD user to manage the computer. You can do it through the GUI, but the…
How to Change Default Host for Cisco AnyConnect…
I had a post about how to change the default host for Cisco AnyConnnect on Windows. A user has asked me how to change this on Mac. I spent a few minutes to find this…
Mac OS X: Add an AD Group to…
I joined a Mac machine to our AD so that users can use their AD credentials to use the Mac. One problem is that when users logon using their AD credentials, they cannot access some…
App Store: An Unknown Error Has Occured
While I was setting up a new Mac mini today, I ran into a strange problem. When I tried to use the App store to install Xcode, I entered my Apple ID and password and…
Hidden File or Folder under Finder on Mac…
A user reported that a folder he created on a share folder could not be seen by other users. I tried it on several different computers connected to the same shared folder. I could not…
How to Automount a CIFS/AFP Share on Mac
I set a Mac to be backed up by our TSM server. There was an external AFP share mounted at /Volumes/Data. I wanted to back up that share, too. The problem was that, for some…
How to Access X11VNC from a Mac
I have been asked to help install the VNC service on an Ubuntu machine. The installation is straightforward; here is a page detailing how to connect to the VNC service from a Windows PC or…
Error 403 Access Forbidden for Web Server on…
I helped a user fix his web server problem on a Snow Leopard server. Since I do not have much experience with OS X server administration, it took me a while to fix the problem.…
