Managing MacOs in a Corporate Environment

5th February 2020

Turn on SSH for remote management:
sudo systemsetup -setremotelogin on

Create a local Administrator:
sudo dscl . -create /Users/AdminL
* Enter your computer’s administrator password NOT the password assigned to AdminL
sudo dscl . -create /Users/AdminL UserShell /bin/bash
sudo dscl . -create /Users/AdminL RealName “Big Brother”
sudo dscl . -create /Users/AdminL UniqueID 1013
sudo dscl . -create /Users/AdminL PrimaryGroupID 1000
sudo dscl . -create /Users/AdminL NFSHomeDirectory /Local/Users/AdminL
sudo dscl . -passwd /Users/AdminL password
sudo dscl . -append /Groups/admin GroupMembership AdminL

Installing WebMin allows administration in a web browser. http://www.webmin.com/osx.html

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