Module: MacAdmin::Common

Extended by:
Common
Included in:
Common, DSLocalRecord
Defined in:
lib/macadmin/common.rb

Overview

Common

  • module comtaining classes and methods common to macadmin

Defined Under Namespace

Classes: UUID

Constant Summary collapse

MAC_OS_X_PRODUCT_VERSION =

Mac OS X major version number

`/usr/bin/sw_vers`.split("\n")[1].split("\t").last.to_f

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#get_primary_mac_address ⇒ Object

Get the primary ethernet’s MAC address

  • returns String



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# File 'lib/macadmin/common.rb', line 47

def get_primary_mac_address
  raw = %x{/sbin/ifconfig en0}
  raw.split("\n").grep(/ether/).first.split.last
end

#load_plist(file) ⇒ Object

Load a PropertyList file

  • convenience method

  • single parameter is a path to the ProperyList file

  • returns a Hash is if can parse the file

  • returns nil if it cannot parse the file



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# File 'lib/macadmin/common.rb', line 57

def load_plist(file)
  return nil unless File.exists? file
  plist = CFPropertyList::List.new(:file => file)
  CFPropertyList.native_types(plist.value)
end

#restart_directoryservice(wait = 10) ⇒ Object Also known as: restart_opendirectoryd

Restart the local directory service daemon

  • single param wait (Integer) measured in seconds

  • default wait is 10 seconds



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# File 'lib/macadmin/common.rb', line 66

def restart_directoryservice(wait=10)
  if MAC_OS_X_PRODUCT_VERSION > 10.6
    system('/usr/bin/killall opendirectoryd')
  else
    system('/usr/bin/killall DirectoryService')
  end
  sleep wait
end