Netinfo manager help

can someone do me a favor and somehow get netinfo manager to me? when my business issued me my computer they deleted it for some reason. they also did away with a bunch of the preference panes, but i got them back via email. if getting me netinfo manager is not possible, please give me a solution to get it back...im trying to enable root. thanks. email at ryuzaki818(at)aim(dot)com

for anyone kind enough to read this: thanks for your concern. about five minutes after i posted my question i answered it myself. thanks.

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HELP: Deleted the group "admin" through NetInfo Manager. HELP

I deleted (by accident) the group "admin" through NetInfo Manager and don't know what do to now.
I probably have the files necessary to restore but don't know which files!
Or is there another way to recreate the group "admin" and then assign the users (only two out of 6) back into it?
HELP HELP

Dick,
There are certainly methods of recreating the admin group in your current Netinfo Database, but I am of the opinion that it is usually simpler to just delete the Netinfo Database and re-create whatever accounts you currently have.
Provided you know the exact order in which your existing accounts were created, this is easy to do. Follow these instructions:
* Perform steps 1, 2, 4, and 5 in section III of this kbase article, making sure that you follow the instructions at the top of the article for correctly mounting your startup disk as read/write in single-user mode (step #1). Perform only the steps I have listed.
* When you perform step #5, you will restart into the "Setup Assistant." Use the Setup Assistant to create a new "initial" admin account using the exact same username and user short name as the original "initial" admin account. You might be required to enter complete contact information for registration with Apple, but you may skip "Connecting to the Internet," "Sending Registration to Apple," etc. Skipping these steps will leave an alias for registering in your HOME folder, but this alias can be safely deleted once you are logged in (you are, after all, already registered with Apple). You may also use your current Apple ID to have all of this information filled in for you, but this requires that your machine be able to connect to the internet.
* Once logged into your admin account, use System Preferences>Accounts to recreate any "secondary" accounts, again using the exact same username and user short name as the original accounts. Recreate these accounts in the exact order that they were created originally. In each case, you will be told that there is an existing HOME folder with the same short name, and that this HOME folder will be used for this new account. This is what you want.
If you have questions about using this method for recovering from your current dilemma, just ask.
Scott

Without NetInfo Manager I have to use IP address instead of computer name

Great. [/sarcasm] Removing NetInfo Manager from Leopard has just made my life a lot harder. Back with 10.4 I simply used NetInfo Manager (after a little research) to add what were basically HOSTS file entries for all the computers in our extended private network that I need to remote control.
I would use a software VPN to connect to the private network side of my client's office:
* Cisco VPNClient (software VPN) Version 4.9.01
...and then use remote control to connect to the servers I need to work with:
* Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection for Mac - Version 1.0.3
Given that the software VPN disables other communications like... DNS lookups... then you're forced to manually enter the lookups yourself into the HOSTS file. Given that OS X 10.4 had NetInfo Manager then that wasn't necessarily a problem. Over time, I entered all the machines I had to talk to.
After my upgrade last night to OS X 10.5 I now find that it's removed those entries, removed my access to the HOSTS file and even changed completely the mechanism behind-the-scenes. The help system suggests reading up on Open Directory administration.
I've tried a variety of work-arounds and none work, given the software VPN restrictions as combined with Apple's complete removal of what I originally put into my HOSTS file.
*So now I have to memorize all the IP addresses of all the private machines I routinely connect to.* This is stupid and frankly ridiculous from a company that's supposed to have a simple interface for its users. If I am to enter these values again manually I need to now become a UNIX geek somehow to figure out how to manipulate some entry system. I now run the risk of accidentally rebooting the wrong server if I use the wrong IP address.

I eventually found the wiki page on NetInfo Manager... which had a bibliographical reference to a page that yields the following how-to:
Finder - Applications - Utilities - Terminal:
To add a HOSTS file entry (effectively) for the host name "www1" to the IP address "10.1.1.1":
sudo dscl localhost -create /Local/Default/Hosts/www1 IPAddress 10.1.1.1
To delete it again:
sudo dscl localhost -delete /Local/Default/Hosts/www1
You'll need the root password when prompted.

Netinfo Manager OOPS

I need some help, I have accidently changed something that I didn't want to, I have changed in the Netinfo Manager, under groups and then admin, under users I changed my user name and now it won't let me change it back, since my name no longer says that I am an authenticated user to make administrative changes. Please someone help. I am trying to change this back and then find where to change when you open the System Profiler and up in the corner it says who's computer it is, I want to change that name.
Thank you!!! I need help!!!

ct75,
The fix is pretty easy, and you can change all of the things you want to change while performing it. Follow these instructions:
* Perform steps 1, 2, 4, and 5 in section III of this kbase article, making sure that you follow the instructions at the top of the article for correctly mounting your startup disk as read/write in single-user mode (step #1). Perform only the steps I have listed.
* When you perform step #5, you will restart into the "Setup Assistant." Use the Setup Assistant to create a new "initial" admin account using the exact same username and user short name as the original "initial" admin account. You may be required to enter complete contact information for registration with Apple, but you may skip "Connecting to the Internet," "Sending Registration to Apple," etc. Skipping these steps will leave an alias for registering in your HOME folder, but this alias can be safely deleted once you are logged in (you are, after all, already registered with Apple).
* Once logged into your admin account, use System Preferences>Accounts to recreate any "secondary" accounts, again using the exact same username and user short name as the original accounts. Recreate these accounts in the exact order that they were created originally. In each case, you will be told that there is an existing HOME folder with the same short name, and that this HOME folder will be used for this new account. This is what you want.
If you have furhter questions, just ask.
Scott

Services tab in netinfo manager emtpy

Hello,
I have just gotten a new core 2 duo mac book pro. And I am noticing that it will not mount other macs on my network. I also noticed that the services tab in netinfo manager is empty...which is unlike my desktop that I have.
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Hello Ping680,
If you look at the top of your NetInfo Manager window
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-/. If you select /services you normally
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Color management help needed for adobe CS5 and Epson printer 1400-Prints coming out too dark with re

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Do I embed the ICM I choose into the new files I create?
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Using NetInfo Manager to change GUID

Hello,
I recently became aware that you can change an active users guid with netinfo manager. Having done this on my own computer, I am now running into a problem where the users files are no longer owned by them, since the guid has changed. What is the correct method of changing the owner of only the users files to the "new" owner, so things such as a users desktop, preferences, and dock are not lost.
Thanks,
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What happened to NetInfo Manager?

The last troubleshooting caldron to OS9 (ie., dragging & dropping between users or the ability manipulate the system without permission issues-[or anything for that matter]) was the NetInfo Manager (via logging in as Root). A VERY powerful (and perhaps dangerous) tool for those who don't like or feel proficient with the terminal. What happened to the NetInfo Manager- where did it go?How can I login as the Root now?

What happened to the NetInfo Manager- where did it go?
The NetInfo Manager was removed in Mac OS X 10.5, as the NetInfo database is no longer used.
How can I login as the Root now?
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lookupd(8)
manpage it discusses how to do what your looking for.
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It works.
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Netinfo manager users are listed on my login screen

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You might need to reboot for it to take effect.

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Our IT dept doesn't like macs. The art dept. managed to get 13 Power Mac G5. I have configured them to allow active direcotry users to login to macs. When they have logged in they automatically get their network storage on the desktop great. However IT doesn't want "bloated" art mac files on the network so one of the Power Macs has an enormous 250 gig hard disk. I have been able to auto mount the hard disk on the other machines using netinfo manager. However it appears in the /Network/ folder, according to this page http://www.bombich.com/mactips/automount.html that is the best I can do. I am wondering if anyone here can think of a way round this to make the Work network share appear on the desktop. I have alread tried making the dir option in netinfo manager /Volumes and ~/Desktop any other ideas greatfully received.

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