PackageMaker and Software Installs - Newbie Questions

I understand from using Remote Desktop and from the forums that you can custom create install packages for Macs on a LAN. I would just like to understand what the limitations are, what the simplified process for creating them is etc.
We use disk images for building machines but updating the 30 machines for software updates etc is a pain in the current format (going to each machine).
Would the process be to install the software on the default image, select the components for install, create package and put out via ARD? Would this work and install any software package, place items in the dock etc.
Am I over estimating the abilities of ARD and Package maker or on the right lines. Just after speeding things up etc
We have ARD 3.1, mixture of G4 Dual 500, 867 and 1,27s (running 10.3.9) and MacPro 3GHz (10.4.8) and an Xserve on 10.4.7
Many thanks

For more complex installs we use loggen to take a snapshot of the installed files.
While at Macworld this year researching tools for distribution like this, I discovered that JAMF Software had released their Composer application as a separate purchase/download from their entire Casper Suite. It's a GUI for diff so it will take a snapshot, let you install all your software and then take another snapshot and build a .dmg or .pkg for you. We absolutely had to be able to install "critical" Microsoft Office updates for all my Macs at work and we simply couldn't "touch" all the machines to run the Office Updater, so we had to find a tool like this. I've been messing around with it for about two weeks and there are a couple of issues I have with it, but we're currently pushing out Office 2004 updates now without any trouble.
http://jamfsoftware.com/products/composer.php
-Doug

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([email protected])

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JAAS, JGSS Kerberos and windows 2000 newbie question

Hi
I have setup a Kerberos server on windows 2000, now i want to write code in java to authenticate and authorize user using Kerberos , I know I have to use JAAS, JGSS,
is there a how to document to setup a client machine, like setup krb4.ini file and other security files so i can use java to authorize and authenticate, i am using j2sdk1.4.2
I have following code
GSSManager manager = GSSManager.getInstance();
               Oid krb5Mechanism = new Oid("1.2.840.113554.1.2.2");
               Oid krb5PrincipalNameType = new Oid("1.2.840.113554.1.2.2.1");
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               GSSName userName = manager.createName("test02EIM", GSSName.NT_USER_NAME);
               // Identify the name of the server. This uses a Kerberos specific
               // name format.
               GSSName serverName = manager.createName("krbsvr400/[email protected]",
                                                                 krb5PrincipalNameType);
          System.out.println("server name " +serverName.getStringNameType());
               // Acquire credentials for the user
               GSSCredential userCreds = manager.createCredential(userName,
                                                                 GSSCredential.DEFAULT_LIFETIME,
                                                                 krb5Mechanism,
                                                                 GSSCredential.INITIATE_ONLY);
               // Instantiate and initialize a security context that will be
               // established with the server
               GSSContext context = manager.createContext(serverName,
                                                                      krb5Mechanism,
                                                                      userCreds,
                                                                      GSSContext.DEFAULT_LIFETIME);
and krb5.ini file looks like below
[libdefaults]
default_realm = GL1AMR.PFIZER1.TEST
default_tgs_enctypes = des-cbc-crc
default_tkt_enctypes = des-cbc-crc
forwardable = true
proxiable = true
[realms]
GL1AMR.PFIZER1.TEST= {
kdc = gl1mopsamrdc01.gl1amr.pfizer1.test:88
admin_server = gl1mopsamrdc03.gl1amr.pfizer1.test
default_domain = gl1amr.pfizer1.test
[domain_realm]
.gl1amr.pfizer1.test = GL1AMR.PFIZER1.TEST
gl1amr.pfizer1.testm = GL1AMR.PFIZER1.TEST
[login]
krb4_convert = true
krb4_get_tickets = true
i get following error
SSException: No valid credentials provided (Mechanism level: Failed to find any Kerberos Ticket)
     at sun.security.jgss.krb5.Krb5InitCredential.getInstance(Krb5InitCredential.java:143)
     at sun.security.jgss.krb5.Krb5MechFactory.getCredentialElement(Krb5MechFactory.java:70)
     at sun.security.jgss.GSSManagerImpl.getCredentialElement(GSSManagerImpl.java:149)
     at sun.security.jgss.GSSCredentialImpl.add(GSSCredentialImpl.java:334)
     at sun.security.jgss.GSSCredentialImpl.<init>(GSSCredentialImpl.java:44)
     at sun.security.jgss.GSSManagerImpl.createCredential(GSSManagerImpl.java:102)
     at com.pfizer.maps.sso.TestGSS.useGSS(TestGSS.java:41)
     at com.pfizer.maps.sso.TestGSS.main(TestGSS.java:59)
what am i missing

My JAVA FILE having the code as follows , when i run this code iam geeting the Folowing error
Error
D:\Ramesh_Dump\KerbersTools>java GSSAPI
GSSException: No valid credentials provided (Mechanism level: Failed to find any
Kerberos Ticket)
at sun.security.jgss.krb5.Krb5InitCredential.getInstance(Krb5InitCredent
ial.java:133)
at sun.security.jgss.krb5.Krb5MechFactory.getCredentialElement(Krb5MechF
actory.java:72)
at sun.security.jgss.GSSManagerImpl.getCredentialElement(GSSManagerImpl.
java:149)
at sun.security.jgss.GSSCredentialImpl.add(GSSCredentialImpl.java:389)
at sun.security.jgss.GSSCredentialImpl.<init>(GSSCredentialImpl.java:60)
at sun.security.jgss.GSSCredentialImpl.<init>(GSSCredentialImpl.java:37)
at sun.security.jgss.GSSManagerImpl.createCredential(GSSManagerImpl.java
:96)
at sun.security.jgss.GSSContextImpl.initSecContext(GSSContextImpl.java:1
78)
at sun.security.jgss.GSSContextImpl.initSecContext(GSSContextImpl.java:1
58)
at com.sun.security.sasl.gsskerb.GssKrb5Client.evaluateChallenge(GssKrb5
Client.java:155)
at com.sun.jndi.ldap.sasl.LdapSasl.saslBind(LdapSasl.java:105)
at com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapClient.authenticate(LdapClient.java:214)
at com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtx.connect(LdapCtx.java:2637)
at com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtx.<init>(LdapCtx.java:283)
at com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtxFactory.getUsingURL(LdapCtxFactory.java:175)
at com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtxFactory.getUsingURLs(LdapCtxFactory.java:193
at com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtxFactory.getLdapCtxInstance(LdapCtxFactory.ja
va:136)
at com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtxFactory.getInitialContext(LdapCtxFactory.jav
a:66)
at javax.naming.spi.NamingManager.getInitialContext(NamingManager.java:6
67)
at javax.naming.InitialContext.getDefaultInitCtx(InitialContext.java:247
at javax.naming.InitialContext.init(InitialContext.java:223)
at javax.naming.ldap.InitialLdapContext.<init>(InitialLdapContext.java:1
34)
at GSSAPI.main(GSSAPI.java:34)
Problem searching directory: javax.naming.AuthenticationException: GSSAPI [Root
exception is javax.security.sasl.SaslException: GSS initiate failed [Caused by G
SSException: No valid credentials provided]]
JAVA CODE
import java.util.Hashtable;
import javax.naming.ldap.*;
import javax.naming.directory.*;
import javax.naming.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.Calendar.*;
import java.text.*;
public class GSSAPI {
     * @param args
     public static void main(String[] args) {
     Hashtable env = new Hashtable();
     String adminName = "[email protected]";//"[email protected]";
     String adminPassword = "Password12";
     String ldapURL = "ldap://172.20.55.97:389/";
     env.put(Context.INITIAL_CONTEXT_FACTORY,"com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtxFactory");
     //set security credentials, note using simple cleartext authentication
     env.put(Context.SECURITY_AUTHENTICATION,"GSSAPI");
     //env.put(Context.SECURITY_PRINCIPAL,adminName);
     //env.put(Context.SECURITY_CREDENTIALS,adminPassword);
     //env.put("javax.security.sasl.server.authentication","true");
     //connect to my domain controller
     env.put(Context.PROVIDER_URL,ldapURL);
     try {
          //Create the initial directory context
          LdapContext ctx = new InitialLdapContext(env,null);
          //lets get the domain lockout duration policy
          Attributes attrs = ctx.getAttributes("dc=globalv,dc=com");
          //System.out.println("test arttr"+attrs.get(""));
          System.out.println("Lockout policy for " + attrs.get("distinguishedName").get());
          System.out.println("Duration: " + attrs.get("lockoutDuration").get());
          System.out.println("Threshold: " + attrs.get("lockoutThreshold").get());
          long lockoutDuration = Long.parseLong(attrs.get("lockoutDuration").get().toString());
          //Create the search controls
          SearchControls searchCtls = new SearchControls();
          //Specify the attributes to return
          String returnedAtts[]={"sn","givenName","mail","lockoutTime"};
          searchCtls.setReturningAttributes(returnedAtts);
          //Specify the search scope
          searchCtls.setSearchScope(SearchControls.SUBTREE_SCOPE);
          //Create the correct LDAP search filter
          //Win32 file time is based from 1/1/1601
          //Java date/time is based from 1/1/1970
          /*GregorianCalendar Win32Epoch = new GregorianCalendar(1601,Calendar.JANUARY,1);
          GregorianCalendar Today = new GregorianCalendar();
          long Win32Date = Win32Epoch.getTimeInMillis();
          long TodaysDate = Today.getTimeInMillis();
          long TimeSinceWin32Epoch = TodaysDate - Win32Date;
          long lockoutDate = (TimeSinceWin32Epoch * 10000) + lockoutDuration;
          System.out.println("Lockout (Long): " + lockoutDate);*/
          //System.out.println("Lockout (Date): " + DisplayWin32Date(lockoutDate));
          //String searchFilter = "(&(objectClass=user)(lockoutTime>=" + lockoutDate + "))";
          String searchFilter = "(objectclass=user)";
          //Specify the Base for the search
          String searchBase = "dc=globalv,dc=com";
          //initialize counter to total the results
          int totalResults = 0;
          //Search for objects using the filter
          NamingEnumeration answer = ctx.search(searchBase, searchFilter, searchCtls);
          //Loop through the search results
          while (answer.hasMoreElements()) {
               SearchResult sr = (SearchResult)answer.next();
               totalResults++;
               System.out.println(">>>" + sr.getName());
               // Print out some of the attributes, catch the exception if the attributes have no values
               attrs = sr.getAttributes();
               if (attrs != null) {
                    try {
                         System.out.println(" name: " + attrs.get("givenName").get() + " " + attrs.get("sn").get());
                         System.out.println(" mail: " + attrs.get("mail").get());
                         System.out.println(" locked: " + attrs.get("lockoutTime").get().toString());
                         //System.out.println(" locked: " + DisplayWin32Date(attrs.get("lockoutTime").get().toString()));
                    catch (NullPointerException e)     {
                         System.err.println("Problem listing attributes: " + e);
//          System.out.println("Total results: " + totalResults);
          ctx.close();
     catch (NamingException e) {
          System.err.println("Problem searching directory: " + e);
import java.util.Hashtable;
import javax.naming.ldap.*;
import javax.naming.directory.*;
import javax.naming.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.Calendar.*;
import java.text.*;
public class GSSAPI {
     * @param args
     public static void main(String[] args) {
     Hashtable env = new Hashtable();
     String adminName = "[email protected]";//"[email protected]";
     String adminPassword = "Password12";
     String ldapURL = "ldap://172.20.55.97:389/";
     env.put(Context.INITIAL_CONTEXT_FACTORY,"com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtxFactory");
     //set security credentials, note using simple cleartext authentication
     env.put(Context.SECURITY_AUTHENTICATION,"GSSAPI");
     //env.put(Context.SECURITY_PRINCIPAL,adminName);
     //env.put(Context.SECURITY_CREDENTIALS,adminPassword);
     //env.put("javax.security.sasl.server.authentication","true");
     //connect to my domain controller
     env.put(Context.PROVIDER_URL,ldapURL);
     try {
          //Create the initial directory context
          LdapContext ctx = new InitialLdapContext(env,null);
          //lets get the domain lockout duration policy
          Attributes attrs = ctx.getAttributes("dc=globalv,dc=com");
          //System.out.println("test arttr"+attrs.get(""));
          System.out.println("Lockout policy for " + attrs.get("distinguishedName").get());
          System.out.println("Duration: " + attrs.get("lockoutDuration").get());
          System.out.println("Threshold: " + attrs.get("lockoutThreshold").get());
          long lockoutDuration = Long.parseLong(attrs.get("lockoutDuration").get().toString());
          //Create the search controls
          SearchControls searchCtls = new SearchControls();
          //Specify the attributes to return
          String returnedAtts[]={"sn","givenName","mail","lockoutTime"};
          searchCtls.setReturningAttributes(returnedAtts);
          //Specify the search scope
          searchCtls.setSearchScope(SearchControls.SUBTREE_SCOPE);
          //Create the correct LDAP search filter
          //Win32 file time is based from 1/1/1601
          //Java date/time is based from 1/1/1970
          /*GregorianCalendar Win32Epoch = new GregorianCalendar(1601,Calendar.JANUARY,1);
          GregorianCalendar Today = new GregorianCalendar();
          long Win32Date = Win32Epoch.getTimeInMillis();
          long TodaysDate = Today.getTimeInMillis();
          long TimeSinceWin32Epoch = TodaysDate - Win32Date;
          long lockoutDate = (TimeSinceWin32Epoch * 10000) + lockoutDuration;
          System.out.println("Lockout (Long): " + lockoutDate);*/
          //System.out.println("Lockout (Date): " + DisplayWin32Date(lockoutDate));
          //String searchFilter = "(&(objectClass=user)(lockoutTime>=" + lockoutDate + "))";
          String searchFilter = "(objectclass=user)";
          //Specify the Base for the search
          String searchBase = "dc=globalv,dc=com";
          //initialize counter to total the results
          int totalResults = 0;
          //Search for objects using the filter
          NamingEnumeration answer = ctx.search(searchBase, searchFilter, searchCtls);
          //Loop through the search results
          while (answer.hasMoreElements()) {
               SearchResult sr = (SearchResult)answer.next();
               totalResults++;
               System.out.println(">>>" + sr.getName());
               // Print out some of the attributes, catch the exception if the attributes have no values
               attrs = sr.getAttributes();
               if (attrs != null) {
                    try {
                         System.out.println(" name: " + attrs.get("givenName").get() + " " + attrs.get("sn").get());
                         System.out.println(" mail: " + attrs.get("mail").get());
                         System.out.println(" locked: " + attrs.get("lockoutTime").get().toString());
                         //System.out.println(" locked: " + DisplayWin32Date(attrs.get("lockoutTime").get().toString()));
                    catch (NullPointerException e)     {
                         System.err.println("Problem listing attributes: " + e);
//          System.out.println("Total results: " + totalResults);
          ctx.close();
     catch (NamingException e) {
          System.err.println("Problem searching directory: " + e);
}

Sudoers and sudo installation config questions

Hello, I am not sure if this is the right forum. I will try asking this anyway. I am trying to configure, install sudoers on a single system. I am not sure how to do that. do I need to install a Package on my Solaris 9 machine. Any info is appreciated

Go to sunfreeware and get the latest copy of the sudo package and just install it. The sudoers file will be in /usr/local/etc/ Edit it with /usr/local/sbin/visudo.

Looking for a Class that provide Computer and Software installation information

Hi there,
when you open a computer configuration item in the console you can use the form the view all the installed software.
I am now looking for a class which I can use to create a view that shows me a list of computers with the installed software. If there is no class how could I build one?
Thanks,
Gunter
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Hi Gunter,
The software class is System.SoftwareItem.
The device class is System.Device.
The relationship is System.DeviceHasSoftwareItemInstalled.
The management pack's name is System.Software.Library (System Software Library).
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Software and Driver Installation for HP Officejet 7310 Crash on my new laptop running Windows 8.1

I am trying to load the software and drivers for my hp Officejet 7310 on my brand new Lenovo laptop which runs windows 8.1. I had successfully loaded the software last week. Unfortunately I lost the disk drive on my 2 week old computer. The store gave me another brand new Lenovo laptop. On the new laptop I get errors when I try to load what I think is the same software that I loaded on the other computer a week ago. I downloaded the software from the hp website.
The driver software download fine. Originally it then unzipped and a nice interface came up. I think I clicked the load button. A message box came up saying that it could not find a certain file in appData\local\temp\7xxx... I tried the download and install several more times. I think I then did windows updates and registered my version of office. I was thinking that with the other computer I must have had the computer in a different state such that the drivers and software installed without a hitch.
Things seem to have gotten worse. I do not get as far. It still downloads fine but now after unzipping rather than the nice interface with the "load" button I get the a message box.
The latest error is in a message box with the heading "Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library". The error says that Program:c:\users\...\appData\local\temp\7zS4237\setup.exe This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way.
I was able to connect the printer through the "add Printers" and am not actually too worried about having the whole "HP Solution" with the scanning interface. I am worried that this error will cause me problems in the future with other things. Thanks in advance for any help.
I saw similar issuesdiscussed on the web and have tried several things. I really do not want to reload the OS and start again. We have barely used the system and I have no idea how this problem occurred and so I would not know how to prevent it from happening again. I did stop and start the print service. I was tempted to "totally unload the hp print drivers" but the file names in the posted instructions did not exactly match my files. Another post mentioned making sure that I had the latest version of Adobe Flash Player loaded. I went to the adobe site and it said that it is part of windows 8.1's internet explorer. I ran the test and it seemed to work.
Could the HP installation failure have corrupted my version of Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library?
Thanks in advance for your help.

Hi Karen_M2,
Thank you for your response!
The HP software does require the C ++ run-time libraries in order to install correctly. Please see this guide, Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Error May Display When Installing Certain Printers.
Here are the differences between the four types of uninstall:
1
Removes the Windows device discovery (Plug and Play) entries from the Windows registry. After running level 1, connect the USB cable to the all-in-one and let Windows try to discover the device again.
2
Performs Level 1 and removes the software drivers. After running level 2, run the all-in-one installer and use the "Add a new device" option to attempt to reinstall the all-in-one again.
3
Performs Levels 1 and 2 and removes the HP Photo and Imaging software. You must completely reinstall the all-in-one software after running level 3.
4
Performs Levels 1, 2 and 3, and removes HP Software Update. You must completely reinstall the all-in-one software after running level 4.
If you have an HP computer I would not recommend the L4 uninstall as it would also uninstall any other HP software you have installed besides your printer.
Definitely continue going through the post I had provided, Re: Error message Microsoft visual c++ runtime library.
If that still does not resolve your issue, or you cannot uninstall using one of the four methods above, then try the following:
Uninstalling the Printer Software.
Clean boot the computer. How to perform a clean boot in Windows.
Disable any antivirus programs. How to Disable Antivirus in Windows 8?
Disable any firewall programs. Windows Firewall from start to finish.
Create a new user account. Managing User Accounts and Logins (Windows 8).
Reinstall using the HP Printer Install Wizard for Windows.
Hope this information helps, and have a good day!
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Newbie Question about FM 8 and Acrobat Pro 9

Hello:
I have some dcouments that I've written in FM v8.0p277. I print them to PDF so that I can have a copy to include on a CD and I also print some hard copies.
My newbie question is whether there is a way to create a PDF for hard copy where I mainitain the colors in photos and figures but that the text that is hyperlinked doesn't appear as blue. I want to keep the links live within the soft copy. Is there something I can change within Frame or with Acrobat?
TIA,
Kimberly

Kimberly,
How comes the text is blue in the first place? I guess the cross-reference formats use some character format which makes them blue? There are many options:
Temporarily change the color definition for the color used in the cross-reference format to black.
Temporarily change the character format to not use that color.
Temporarily change the cross-reference definition to not used that character format.
Whichever method you choose, I would create a separate document with the changed format setting and import those format into your book, create the PDF and then import the same format from the official template.
- Michael

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