Supposedly there is a new command line utility that replaces the NetInfo
manager that will allow you to do this.
"dscl" is the utility you want to use.
To learn more type "man dscl". I don't have a Leopard machine in front of
me to give you the exact commands.
Using a combination of dscl and removing the .AppleSetupDone file should
result in the desired removal of the 501 user account, and forcing the Apple
Setup Assistant to run at next startup.
The root account is enabled in the new "Directory Services" application.
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On 10/29/07 5:28 PM, "Peter T Bosse II" <email@hidden> wrote:
>> Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:33:09 -0400
>> From: StargateSG1 <email@hidden>
>> Subject: De-personalizing 10.5
>
>> How can we de-personalize a Leopard install, since the NetInfo method
>> no longer applies? (ie, the way we did it under 10.4 and earlier won't
>> work).
>>
>> Goal is to setup a new machine and then strip out all personalization
>> and user info to return it to "first boot" status.
>>
>> I routinely rebuilt machines and installed software and applied
>> updates and then removed the local.nidb folder and the individual user
>> folders alone with /var/db/.AppleSetupDone and the machine was
>> basically returned to first boot.
>>
>> Any ideas? I've not found a KB article on it yet.
>>
>> TIA,
>> Doug
>
> I was trying to do this myself this weekend. I installed the bare minimum
> from the DVD, restarted into target disk mode, imaged using Disk Utility to a
> disk image, disconnected the target disk, restarted again, went through Setup
> Assistant (aka MacBuddy), then restarted into target disk mode again.
>
> I then mounted the clean (unbooted) disk image and used FileMerge (part of the
> Xcode tools) to compare the two file systems. I made the following list to
> return the disk back to it's pre-personalized state.
>
> HOWEVER, the system wouldn't boot without copying the
> 'private/var/db/dslocal/' and 'private/etc/authorization' files back from the
> clean system.
>
> These paths are relative to to /Volumes/targetdisknamehere I won't be held
> responsible if you use this info and hose your system.
>
> - Peter
>
> ---
>
> .fseventsd/
> .hotfiles.btree
> .Spotlight-V100/
> home/
> Library/Caches/*
> Library/ColorSync/Profiles/Displays/*
> Library/Keychains/*
> Library/Logs/*
> Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist
> Library/Preferences/*
> Library/Receipts/.SetupRegComplete
> net/
> private/etc/apache2/users/*
> private/etc/authorization
> private/etc/hostconfig
> private/etc/kcpassword
> private/etc/krb5.keytab
> private/etc/memberd.conf
> private/etc/ntp.conf
> private/tmp/*
> private/var/db/.AppleSetupDone
> private/var/db/.AutoBindDone
> private/var/db/.com.apple.iokit.graphics
> private/var/db/BootCache.playlist
> private/var/db/CodeEquivalenceDatabase
> private/var/db/crls/*
> private/var/db/dhcpclient/
> private/var/db/DirectoryService/
> private/var/db/dslocal/
> private/var/db/InstallResults.plist
> private/var/db/krb5kdc/
> private/var/db/ntp.drift
> private/var/db/PanicReporter/
> private/var/db/shadow/
> private/var/db/statd.status
> private/var/db/SystemEntropyCache
> private/var/db/volinfo.database
> private/var/folders/*
> private/var/log/alf.log
> private/var/log/asl.db
> private/var/log/cups/*
> private/var/log/fsck_hfs.log
> private/var/log/krb5kdc/
> private/var/log/mb.log
> private/var/log/system.log
> private/var/log/windowserver.log
> private/var/root/.CFUserTextEncoding
> private/var/root/Library/Autosave Information/
> private/var/root/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist
> private/var/root/Library/Preferences/*
> private/var/run/*
> private/var/samba/shares/*
> private/var/samba/winbindd_privileged/*
> private/var/samba/winbindd_public/*
> private/var/spool/cups/cache/*
> private/var/tmp/*
> private/var/vm/*
> System/Library/Caches/*
> System/Library/CoreServices/.disk_label
> System/Library/CoreServices/.disk_label.contentDetails
> System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.kdcmond.plist
> System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.UpdateSettings.plist
> System/Library/StartupItems/AutoBind/
> Users/*
> Volumes/*
>
> ---
>
> /bin/mkdir -p Users/Shared
> /bin/chmod 777 Users/Shared
> /bin/chmod +t Users/Shared
> /usr/bin/sudo /usr/sbin/chown 501:staff Users/Shared
>
> ---
>
>
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