RE: OK, so who broke /usr/bin/AppleSystemProfiler?
RE: OK, so who broke /usr/bin/AppleSystemProfiler?
- Subject: RE: OK, so who broke /usr/bin/AppleSystemProfiler?
- From: Brad Allen <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2002 16:44:00 -0500
At 1:37 PM +0100 9/16/02, Charles Arthur wrote:
However with 10.2 it now launches the ASP application itself, which is
deadly slow and booooring.
Yes. And sometimes it actually launches the Classic app version of
Apple System Profiler, even when Classic mode isn't started. I hope
Apple can fix this one soon. I guess we need to report it as a bug.
At 2:39 PM -0400 9/16/02, Fox, Christopher B wrote:
There are other commands you can use at the terminal level that
might get you the information you need. You could try ifconfig, for example,
to acquire information on the various NICs installed in a machine.
Ok. That sounds interesting, but will take a fair amount of research.
The Apple System Profiler provided a LOT of useful information about
a machine. At work, we depend on an Applescript to collect all the
vital info of the machine and the software installed, to help with
management chores such as maintaining software licensing compliance.
ifconfig looks like a good start. Here are some additional items that
I'd like to tackle:
1. A way to list all the apps installed on a machine, along with the
versions? The ls command is great, but can it provide file versions?
I suppose AppleScript can fill in in this dept, after the ls command
locates all the ".app" files. (problem: not all apps end with
".app".) A similar need exists for ".kext" files.
2. Processor type and speed
3. Model
4. Devices and Volumes
5. RAM
6. Unique logic board number
I'd appreciate any suggestions on how to obtain this info via the Unix shell.
Thanks!
Brad Allen
Omnicom Management Services
Dallas, TX
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