Apple Mac OS X Server manual Default Settings, Commands Requiring Root Privileges

Parameters You Must Enter as Shown

If you must enter a parameter as shown, it appears following the command in the same font. For example:

$ doit -w later -t 12:30

To use the command in this example, enter the entire line as shown (without the $ and space).

Parameter Values You Provide

If you must provide a value, its placeholder is italicized and has a name that indicates what you need to provide. For example:

$ doit -w later -t hh:mm

In this example, you replace hh with the hour and mm with the minute, as shown in the previous example.

Optional Parameters

If a parameter is not required, it appears in square brackets. For example:

$ doit [-w later]

To use the command in this example, enter either doit or doit -w later. The result might vary, but the command will be performed either way.

Alternative Parameters

If you must enter one of a number of parameters, they’re separated by a vertical line and grouped within parentheses (). For example:

$ doit -w (nowlater)

To perform this command, enter either doit -w now or doit -w later.

Default Settings

Descriptions of server settings usually include the default value for each setting. When this default value depends on your configuration (such as the name or IP address of your server), it’s enclosed in angle brackets.

For example, the default value for the IMAP mail server is the host name of your server.

This is indicated by mail:imap:servername = "<hostname>".

Commands Requiring Root Privileges

Throughout this manual, commands that require root privileges begin with sudo. See “Commands Requiring Root Privileges” on page 26.

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