Apple Mac OS X Server manual Sample Configuration File

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The following example shows the basic structure and contents of a configuration file for a computer with the following configuration:

ÂAn administrator user named “Administrator” (short name “admin”) with a user ID of 501 and the password “secret”

ÂA computer name and host name of “server1.example.com”

ÂA single Ethernet network interface set to get its address from DHCP

ÂNo server services set to start automatically

Note: Angle brackets used in XML format do not have the same usage as angle brackets used in Mac OS X Server commands.

Sample Configuration File

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<plist version="1.0"> <dict>

<key>AdminUser</key>

<dict>

<key>exists</key>

<false/>

<key>name</key>

<string>admin</string>

<key>password</key>

<string>secret</string>

<key>realname</key>

<string>Administrator</string>

<key>uid</key>

<string>501</string>

</dict>

<key>ComputerName</key>

<string>server1.example.com</string>

<key>DS</key>

<dict>

<key>DSClientInfo</key>

<string>2 - NetInfo client - broadcast dhcp static -192.168.42.250 network</string>

<key>DSClientType</key>

<string>2</string>

<key>DSType</key>

<string>2 - directory client</string> </dict>

<key>HostName</key>

<string>server1.example.com</string>

<key>InstallLanguage</key>

<string>English</string>

<key>Keyboard</key>

<dict>

<key>DefaultFormat</key>

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