Power Manager: Administrator

Dragon Systems Software Limited (DssW)

Graham Miln

DssW
Director
Dragon Systems Software Limited

4.1.3

Copyright © 1997 – 2012 Dragon Systems Software Limited (DssW)

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2012-06-29-14-04-37

Table of Contents

1. Managing Power Manager

Apple System Log
Switching on Debug Logging
Using Console
Filter Levels
Structured Log Entries

File Configuration

Security
Applying a Configuration File
File Format

First Run Help

Automatic Software Update

Working With Other Scheduling Tools

launchd
cron

Remote Management

Customising Remote Management
How Remote Management is Secured

Finding and Fixing Problems

Console
Specific Problems

2. Supporting Agents, Daemons, and Utilities

pmctl — control tool.
pmnotify.app — notification agent.
pmd — daemon and authorization rights tool.
pmuser — per-session daemon.
Power Manager Access — user interface assistant.
Remove Power Manager — removal tool.

3. Installing

Design Considerations

Package Reference

Power Manager Framework
Power Manager Core
Power Manager launchd Daemons
Power Manager launchd Agents
Power Manager Login Agents
Power Manager Automator
Power Manager System Preference
Power Manager SDK
Power Manager OpenPAM
Power Manager PAM
Power Manager Keychain

4. Removing

The Removal Script in Detail

Set Up and Presentation
Stop the Daemon
Revoke Security Rights
Remove Universal Login Items
Remove Supporting Files and Folders
Clean Up Processes
Remove Runtime Created Files
Say Goodbye

5. Securing Power Manager

Using Your Own SSL Certificates

Keychain and Your SSL Certificate
Self-Signed Certificates

List of Figures

1.1. uk.co.dssw.powermanager:1
1.2. Console.app
1.3. Event showing history and additional information.
4.1. Remove Power Manager.app
4.2. Remove Power Manager.sh:1
4.3. Remove Power Manager.sh:26: Unload the Power Manager launchd job
4.4. Remove Power Manager.sh:31: Remove security policy rights
4.5. Remove Power Manager.sh:38: Remove any universal login items (Mac OS X 10.4)
4.6. Remove Power Manager.sh:45: Remove our files
4.7. Remove Power Manager.sh:81: Kill still running processes
4.8. Remove Power Manager.sh:100: Remove the run time created files
4.9. Remove Power Manager.sh:107: Say goodbye

List of Tables

1.1. Filter Messages By Facility
1.2. Request Dictionary Format
1.3. Power Manager's Software Update defaults Keys
1.4. Available Defaults
2.1. Available Defaults

List of Examples

1.1. Enabling all log entries
1.2. Restoring default log entries
1.3. Using pmctl to get the filter level
1.4. Using pmctl to adjust the filter level
1.5. File Configuration Location
1.6. File Configuration Permissions and Layout
1.7. Setting the Correct Permissions
1.8. Applying a Configuration with a HUP Signal
1.9. Example Configuration File
1.10. Disabling software update using defaults
1.11. launchd job ticket to trigger a Power Manager event
1.12. cron job to trigger a Power Manager event
1.13. Creating a fixed port socket
1.14. Listing the fixed port socket details
1.15. Remove the fixed port socket
1.16. Authorising two groups for remote management
1.17. Listing IOPMQueue events with pmset
2.1. Integer coercions
2.2. Boolean coercions
2.3. Date coercions
5.1. certtool command to create a certificate and Keychain.
5.2. Sample certtool session: key pair.
5.3. Sample certtool session: Relative Distinguished Name.
5.4. Sample certtool session: Confirmation.
5.5. Moving the Keychain into place.

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