Here is the command via terminal to find the Serial Number for OS X Server. sudo /System/Library/ServerSetup/serverserialnumberutil -get Out put will be the serial number, the name and company that it’s registered too. This only works on OS X Server 10.6 or higher.

These two commands are used to check disk usage Disk usage by user Df –sh * sorts by folder and gives total size in mb/gb (linux) sorted by owner of the file Checking disk usage du -sh * – by cding it to a specific directory, can check the files sizes in just that directory.

For those eagerly awaiting the latest security patches from Apple on Snow Leopard, they’re here! Client version can be downloaded here. Server version can be downloaded here. From Apple’s KB Article about the Client version, here are the fixes. General operating system fixes provided for: an issue that caused data to be deleted when using [...]

Every once in a while you’ll here or read about an absolutely awesome command line utility or X11 program that you must have. After consulting the great Oracle, Google you find that the program you want is in Macports which for those who are not comfortable at the command line may cause some issues. Fear [...]