RHEL 6.5 x64

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Started with GSL public template "RHEL 6.5 x64"

Edited /etc/inittab and set default runlevel to 5

subscription-manager register

subscription-manager attach --auto // NOTE system won't appear in RHN Classic list; must re-register using GUI later

subscription-manager register --org="7410959" --activationkey=granite

# install EPEL repository as per instructions at https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL

# e.g. for RHEL7:

subscription-manager repos --enable rhel-7-server-extras-rpms

subscription-manager repos --enable rhel-7-server-optional-rpms

yum groupinstall Desktop Fonts "Graphical Administration Tools" "Development tools"

yum install gedit file-roller firefox system-config-date kernel-devel

yum install gnome-system-monitor xorg-x11-fonts-* xorg-x11-drv-*

add "xrandr --output default --mode 1024x768" to beginning of /etc/gdm/Init/Default to set login screen resolution

Installed free NX NoMachine 4 server. For fast RDP-like remote access, use the free NoMachine client downloadable from www.nomachine.com and connect via SSH tunnel as described in https://www.nomachine.com/AR10K00728

disabled selinux and firewall

screensaver off

installed epel repository

installed filezilla from epel repo (FTP client. Applications menu->Internet->Filezilla)

installed 32-bit runtime libraries (yum install glibc.i686 libgcc.i686 libX11.i686) and dependencies;

required for SAV for Linux

installed jre-7u55-linux-amd64 and UnlimitedJCEPolicy:

cd ~/Desktop/packages

rpm -Uhv jre-7u55-linux-x64.rpm

cp UnlimitedJCEPolicy/*.jar /usr/java/jre1.7.0_55/lib/security/

yum install ncompress sharutils (needed to run SAV for Linux intelligent updater)

added admin group to sudoers file # but it's already there in Ubuntu...

installed gksu: http://www.nongnu.org/gksu/

gksu prerequisites:

yum install nautilus-devel GConf2-devel gnome-keyring-devel libgtop2-devel startup-notification-devel

added "wins" to hosts list in /etc/nsswitch.conf to enable netbios name resolution (winbind service? NO. Restart nscd service, or machine when in doubt)

System->Administration->Date & Time: set Pacific time zone,

synchronize with ntp.symantec.com

sav-linux-1.0.14-13.iso on desktop, can be mounted with double-click

installed SAVFL 1.0.14, re-compiling AutoProtect modules for RHEL 6.5, ran LiveUpdate

disabled SAVFL AutoProtect scanning of compressed files--it is a huge performance hit otherwise:

in xsymcfg, set HKLM\Symantec Endpoint Protection\AV\Storages\Filesystem\RealTimeScan\ZipFile = 0

Did not install SAV Reporting

HTTP link to datastorm downloads on admin desktop;

use this site to download various OS and Application software

created shortcuts to SAVFL's liveupdate configuration editor and xsymcfg on /home/admin/Desktop

Ubuntu 12.04.2

readme.txt

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Installed free NX NoMachine 4 server. For fast RDP-like remote access, use the free NoMachine client downloadable from www.nomachine.com and connect via SSH tunnel as described in https://www.nomachine.com/AR10K00728

screensaver off

32-bit runtime libraries libx11-6:i386 and dependencies have been installed

(otherwise SEP savtray won't run)

jre-7u21-linux-amd64 and UnlimitedJCEPolicy have been manually installed into /usr/lib/jre1.7.0_21/

apt-get install ntp

Date & Time: set Pacific time zone, synchronized with ntp.symantec.com

apt-get autoremove compiz # don't need this eye-candy and associated packages

added "wins" to hosts list in /etc/nsswitch.conf to enable netbios name resolution (winbind service? NO. Restart nscd service, or machine when in doubt)

apt-get install ncompress sharutils (needed to run Linux intelligent updater)

SEP-12.1-RU5-BETA1_for Mac.zip on desktop, has been installed.

SEP AutoProtect scanning of compressed files has been disabled in xsymcfg:

set HKLM\Symantec Endpoint Protection\AV\Storages\Filesystem\RealTimeScan\ZipFile = 0

HTTP link to datastorm downloads on admin desktop;

use this site to download various OS and Application software

created shortcuts to SEP's liveupdate configuration editor and xsymcfg on /home/admin/Desktop

edited /etc/default/apport and set enabled=0

vApp Publishing Checklist

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/149427: net user user_name * /domain

check power on / off settings in vApp properties

disable ALL customizations before publishing

if there is a password customization, disable it but set it to Passw0rd for future use

Mac OS X

PPPC and extension settings? Enroll in JAMF Now Plus? Add VMware Developer ID, vmware-tools-daemon, LastPass ("input monitoring")

Give Terminal full access

install rEFInd

add csr_rotate to refind.conf showtools, and set csr_values

SIP also must be toggled once from recovery before option will appear in rEFInd

Turn off "Screen Time" in System Preferences

Disable automatic time sync? i.e. time.apple.com... AND https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1189 AND use host-only networking for macOS or disable SIP and timed

VMs don't seem to use correct time when this is enabled. Re-testing this with Mojave 10.14.2. Otherwise, disable this, and let VM time sync set correct time when restoring snapshots.

https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/117864/how-can-i-tell-if-my-mac-is-keeping-the-clock-updated-properly - good stuff here

maybe sync time once from command line to get things set in place properly?

solution for now: disable macOS dateTime sync, enable all VMware time sync settings in .vmx except tools.syncTime = "FALSE" - this enables testing changes to time in running VMs. NOTE: even with all set to FALSE, time will sync to host when Mac VM restarted. Oddly though, a macOS clock deliberately set wrong will retain its setting in a snapshot.

Time Sync in Granite Labs: set ntp.symantec.com and Pacific tz

finder prefs: show desktop icons

adjust prefs - show all mounted volumes, always show scrollbars, jump to next page (rather than jumping to spot clicked in scroll bar), allow tab between all elements of dialogs, no power saving

disabled App Store auto update check

https://www.keka.io/en/ - Keka macOS file archiver. Awesome