Network maintenance...

paulpaul
Posted:
in Mac Software edited January 2014
not too long ago (maybe a year...) I read about some software that apple runs at the apple stores to mantain the machines each night.... it was written by an employee and provided openly on his idisk

it would automatically re-install all the software onto the computers each night, so any damage done by the customers would be automatically fixed by the morning...



does anyone remember the webpage or have a copy? or any ideas about writitng something like this?



I am helping to maintain the emacs in the SLSC of my uni and they are looking for a solution like this....

any help is apprecieated....



-paul

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 6
    kecksykecksy Posts: 1,002member
    I'm afriad I can't help you, but find it funny Apple reinstalls there software every night. I didn't know that. Makes sense, but, haha, they sure don't do that a Comp USA.
  • Reply 2 of 6
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    actually i think they do it weekly now...



    anyone who works there want to help me out?
  • Reply 3 of 6
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Write a perl script that runs on a crontab that replaces the application in question every night or week.
  • Reply 4 of 6
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    crontab? <img src="confused.gif" border="0">
  • Reply 5 of 6
    123123 Posts: 278member
    [quote]Originally posted by Paul:

    <strong>crontab? :confused: </strong><hr></blockquote>





    man cron

    man crontab
  • Reply 6 of 6
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    sounds good

    remember im just a freshman...

    thanks i'll take a look
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