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Under-documented by Apple, Enterprise Mac Managed Preferences exclusively covers OS X operating system. Written by prominent insiders of the Mac community, the text provides readers with valuable insight on OS X client systems.

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Many systems administrators on the Mac need a way to manage machine configuration after initial setup and deployment. Apple´s Managed Preferences system (also known as MCX) is under-documented, often misunderstood, and sometimes outright unknown by systems administrators. MCX is usually deployed in conjunction with an OS X server, but it can also be used in Windows environments or where no dedicated server exists at all.

Enterprise Mac Managed Preferences is the definitive guide to Apple´s Managed Client technology. With this book, you´ll get the following:

An example-driven guide to Mac OS X Managed Preferences/Client technology
Recipes for common use case studies and patterns
A targeted approach appropriate for any sys admin that manages Macs in an OS X or Windows environment
This is the only book that focuses on this facet of OS X exclusively. If you´re a sys admin, this book will take away much of the pain of working with OS X client systems. Even better, both of the authors are very involved in the Mac community- Greg Neagle is part of the MacEnterprise steering committee, and Ed Marczak is the executive editor and an author for MacTech magazine and a member of the Apple Consultants Network.

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Why Manage?
What Is the Managed Preferences System?
Understanding Directory Services
Property List Files
Writing a Property List for Management
Delivering Managed Preferences
Local MCX
Compositing Preferences
Enforcing Managed Preferences
Preference Manifests and Raw Preferences
Recipes
Managing Mobile Accounts
Troubleshooting Managed Preferences

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Ed Marczak is key figure for Macintosh operations at Google. Ed is also the executive editor and an author for MacTech Magazine and a member of the Apple Consultants Network.

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