Script help?

[ImAMacGuy]

So we have had an issue with our M$ Messenger and finally got a fix for
it today. The downside is that it requires a bit of terminal
interaction. What would be the best way to go through this as we have
to deploy to about 500 machines...

* Save attached file without the .TXT extension.

* Open Keychain Access from Applications/Utilities.

* Go to File->Add Keychain.

* At this point you are in ~/Library/Keychains. Browse to
/System/Library/Keychains and add X509Anchors.

* Right-click the newly added keychain and unlock it.

* Open Terminal from Applications/Utilities.

* sudo chmod -R 777 /System/Library/Keychains

* Double-click the certificate and add it to the X509Anchors
keychain.

* Go back to your terminal window. If you closed it, just open
another.

* sudo chmod 755 /System/Library/Keychains (no -R this time as
the files inside have different permissions)

* sudo chmod 644 /System/Library/Keychains/*

* Close Terminal and Keychain Access.

John Wojda

Lead System Engineer, DEI & Mobility

3333 Beverly Rd. B2-338B

Hoffman Estates, IL 60179

Phone: (847)286-7855

Page: (224)532.3447

Team Lead DEI: Matt Beiriger
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edback&body=I%20am%20contacting%20you%20regarding%20John%20Wojda.>

Team Lead Mobility: Chris
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edback&body=I%20am%20contacting%20you%20regarding%20John%20Wojda.> Sta
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"Any time you choose to be inflexible in your approach to an
unpredictable project you are already building failure into your plan"

[rockpapergoat]

you shouldn't change the keychain's mode to 777, but you should use /usr/bin/security to add your certificate.

see this for example syntax for adding a properly formatted cert to the system keychain.

https://github.com/tspgit/luggage/blob/master/802.1x_profile_10.5/postflight

[rmanly]

I deployed our cert to the root level via policy and then ran the following
to add it to the Keychain in an After script.

#!/bin/sh

security add-trusted-cert -d -k "/System/Library/Keychains/X509Anchors"
/certnew.cer

rm /certnew.cer

Ryan M. Manly
Glenbrook High Schools

[jarednichols]

x509 anchors is deprecated. Use System if possible.

j
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Jared F. Nichols
Desktop Engineer, Client Services
Information Services Department
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
244 Wood Street
Lexington, Massachusetts 02420
781.981.5436

[ImAMacGuy]

We tried system, couldn't get it to run.

[jarednichols]

Let's just say you should get that sorted if you've got plans for Lion. :)

j
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Jared F. Nichols
Desktop Engineer, Client Services
Information Services Department
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
244 Wood Street
Lexington, Massachusetts 02420
781.981.5436

[rmanly]

It was hard coded to look in X509Anchors.

I don't know if this has changed at all in Messenger/Communicator updates. I
know that it did not work with System when I was doing this a year or so
ago.

Luckily I don't have to deal with it now as the administration has decided
they do not want the legal ramifications of logging IM sessions etc.

Ryan M. Manly
Glenbrook High Schools