mcxquery

mcxquery(1)                  General Commands Manual                 mcxquery(1)

NAME
     mcxquery – Managed Client (MCX) compositor query tool

SYNOPSIS
     mcxquery [options] [-user recordName] [-group recordName] [-computer spec]

              options:

              -o path                    Writes output to a file at the
                                         specified path.

              -format space | tab | xml  Specifies the format of the output.

              -computerOnly              Ignore values for -user and -group.

              -useCache                  Return the cached computer settings in
                                         the local node if they are available.

              -raw                       Dumps Directory Service data for
                                         records contributing to managed
                                         preferences.

              -forApple                  Convenience for specifying options when
                                         sending bug reports to Apple. Currently
                                         enables "-raw" and "-format xml". See
                                         usage example below.

              -version                   Displays the current version of
                                         ManagedClient.


DESCRIPTION
     mcxquery is a utility to determine the effective managed preferences for a
     user logging in to a workgroup from a specific computer.

     -user      Specify the short name of the user record to read managed
                preferences from. If this parameter is omitted, or a value of
                "=" specified, the short name of the currently logged in console
                user will be used.

     -group     Specify the short name of the group record to read managed
                preferences from. A value of "=" may be specified to mean the
                name of the workgroup (if any) chosen for the current login
                session.

     -computer  Specify the computer record to read managed preferences from.
                The computer can be specified using either an Ethernet MAC
                address (e.g. "11:22:33:44:55:66"), a Hardware UUID (e.g.
                "00112233-4455-6677-8899-AABBCCDDEEFF") or the short name of the
                computer record itself (e.g. "lab1_12"). If this parameter is
                omitted, or a value of "=" specified, the record for the current
                computer will be used.

EXAMPLES
     mcxquery -user jane -group science -computer lab1_12
              Displays the managed preferences that would be in effect if user
              "jane" logged in using workgroup "science" from the computer
              specified in the "lab1_12" computer record.

     mcxquery -user jane -group science -computer 11:22:33:44:55:66
              Displays the managed preferences that would be in effect if user
              "jane" logged in using workgroup "science" from a computer with an
              Ethernet MAC address of 11:22:33:44:55:66.

     mcxquery -user = -group = -computer guest
              Displays the managed preferences that would be in effect if the
              current user logged in using the current workgroup into a computer
              not specified by any computer record (i.e. a "guest" computer).

     mcxquery -user jane -group math
              Displays the managed preferences that would be in effect if the
              user "jane" logged into the "math" workgroup on the current
              computer.

     mcxquery -o /tmp/report.txt -format xml -user jane
              Writes the managed preferences that would be in effect if user
              "jane" logged into the current computer without a workgroup.  The
              report is written in XML format to /tmp/report.txt.

     mcxquery -computerOnly -computer lab1_12
              Displays the managed preferences for the computer specified in the
              "lab1_12" computer record only. Useful for determining managed
              settings when computer is at login window.

     mcxquery -computerOnly -computer 00112233-4455-6677-8899-AABBCCDDEEFF
              Displays the managed preferences for the computer with the
              Hardware UUID "00112233-4455-6677-8899-AABBCCDDEEFF". Supported on
              Mac OS X 10.6 and later.

     mcxquery -forApple -o results.plist
              Creates a plist, suitable for submitting along with bug reports to
              Apple, containing the managed preferences for the current user on
              the current computer. Also includes relevant records from
              Directory Services. Supported on Mac OS X 10.7 and later.

SEE ALSO
     dscl(1)

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