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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