Probable Problem Solving for macOS Devices

System Info Check and Sign Out the Apple ID

Graphical View:

Method-01: 

Choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click General in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.) Click About, then click System Report.

Method-02: 

Apple icon Upper tab => About This Mac => View the system info in different tab + System report. 

Terminal View:

$ system_profiler -listDataTypes

$ system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType SPHardwareDataType

Or

$ hostinfo

$uname

System ON/OFF

Sudo shutdown -r now (restart)

Sudo shutdown -h  now

Sudo shutdown -h +10 (poweroff)

Sudo shutdown -h 15:00 

Sudo shutdown -s now (sleep)

How to Reset Siri and Apple Intelligence iOS 18.0

Procedure:

1. Settings >Action Button > Check-Out "Apple Intelligence" > Talk to Siri > Toggle Off

2. again Press the side button on for Siri > Click on "Hey Siri"

3. "Apple Intelligence" Allow

Search Bar on Screen (Spotlight Search)

Command+spacebar in short command.

Permanently Delete Files

command()+option(alt)+delete for permanently removing the files.

command()+delete files move to trash.

MacOS Recovery Partition

Restart mac => press (command+R) until showing the apple logo while starting mac => showing macOS recovery window and click Utilities from upper tab => Click terminal => Open-up terminal

How to enable Root User (System administrator) on MacOS

=> Initially, root user disable by system, and It is defined as System Administrator by MacOS.

$su -l root

=> find more info, read /etc/passwd file  total information for root user of MacOS PC/Laptop

$cat /etc/passwd

=>edit the root password by below this command -

$sudo passwd root

New password:

Retype new password:

=> Login Root user GUI mode

MacOS Sudoers Files

=> file name /etc/sudoers from root user (system administrator)

#vim /etc/sudoers

……………………………..

……………………………..

:wq!

=> write the user name below the root in the sudoers file.

user ALL=(ALL) ALL

Third Party Software Installation/Uninstallation

Method-01: Allow 3rd Party Software

$sudo spctl –master-disable (if permission denied showing)

Restart mac => press (command+R) until showing the apple logo while starting mac => showing macOS recovery window and click Utilities from upper tab => Click terminal => Open-up terminal

$csrutil disable ( system integrity protection - disable)

$sudo shutdown -r now

Open Terminal from Spotlight of mac

$csrutil status

$sudo spctl –master-disable 

Method-02: for firewall issue

Check firewall and allow by pressing Open Anyway button.

$sudo spctl --master-disable

$sudo spctl --master-enable (again problem will be showing)

How to Install / Uninstall Software

Method-01: From AppStore for Free / Paid Apps

=> Click on Get option for an Application

=> following the next step

Method-02: From .dmg (Disk Image) / .pkg file

=> Double click on the .dmg/.pkg files of the application.

=> Drag the software.app files to the Applications into the Finder window.

How to add Extension Safari on MacOS

=> Go to AppStore

=> Search SaveForm.net extension named meddlemonkey

=> Click on Get Option

=> Next click on Open

=> Command+Q => (Quit the Safari)

How to add Extension Chrome on MacOS

How to add extension OrangeMonkey for Chrome in Windows PC

How to Change the Hostname GUI mode on MACOS

GUI Configure:

=> Click on Apple icon Upper Tab => System Preference => Sharing => Change Computer name => Click on Edit.

Check from Terminal:

$ hostname

$ echo $HOSTNAME

Terminal Configure:

Change Primary Hostname: 

$ sudo scutil --set HostName “KSRM’s Macbook Air”

Change Computer Name: 

sudo scutil --set ComputerName <new_name>.

Change Local Hostname: 

$ sudo scutil --set LocalHostName KSRMIT-MACBOOKAIR

How to Remote Management ON/OFF 

=> System Preferences => Sharing => Remote Management service => Check Mark for ON

=> Allow Access for Specific users

How to Enable Virtualization on MacBook Bootcamp

How to check VT-x (CPU Hardware Virtualization) status on MacBook macOS

$ sysctl -a | less

$ sysctl -a | grep machdep.cpu.features

machdep.cpu.features: FPU VME DE PSE TSC MSR PAE MCE CX8 APIC SEP MTRR PGE MCA CMOV PAT PSE36 CLFSH DS ACPI MMX FXSR SSE SSE2 SS HTT TM PBE SSE3 PCLMULQDQ DTES64 MON DSCPL VMX EST TM2 SSSE3 FMA CX16 TPR PDCM SSE4.1 SSE4.2 x2APIC MOVBE POPCNT AES PCID XSAVE OSXSAVE SEGLIM64 TSCTMR AVX1.0 RDRAND F16C

$ sysctl -a | grep -o VMX

VMX

Manage to Clear Cache in Safari on MAC

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/18.0/mac/15.0 

Method-01

1. Go to the Safari app  on your Mac.

2. Choose Safari > Settings, then click Privacy.

3. Click Manage Website Data.

4. Select one or more websites, then click Remove or Remove All.

Method-02:

1. Open Safari and go to Safari Settings (Command-Comma)

2. Go to the Advanced tab and select the checkbox next to the "Show Develop menu"/

3. Click on Develop from Upper task bar => Empty Caches

4. Restart Mac.

Remove system temp files

1. Quit or close any open and active apps. To make sure this is done, Force Quit anything that hasn't closed properly. Anything that needs to be closed that way might benefit from a cache clearout.

2. Go to the Finder.

3. Press down the Shift+Command+G keys to pull down the Go to Folder menu.

4. Type ~/Library/Caches/ and press Return.

Safe Mode on Mac

https://support.apple.com/en-us/116946 

Method-01:

1. Restart the Mac and press down Shift Key until loading macOS and login the user

2. Go to System Info => Click on Software => Boot Mode: Safe

Method-02:

1. Shutdown the Mac => Boot Again & Hold down Power button until Loading the MacOS and release the power Button. 

2.  

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