Comments on: Managing Parental Controls On Snow Leopard With 3 Kids http://www.kimballlarsen.com/2009/10/20/managing-parental-controls-on-snow-leopard-with-3-kids/ There's No Substitute For A Good Subtitle Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:35:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kimball http://www.kimballlarsen.com/2009/10/20/managing-parental-controls-on-snow-leopard-with-3-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-317 kimball Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:33:39 +0000 http://www.kimballlarsen.com/?p=951#comment-317 Yeah, here is what the structure for email whitelisting looks like in the XML that is spit out for one of my kids accounts: <pre> <key>com.apple.mail</key> <dict> <key>parentEmails</key> <dict> <key>state</key> <string>always</string> <key>value</key> <array> <string>parents@super-secret-domain.com</string> </array> </dict> <key>parentalControl</key> <dict> <key>state</key> <string>always</string> <key>value</key> <true/> </dict> <key>whiteList</key> <dict> <key>state</key> <string>always</string> <key>value</key> <array> <dict> <key>email</key> <string>firstAllowedAddress@domain.com</string> </dict> <dict> <key>email</key> <string>anotherAllowedAddress@anotherDomain.com</string> </dict> <dict> <key>email</key> <string>oneMoreAllowed@thirdDomain.com</string> </dict> </array> </dict> </dict> </pre> Yeah, here is what the structure for email whitelisting looks like in the XML that is spit out for one of my kids accounts: 

<key>com.apple.mail</key>
        <dict>
                <key>parentEmails</key>
                <dict>
                        <key>state</key>
                        <string>always</string>
                        <key>value</key>
                        <array>
                                <string>parents@super-secret-domain.com</string>
                        </array>
                </dict>
                <key>parentalControl</key>
                <dict>
                        <key>state</key>
                        <string>always</string>
                        <key>value</key>
                        <true/>
                </dict>
                <key>whiteList</key>
                <dict>
                        <key>state</key>
                        <string>always</string>
                        <key>value</key>
                        <array>
                                <dict>
                                        <key>email</key>
                                        <string>firstAllowedAddress@domain.com</string>
                                </dict>
                                <dict>
                                        <key>email</key>
                                        <string>anotherAllowedAddress@anotherDomain.com</string>
                                </dict>
                                <dict>
                                        <key>email</key>
                                        <string>oneMoreAllowed@thirdDomain.com</string>
                                </dict>
                        </array>
                </dict>
        </dict>
]]> By: Dominik Hoffmann http://www.kimballlarsen.com/2009/10/20/managing-parental-controls-on-snow-leopard-with-3-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-316 Dominik Hoffmann Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:27:15 +0000 http://www.kimballlarsen.com/?p=951#comment-316 I guess, I'll have to dig into managing the server's ldap database. It should be very similar to what you describe on this page. Since I am mostly interested in the email white-listing capabilities of Leopard, I'll have to search through the XML dump for those types of lines. I guess, I’ll have to dig into managing the server’s ldap database. It should be very similar to what you describe on this page. Since I am mostly interested in the email white-listing capabilities of Leopard, I’ll have to search through the XML dump for those types of lines.

]]> By: kimball http://www.kimballlarsen.com/2009/10/20/managing-parental-controls-on-snow-leopard-with-3-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-315 kimball Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:05:31 +0000 http://www.kimballlarsen.com/?p=951#comment-315 Dominik, Unfortunately, I cannot say if this approach will work in your environment. I've never messed with SL Server, and never set things up in the manner you describe. The best I could suggest would be to try my approach and see what information is dumped out - when I dump my kids account info as I describe in the article, many sections of information are dumped, including allowed email recipients, I believe. Feel free to contact me at kimball at kimballlarsen dot com to see if I can help more. Dominik,

Unfortunately, I cannot say if this approach will work in your environment. I’ve never messed with SL Server, and never set things up in the manner you describe. The best I could suggest would be to try my approach and see what information is dumped out – when I dump my kids account info as I describe in the article, many sections of information are dumped, including allowed email recipients, I believe.

Feel free to contact me at kimball at kimballlarsen dot com to see if I can help more.

]]> By: Dominik Hoffmann http://www.kimballlarsen.com/2009/10/20/managing-parental-controls-on-snow-leopard-with-3-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-314 Dominik Hoffmann Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:46:32 +0000 http://www.kimballlarsen.com/?p=951#comment-314 Oh, I forgot to mention that the real problem is to know, what the "DSListeningFile" is. A Google search came up completely empty. Oh, I forgot to mention that the real problem is to know, what the “DSListeningFile” is. A Google search came up completely empty.

]]> By: Dominik Hoffmann http://www.kimballlarsen.com/2009/10/20/managing-parental-controls-on-snow-leopard-with-3-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-313 Dominik Hoffmann Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:44:04 +0000 http://www.kimballlarsen.com/?p=951#comment-313 I created a dummy user on another computer and am managing its Parental Controls. I noticed a file in /Library/Preferences/ by the name of com.apple.familycontrols.plist. It merely contains one boolean key, "CreatedDSListeningFile" set to "True". My approach was to set up a local user and then to import the relevant plist file(s) into Workgroup Manager under the "Details" tab. I created a dummy user on another computer and am managing its Parental Controls. I noticed a file in /Library/Preferences/ by the name of com.apple.familycontrols.plist. It merely contains one boolean key, “CreatedDSListeningFile” set to “True”.

My approach was to set up a local user and then to import the relevant plist file(s) into Workgroup Manager under the “Details” tab.

]]> By: Dominik Hoffmann http://www.kimballlarsen.com/2009/10/20/managing-parental-controls-on-snow-leopard-with-3-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-312 Dominik Hoffmann Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:40:30 +0000 http://www.kimballlarsen.com/?p=951#comment-312 I have my kids' accounts on a Snow Leopard server. They access them on an old G4 running Leopard. Managed preferences in Workgroup Manager only allows the set time limits and the restriction of websites in Parental Controls. I really would like to be able to manage the kids' email correspondents, like I can with a local user account on a Leopard machine (client not server). Will your approach help with that? I have my kids’ accounts on a Snow Leopard server. They access them on an old G4 running Leopard. Managed preferences in Workgroup Manager only allows the set time limits and the restriction of websites in Parental Controls.

I really would like to be able to manage the kids’ email correspondents, like I can with a local user account on a Leopard machine (client not server). Will your approach help with that?

]]> By: Thiago http://www.kimballlarsen.com/2009/10/20/managing-parental-controls-on-snow-leopard-with-3-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-305 Thiago Mon, 17 May 2010 13:17:44 +0000 http://www.kimballlarsen.com/?p=951#comment-305 Yeah. Nice. Here at the <a href="http://www.hidrocilsp.com.br" rel="nofollow">Desentupidora</a>, loved Mac, Snow Leopard. We need to setup this accounts. Very good post. Yeah. Nice. Here at the Desentupidora, loved Mac, Snow Leopard. We need to setup this accounts.

Very good post.

]]> By: Logan http://www.kimballlarsen.com/2009/10/20/managing-parental-controls-on-snow-leopard-with-3-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Logan Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:17:28 +0000 http://www.kimballlarsen.com/?p=951#comment-6 Sweet, I need to setup my kids account again on their old iMac, but I've been loathing setting up the website whitelist again. Thanks! Sweet, I need to setup my kids account again on their old iMac, but I’ve been loathing setting up the website whitelist again. Thanks!

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