Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6 Server allow an administrator to manage the parental controls of a user in the server's Open Directory database. The GUI for manipulating these parental controls in 10.6 Server are limited to only setting time limits. On the client version of Mac OS X parents can also limit the applications that can be launched and email correspondents.
My kids have accounts in the Open Directory database on my home Xserve. I would like to be able to impose the same limits on from whom they can receive email messages that I can with the client version of Mac OS X.
Do do so, I used
Upon examination I was able to isolate the portion of the parental controls in this XML file I was interested in, specifically limiting the people from whom my kids can receive email. I then exported the corresponding information from one of the Open Directory users:
I combined the two and uploaded the file using
Unfortunately, when logging in on a client bound to the Open Directory domain, these parental controls don't seem to be effective. While email messages whose sender is not on the whitelist don't get delivered, I am not receiving permission requests for these, like I am supposed to. On the client version with a local user it works.
My kids have accounts in the Open Directory database on my home Xserve. I would like to be able to impose the same limits on from whom they can receive email messages that I can with the client version of Mac OS X.
Do do so, I used
Code:
sudo dscl . -mcxexport /Users/local_user_ID > parental_controls.plistUpon examination I was able to isolate the portion of the parental controls in this XML file I was interested in, specifically limiting the people from whom my kids can receive email. I then exported the corresponding information from one of the Open Directory users:
Code:
sudo dscl -p -u directory_administrator /LDAPv3/ldaphost.local -mcxexport /Users/ldap_user_ID > OD_user_parental_controls.plistI combined the two and uploaded the file using
Code:
sudo dscl -p -u directory_administrator /LDAPv3/ldaphost.local -mcximport /Users/ldap_user_ID new_OD_user_parental_controls.plistUnfortunately, when logging in on a client bound to the Open Directory domain, these parental controls don't seem to be effective. While email messages whose sender is not on the whitelist don't get delivered, I am not receiving permission requests for these, like I am supposed to. On the client version with a local user it works.