Mac OS X Mail Application Slow - FIX (Rebuild Database)

Mac OS X Mail Application Slow - FIX (Rebuild Database)

If you recently upgraded Mac OS X to 10.10, you'll notice the Mac Mail application seems much less responsive - depending on how many email addresses you have added to it. The command below will clean up and rebuild the database Mac Mail stores information for all your email messages. Backup any stored archive folders you're...

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Palo Alto Firewalls - Basic Command Line Parameters

Palo Alto Firewalls - Basic Command Line Parameters

The following are command line parameters that can be run on most Palo Alto firewalls today. Interfaces and RoutesShow full route tableshow routing routeDisplay logical interfaces and configured zonesshow interface logicalShow routers applied to interfacesshow routing interface 





 SessionsList all sessions in the deviceshow session allDisplay information about a particular sessionshow session id 1234Show session table utilization and...

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Top Terminal Commands Mac X

Most Used Terminal Commands Mac

Terminal & Shell Basics cmd+n – Open a new Shell in a new windowcmd+t – Open a new Shell in a new tab of the current windowcontrol+d – Logout the Shell in the current tab / windowcmd+d – Split pane. this is not a new shell, just a way of displaying the current Shell. System Restart...

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The Purpose of 'Root' SU account in Mac OS X

The Purpose of 'Root' SU account in Mac OS X

  The 'root' account in Mac is not enabled by default. This is because it helps prevent users or intruders gaining access to 'root'  which has God read/write privileges to all areas of the Mac OS system. Since it acts as a God account of the system, it can be leveraged to quickly troubleshoot, access, or...

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MAC X Useful Terminal Troubleshooting Commands

MAC X Useful Terminal Troubleshooting Commands

The following commands are run in Terminal. CHECK HTTP CONFIG:apachectl configtest - REVEAL HIDDEN LIBRARY FOLDERchflags nohidden ~/Library LIST ALL OPEN FILES:lsof NETSTAT:netstat -rShow the routing tables. Use with -a to show protocol-cloned routes. When -s is also present,show routing statistics instead. When -l is also present, netstat assumes more columns are thereand the maximum transmission...

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