New Mac Setup

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This is a list of tweaks that are useful when setting up a new Mac.

TouchID sudo

  • Edit `/etc/pam.d/sudo_local` as root and remove the '#' before this line: `auth sufficient pam_tid.so`

Kerberos authentication

See: Enroll Mac in Kerberos

Install MacPorts

Follow instructions here: https://www.macports.org/install.php

Use Bash as Shell

1. `chsh -s /bin/bash` 2. `echo 'export BASH_SILENCE_DEPRECATION_WARNING=1' >> ~/.bash_profile`