On top of the managed client settings available in Workgroup Manager in OSX, it is possible to import additional preferences to manage to applications not in the default set. Things like default Desktop Wallpapers and Screensavers can be setup. It is possible to look at some of the default additions that can be set in the Preferences -> Details. This is done by adding the following application using the “+” button.

/System/Library/CoreServices/ManagedClient.app

This provides a sample list with no values. To additionally include values, you have to import the settings available in the plist file from the ~/Libary/Preferences/ directory.

After creating a group and its respective folders, it is necessary to create them. Do it with this command.

sudo CreateGroupFolder

This is a pretty good document i found on how to hardcode a change in Fan Speed in OSX. Worked well enough for me. Supposedly tested and working on a MacBook and MacBook Pro. I tried it on a Mac Mini and it seems to work too. Kudos to the author.

Cooler Apple

Note: Time Machine has default exclusion list that prevents it from backing up some important files in OSX Server. (Ref http://www.bill.eccles.net/bills_words/2008/08/designed-to-fail-apple-time-ma.html).

The file to edit to modify the exclusion list is as follows.

/System/Library/CoreServices/backupd.bundle/Contents/Resources/StdExclusions.plist

Update: Checked up on this in 10.6.3 and it seems that /var/spoool is now backed up.