When you manage the preferences on your workstations via Workgroup Manager the settings are stored on the local clients in the MCX cache. This can be manually cleaned out in NetInfo but there is a much easier way.

  • Open Terminal
  • Run the following command. Use “sudo” if you’re not logged in as root:
    /System/Library/CoreServices/mcxd.app/Contents/Resources/MCXCacher
  • Enter your admin password

The command needs to be run on each machine seperately.

If you are using Apple Remote Desktop 3.x you can enter this withou the “sudo” in the “Run UNIX” box and run it as root on a large number of machines at once..

:: Mar.13.2007 :: Management, Server, System, Terminal :: Comments Off on Clearing the MCX cache