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How to configure passwordless login in Mac OS X and Linux

  Overview This article walks through configuring your website user's SSH connection to your DreamHost server so you will no longer have to enter your password. Background Once you set up a  shell user  and try to log in via  SSH , you'll find you must enter your password each time. If you’d like to avoid entering your password every time, you can set up Passwordless Login. This way, you'll be able to automatically log in immediately without needing to enter your password. How to configure passwordless login The following instructions configure Passwordless Login for any Unix, Linux, OSX, or Cygwin machine. In this article,  username@server.dreamhost.com  is used as the login example. Make sure to replace username with your actual  shell username . Make sure to replace the servername with your  DreamHost servername . Additionally, you can use the default key name of  id_ed25519  or create a custom key name. Make sure you use the key name...

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Prevent a Macbook from sleeping when the lid is closed when power is not connected

The external monitor gets turned off by default when the Macbook monitor lid is closed. Here is how you can override this behavior.   Open terminal & execute the  sudo pmset -a disablesleep 1 You can reverse this setting by running the below command in the terminal sudo pmset -a disablesleep 0 The other regular way for the external monitor to remain ON is as below: Connect to power. Connect to external monitor. Close lid.

How to change the default pdf viewer application in your Mac or MacBook

  To  set  a  PDF viewer  as the  default  on  Mac  OS X: Select any  PDF  file from Finder. Control-click to open the menu. ...  Choose Get Info from the menu that opens. ...  From the Open with: section in the new window that opens, select your preferred application, such as Adobe  Reader  or Preview. ...  Click the  Change  All button.