[MacTUG] Fwd: Disable Time Machine asking to use disk.

[Richard Crispin]

Begin forwarded message:
> From: Steve Hellyer <phasetwo at apple.com>
> Date: March 26, 2008 5:02:53 PM GMT-04:00
> To: Donald Duff-McCracken <dsmccrac at fesmail.uwaterloo.ca>, Richard  
> Crispin <rcrispin at watarts.uwaterloo.ca>, Dani Roloson <daroloso at mfcf.math.uwaterloo.ca 
> >, Glenn Anderson <anderson at uwaterloo.ca>, Edward Chrzanowski CSCF <echrzano at cscf.cs.uwaterloo.ca 
> >
> Subject: Disable Time Machine asking to use disk.
>
> Hi Guy's:
>
> Don't recall who asked about how to disable Time Machine asking to  
> use external drive every time one is plugged in. But here is the  
> answer.
>
> Open Terminal and enter....
>
> defaults write com.apple.TimeMachine DoNotOfferNewDisksForBackup - 
> bool YES
>
> Or you could sent this as a UNIX command in Apple Remote Desktop to  
> an entire lab of computers and nail them all at once.
>
> Or make this change on the computer your creating a master lab  
> images on.
>
> This is not necessary if you already use Time Machine and picked a  
> disk.
>
> Please pass this on to others in the group. Is there a MacTug  
> mailing list???
>
> Cheers,
>
> Steve
>
>
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