OSX Archives - Gian Sass

Codesign gdb on OSX

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Gian Sass

Trying to use gdb on OSX El Capitan gave me following message. Solution? You need to codesign gdb with a custom certificate. Open Keychain Access In the menu, go to Certificate Assistant -> Create Certificate Choose an appropriate name like gdb-cert, set Identity Type to Self Signed Root, set Certificate Type to Codesign, and check…

Access Hidden Files in Time Machine

Posted on January 16, 2016January 27, 2016 by Gian Sass

Like using Time Machine? For me it’s a pleasure. The only annoyance is that OSX deliberately tries to keep you from accessing hidden files. Well, that’s why they are called “hidden”, but I’m a hacker, I need to see everything. There are three ways of doing this. 1. Show all hidden files in Finder Time Machine…