I've recently done some research on the directory service tools on the Mac (dscl, dsimport, dsexport), and would like to be able to document them somewhere for all to benefit (and perhaps where my work can be improved upon). I see no advantage to putting up my own website to this end, provided that a good one already exists.
Are there any good Wikis (or something similar) where I can document, with text and images (screencasts would be cool, too, but I'm not counting on a place for that) useful things to know as a Mac administrator?
The sites that I'm familiar with that post Mac sysadmin type articles are:
I'm not sure if MacEnterprise accepts submitted articles, but the others definitely do.
* - Full disclosure: I am affiliated with Macintosh-Admin.
The traditional answer would be macosxhints.com. Though it isn’t perfect, it seems to be the best all-around Mac knowledgebase. It is geared towards end-users but there are a number of tips that apply to sysadmins as well.
You know, I like this question. At some point, I thought serverfault would be exactly that: a place where people can post their research too. Unfortunately, we have to wait for someone to ask the questions in order for us to respond with our info or documentation. I'm wondering if maybe the 'wiki' option was also meant for that. In case someone wanted to post documentation of research they have done, they can just do a posting of this kind (this is sounding more like a meta discussion, but oh well).
If you're asking about wiki solutions out there, we've used dekiwiki (Mindtouch) and have been happy with it.
It sounds like something that might be useful at AFP548 as an article or something similar. I'd recommend that as a good starting point for where to put the information past putting it on your own website for Google to at least start indexing.
Do you mean to access documentation, or to create it? Or both?
If you want to create it, then you might as well start your own wiki, internal or external. Externally means you could get knowledge from a lot of people. Internal means you could customize it to your infrastructure.
I don't know of a wiki site like the one you described, but this one is the closest: http://mac.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
There are plenty of Mac Sysadmins out there, and lots of documentation in general, if not wiki form. Just google for Mac Sysadmin documentation and see what comes up.
Did you succeed in finding the appropriate place to house your stuff is did this thread die? I'd be very interested in your findings. Maybe a new platform for the kind of things you'd like to post is needed after all. I've found myself quite often in the position that I'd like to share some information that I've gathered together that would be relevant to lots of other people doing the same things but I've never felt the urge to start a blog (which IMHO isn't the right form). This is really calling for an serverfault add-on or something.