An augmented version of OS X Lion intended to modify the OS for serving content rather than acting as a workstation for one user. OS X Lion Server is the first version of server that installs over OS X rather than being a separate installation. It also is the first version distributed via a Mac App ...
8
votes
2answers
4k views
Homebrew permissions & multiple users needing to brew update
I'm using Homebrew to manage package installs on Lion (Lion Server actually but this shouldn't matter).
Homebrew was installed under one user. Now a different user would like to add a package and ...
7
votes
4answers
2k views
Getting notified when someone logs into a server using SSH or Remote Desktop
I have a mac mini server running OS X Lion Server 10.7.3. It pretty much runs unattended without problems. However, the server is under constant "attack" according to the logs. The firewall and ...
5
votes
3answers
9k views
Is it possible to use Remote Desktop to control a Mac Lion Server without monitor and keyboard attached?
I never used Remote Desktop for Mac OSX so before buying the software I would like to know if I can fully control my Mac Mini with Lion Server installed without any keyboard or monitor attached.
...
4
votes
2answers
422 views
Can OS X be configured to only allow administrator users access to shutdown tools?
Setting aside pushing a physical power button, can I prevent non-administrator users from initiating a software shutdown?
In Mac OS X Lion all users are allowed to shut down the workstation. How do I ...
3
votes
3answers
2k views
Tracking down frequent (every 20 seconds) SCSI hard disk drive access in 10.7
In a Lion Server (10.7.3 and 10.7.4 tried) system with multiple drives attached to an HPT SATA controller, there is some process that keeps accessing the hard disk drives exactly every 20 seconds. As ...
3
votes
4answers
3k views
Using Software Update server without binding Mac to Lion Server domain
I've got a Mac Mini Server running Lion Server. Right now, it is serving the Netboot and DHCP services. I'd like to set it up as a Software Update server so Mac users in my office can run their ...
3
votes
2answers
521 views
How to preserve DHCP server settings when migrating from Lion Server to Mountain Lion Server?
I understand that DHCP server features will be "removed" from OS X Server with Mountain Lion and that there will be no way to manage these using the only remaining app for managing server features ...
3
votes
1answer
456 views
Location of OSX Lion Mail Server sent mail
I had to restore a mac mini server I use for web and mail hosting. Since the restore was due to a software problem, I had to do from scratch instead of recovering from a disk clone. I copied from the ...
3
votes
1answer
243 views
Lost username and password to new Mac
Got Mac mini 2011 Lion Server today. Fitted extra RAM. Started up fine. Put in first bits of info. Then it does the restart and duh! Didn't write down user name and password. Did connect to internet ...
3
votes
2answers
1k views
Can a Netgear ReadyNAS be used as a Time Machine Backup Destination?
We have a NAS (a Netgear ReadyNAS NV+) in our office with tons of free space that we'd like to connect to our Mac Mini Server, mount as a disk and then use as a Time Machine Backup Destination.
This ...
3
votes
2answers
1k views
Where does Lion Server store apps used for iOS deployment?
I was messing around with the "Edit Apps" feature in the Profile Manager. I saw the "Edit Apps" button and I uploaded an app to test it.
Unfortunately it was a commercial app, so I cannot actually ...
2
votes
2answers
474 views
Lion server - networked logins?
I've setup an OS X Lion server at the office I work at, and would like to set it up so all the other Mac's in the office have to login when they want to go on their Mac and it connects to their user ...
2
votes
1answer
202 views
Is it possible to edit the web pages in the Profile Manager user portal?
When setting up Profile Manager in Lion Server, there are a few web pages that are generated for web management of both devices and profiles. Is it possible to edit these pages in any way? I am just ...
2
votes
2answers
792 views
Email addresses contain @HOSTNAME.domain.com when mail is configured using Profile Manager
I'm setting up a Lion server environment for an entire office full of MacBook Pros, all running Lion. Lion server is 10.7.2, running Open Directory, DNS, and Mail. I have successfully set up the mail ...
2
votes
2answers
789 views
How to get wiki and profile manager to run on different port
Currently the wiki and the profile manager runs on port 443 (ssl).
We have other services using port 443 on our network, and therefore I cannot port forward that port to my Lion Server.
How can I ...
2
votes
4answers
4k views
How to fix hanging Server Admin, log shows servermgrd error in getAndLockContext: flock(servermgr_info) FATAL time out
On a 10.7.4 Lion Server installation the Server Admin.app fails to start correctly. The window is drawn and the last known server and its services are displayed, but a spinning wheel keeps spinning on ...
2
votes
1answer
592 views
Lion Server iCal Location/Resource Calendar
I have a Lion Server with iCal enabled.
Trying to set up some location and resource calendars, accessing them from Ubuntu clients, how can I work out the URL of these calendars?
I have worked it out ...
2
votes
1answer
1k views
Mac OS X Lion Server: How to disable Sleep/Restart/Shutdown options for users?
The Apple-Menu shows Sleep, Restart..., Shut Down... elements for all users.
I would like to be able to prevent users from shutting down the system or from restarting the system. While a Restart... ...
2
votes
2answers
2k views
How can I administer my Lion Server from a Mountain Lion client
I have a Mac OS X Lion (10.7) server, and I would like to administer it remotely from a client running Mountain Lion non-server (10.8).
I naively assumed that I could install the freely downloaded ...
2
votes
1answer
956 views
Disable Kerberos / Single Sign-on
We have a Mac mini running OS X 10.7 Server which has a number of shared folders/drives using AFP. We have a user account called fcp setup as sharing only which coworkers use to access the shared ...
2
votes
1answer
266 views
Using a Mac Mini as a central photo repository
Is it possible to setup a mac mini as a central photo repository and have all the tagging and extra info follow to the other computers on the network? Or would each computer have to access iPhoto on ...
2
votes
1answer
331 views
Mac OS X Lion Server and Macports - Can they work together?
I've been using macports for my MAMP projects for quite some time, but I don't think that the command line server management for Apache and MySQL Server, both from macports, is the best way to do it. ...
2
votes
1answer
92 views
How do I share files with users based on Apple ID?
How do I setup file sharing across multiple macs, such that I can share by connecting with my Apple ID, as opposed to a username/password?
I've searched the net for documentation on doing this, and ...
2
votes
0answers
186 views
Configure ipfw to filter by ip range
I am a Linux user and very new to OSX. I have an OSX 10.7.5 "Lion" server that I am configuring as a webserver. I only have shell access.
I am tryin to configure the firewall, but ipfw is quite ...
2
votes
0answers
208 views
How can one determine which user deleted a shared file on OS X Mountain Lion Server
My girlfriend is a lab technician at a small pharmaceutical startup. She created a very important Excel file and placed it in a shared folder on a server that the "IT" guy set up. The server runs ...
2
votes
0answers
76 views
Stopping ACL inheritance from the command line in OS X Lion?
With the following folder structure on a file share:
- Department (directory)
+ User1 (directory)
+ User2 (directory)
+ User3 (directory)
Whenever I add an ACE to the Department directory, ...
2
votes
1answer
557 views
Unable to access Mac OS X Lion server on web
I have the Mac OS X Lion server and am able to view on my iMac, however when I go on a different computer i am unable to see it.
website: wiki.piezosystems.org
2
votes
0answers
229 views
Lion Server - DNS crashing
Every now and then (once per week?), my Mac Mini (2011, 8GB RAM i5) running Lion Server, stops the DNS server bringing my network to a grinding halt. The only way I have found to get it to restart is ...
1
vote
3answers
333 views
Using Apple Xserve Xeon Nehalem 2.26 “Quad Core” as a regular computer?
I don't know much about servers so I figured that this would be the best place to find out more about them. I have a friend who has 3 Apple Xserves with Xeon Nehalem 2.26 quad core processors. So my ...
1
vote
1answer
514 views
Internal IMAP server - Lion behind firewall
I have the following (already given) scenario:
The primary question is - how to setup IMAP and SMTP server on the Lion for the "mydomain.com". Lion suggesting to use the ".private" domain for the ...
1
vote
1answer
143 views
List of connected users
Sometimes, when need restart my Lion server, it warns me about the "connected users".
How is possible to show who is connected?
1
vote
1answer
1k views
Server Admin: Multiple mail domains?
I've got a co.uk domain set up in Server Admin on an OS X Lion server for mail - it's all running fine. I'd like to also set up a .com domain to run through the same mail server. Is this possible? If ...
1
vote
1answer
117 views
Lion Server with Profile Manager
I setup a few profiles in the profile manager and when I remove them from the profile they still seem to be applied on the clients. Like to test around I made a change to the dock size and then ...
1
vote
1answer
3k views
How to setup FTP server in Mac OS X Lion Server?
I found that there isn't any FTP options in Lion Server. How can I setup it up? I would like to restrict .....
Which user can login with FTP server?
Which folder can permitted user access?
I found ...
1
vote
1answer
694 views
How to include iLife with a NetInstall Image of Lion?
I've got a NetBoot server set up on Lion server that pushes several NetRestore and NetInstall images.
While I have a NetRestore image that already has iLife '11 on it, I want to have a NetInstall ...
1
vote
2answers
206 views
Where can I find “Install Mac OS X Lion” in the App Store?
I'm trying to follow the directions on the Apple Support Page regarding Mass Deployment
Step 2 of the process says
On the server, install the app named "Install Mac OS X Lion" from the Mac App ...
1
vote
2answers
2k views
Centrally Managed Apps/Home Folders on Mac OS X Lion Server
I'm trying to allow access for multiple Mac clients with OS X Lion and user directories on a Lion server so users can login from any Mac in the network and access their profile.
I also want to ...
1
vote
1answer
943 views
How to login to a network account on a MacBook without network?
I currently have a MacBook with Lion (fully updated), using the network account from a Lion Server (also fully updates) and I'm able to login to the network account just fine.
However, when I'm ...
1
vote
1answer
439 views
Export OS X Lion Blog / Wiki
We have a blog on OS X Lion Server with about 750 Entries and would like to export them in order to migrate to a different platform (Confluence).
Although I found a solution to export a Snow Leopard ...
1
vote
1answer
105 views
How to limit search only to file name instead the content of files? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Searching by file name (as opposed to name and contents) in Lion
I have a "server" with OS X Lion and a shared hard disk, and some clients with various version of OS X ...
1
vote
1answer
495 views
Can I Add/Remove users from web interface (Profile Manager) on Lion Server?
It appears as though you can do most things in the Lion Server WebUI (Profile Manager), but I can't seem to be able to add/remove users (or find an answer).
Is this possible?
1
vote
3answers
2k views
Device Enrollment works for desktop but fails for iOS devices
I've been doing a ton of reading, and even found this question ( Device enrollment fails, error: server certificate is invalid ) and followed the instructions.
I first installed my Godaddy ...
1
vote
1answer
20 views
Lion server DNS problem with .private
I have just installed a lion server on my home network. I want to use it as a .private. Domain. I have implemented the VPN connection for external users via port fwd on my apple time machine router. ...
1
vote
0answers
40 views
OS/X Server + Airport Extreme = daily crash
I have a 4th generation Airport Extreme acting as the main interface between my network and the internet. I recently installed OS/X Server on one of my machines on the network, during that install ...
1
vote
0answers
114 views
Can Tiger clients bind to a (Mountain) Lion Open Directory Server?
I'm working with a new client that has a number of PPC machines running 10.4 that are currently connected to an Xserve running 10.4 server.
Due to cost and compatibility issues, they're unable, at ...
1
vote
0answers
394 views
How to stop logging applepushservicedm no such record for push.apple.com?
The system.log contains:
applepushserviced[408]: : Stream error occurred for : Error Domain=APSTCPStreamErrorDomain Code=-65554 "DNSServiceQueryRecord() returned no such record for push.apple.com" ...
1
vote
0answers
18 views
How to create user only for wiki?
Does anyone know how I would create a user, maybe by email address, that would only be able to access a specific wiki on lion server?
I'm trying to allow access for clients (not OS X clients) that ...
1
vote
0answers
266 views
Unable to to use screen sharing to connect to OS X Lion Server, but SSH and other admin tools work
My mac mini with OS X Lion Server 10.7.4 is running headless in a data center so its not physically accessible. As administrator, I can connect to the server using SSH and other administration tools, ...
1
vote
0answers
555 views
What is a neat way to delete a stale amavisd pid_file on first boot after panic or power failure?
Lion Mail Server component postfix/smtp 100% reproducible blocks inbound smtp mail delivery on first boot after a panic or power failure.
Error messages from mail.log are like:
postfix/smtp[45785]: ...
1
vote
1answer
693 views
Server balks at reading the web settings
I have a lightly used server that no longer will show me the settings for Web services in the server app.
I see the progress spinner when selecting "web" from the list of services - but after a ...
