Covers all versions of Mac OS X Server, focusing most on 10.5-10.7 server.
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Viewing pictures on iPad from Mac server gallery-style
I have a Mac Mini server hosting a few folders of photos. I have an iPad on which I would like to view these photos. So far I have not found an elegant way to do so.
I'm open to using any combination ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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How to restore servers signed certificates and private keys?
Starting fresh install of OS X Server on myserver.example.com running Mountain Lion after having saved the private key, intermediate and public certificates on another computer.
Now I want to ...
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Time Machine backup to a shared Xserve volume does not work anymore on Mountain Lion
I do a backup to my xserve (because I do not like the Lion and Mountain Lion servers, still on and continuing on Snow Leopard) So now time machine cannot backup to a shared backup disk. It makes the ...
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What is assistantd?
Ever since I upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion and installed OS X Server, I keep getting prompts for my Keychain password from a process called assistantd. I'm pretty sure that it's an OS X process, but ...
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OS X Lion not able to login with regular open directory domain users
I've configured a Lion client machine to connect to my OS X server and use it for network logins. The diradmin works okay, but I tried to use a regular user, and it doesn't allow any other users to ...
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OSX Network: “could not save because write access was not granted”
We have a really basic network of Macs here in our studio. We keep all our files on a machine running Leopard server, but we're all on Lion.
The problem we're having is every single time we open a ...
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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 ...
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How do I run an OS X command script on remote Xserves from a desktop OS X script?
The answer to an earlier question, Access and control home office network, iMacs, and Xserves, left me with a new problem. To review, I have a computing environment comprised of:
27" iMac with dual ...
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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 ...
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How to configure Xserve to go into sleep mode when Energy Saver setting don't work?
This question relates to an earlier question, but as it seems a unique and contained problem I thought it merited its own.
To review I have a home office network comprised of:
Time Capsule
27" iMac ...
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Host name change notification from System Administrator root@server.com
Our Mac OSX servers sends me this message every day:
Name: System Administrator
Email: root@server.SERVER.nl
Dept: Support
The host name of SERVER1 has changed to SERVER2. Some services may not work ...
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How to create OS X Server Admin firewall rules using ip address groups by command line?
The (Lion) Server Admin.app has a nice ability to apply firewall rules to ip address groups without having to edit ipfw config files.
But having to enter large and long lists of IP addresses using ...
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Building a Blender cluster with Xserves
I have three 2009-era Xserves that I need to assemble into a compute cluster/render farm for Blender. The Xserves do not have any operating system on them. What OS should I use for best results with ...
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OS X Server 10.7.4: VPN Authentication Failed for new users
I can't seem to get new users to access VPN on our OS X Server. If I use my login credentials with the VPN connection, everything works. But when I change to a recently created user I get a error ...
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How do I not accidentally eject external drives?
I have a Mac Mini with a few external drives connected that I use as a home server. Normally the Eject buttons next to the drive icon are really handy as they let me eject an external drive very ...
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Is it possible to cluster multiple Xservers in to one logical machine?
I have (3) 2009 2.26 Xserves and I am wondering if it is possible to tie them together so it acts as one computer?
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TeamSpeak 3 server and launchd
So I followed the instructions on TeamSpeak forum itself.
Everybody there seem to put this to work, and I'm the only one who gets simply no result at all.
Since people in TeamSpeak forum are more ...
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Run Minecraft Server using OSX Lion Server?
Is it possible to run a Minecraft server using an OSX Lion server? I know that this is a very basic question.
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Internal iOS update server for iPads (any/all iOS)
Is it possible to setup an internal update server for iPads similar to the likes of OS X Server's update service (SUS)?
Current issues:
Bandwidth concerns
Do not want to jailbreak
iOS updates
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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 ...
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Why does RAID 1 “Mirroring not provide performance improvements”?
I have always used Software RAIDs, either Apple-provided, or via SoftRAID, etc. I am about to re-zhuzh my arrays and decided to do a little research beforehand… and On Apple's site, there is a ...
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Extern drive is owned by everybody? How do I fix this?
We have a MacOS X Lion server with a 140TB external RAID array mounted via a Fibre Channel interface. Whenever anybody logs in, it appears that they own all of the files. How do we set it up so that ...
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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 ...
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Can you stream podcasts from the server to the iPad or iPhone?
So we are having a problem right now regarding the Lion Server and streaming podcast.
We already did the steps on technical note TS4126 and now we can play the podcasts made from podcast producer on ...
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Restart Screen Sharing Service on Mac mini Server
I'm running Mac OS X (think it's Snow Leopard - 10.6.7) on a Mac mini. I'm trying to connect remotely from an iMac (this has been working fine in the past, for some time). When I click "Share ...
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Mac mini Mac OS 10.6 server migration to new hardware
I have a Mac Mini with Mac OS X 10.6 Server installed. It has two external drives attached to it. One is for Time Machine and other contains data. I have bought the latest Mac Mini with Mac OS X 10.7 ...
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Xserve display problems during installation
I've had to reinstalled OS X Server on 2 Xserve machines. The first went fine. See this link for some background.
When I went to the second machine, everything seemed to go OK. As it takes 30 minutes ...
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Xserve(s): should I reinstall OS X
I have 2 Xserve servers running OS X Server 10.6.4 with the following hardware configuration:
They each have Xserve RAID cards and drives. I have recently moved them from a data center, where they ...
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How do I backup Mac Server?
It sounds like Time Machine doesn't backup everything on Mac Server:
http://derflounder.wordpress.com/2010/03/02/restoring-mac-os-x-server-from-time-machine/
So what options do I have? Ideally I'd ...
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Device manager and Postgresql error message loop
I'm on MBP 7,1, 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB DDR3 Ram, 500GB hard drive with Lion. After the v10.7.3 update, the console has been putting a looping error message regarding Device manager and PostGre ...
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Edit Lion default web site pages
The first part of the question is: where are the actual files that are displayed by apache for the default web server in Lion Server?
Specifically as simple task I would like to change the title of ...
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Where do I learn to manage a Mac OS Server network?
I inherited a network with 2 Mac OS Servers and 20+ Macbook Pros. My background is all Windows server so I get the concept of Open Directory, Server Admin, and Workgroup Manager, but the nuts and ...
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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 ...
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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
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Hosting a remote Aperture image library on a Mac mini server
We take a lot of pictures, and it would be very convenient for us if we were able to organize all of our pictures into one massive, remote "Aperture image repository." So, I got this idea to get a Mac ...
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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 ...
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OSX Lion Server Security
If lion server runs on osx lion, what is accessible from the "outside"?
If I open a port and connect it to the ip of the lion server, will that traffic be intercepted by the server app and limiting ...
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How should I schedule a one off job?
Context: I want to schedule various servers I look after to install various updates (both through SU and not) and restart as and when necessary but remotely and out of office hours. Not on a regular ...
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How can I launch a daemon process as a specified user at boot without an interactive login?
I'm trying to setup a TeamCity Build Agent on a Mac Mini Server running 10.7.3. I have successfully got it running and building but only if I login and launch the process manually.
We'd prefer to ...
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List & documentation for Open Directory properties
Anyone know where I can find documentation on the various properties available for directory services on the Mac?
man dscl only tells me that I can -create or -read a record. It doesn't tell me how ...
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Install Snow Leopard Server
I'm considering buying Snow Leopard Server, however, the person I'm buying it from will be providing me with the server discs that came with his Mac Mini Server and a serial number. If I have an iMac ...
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Profile Manager on Lion and the Workgroup group
The first few times I set up Lion server, we didn't plan on using the default group named Workgroup - but I now see that Profile Manager will create a workgroup with the name "Workgroup" and short ...
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Lion Server WebDAV not working
I setup a new lion server, with fully functional dns. Forward and reverse work without issue. I have a forward DNS entry for the server externally. OD is running, and there's 5 network users. Also, ...
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How can I set up multihoming?
I am running Mac OS X Server 10.6 on my iMac and I am wondering how to multihome a Mac. I know it's possible to accomplish this by using both Wi-fi and Ethernet, but I just want to use Ethernet. Any ...
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Add custom options to Apache Vhost config
In Snow Leopard Server I was able to add lines to the Apache vhost files in /etc/apache2/sites in order to add custom configuration options.
In Lion Server those changes are overwritten as soon as ...
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User required in Profile Manager Exchange settings
I'm working with Profile Manager in Lion Server 10.7.2
I want the user to be prompted during the installation, not set the value here. To have the user prompted both fields need to be left blank. The ...
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server & network setup
ok - just bought a mac mini server but not sure about the best way to set it up for remote access etc.
At the moment its;
cable modem (has 4 ethernet ports) > airport extreme > lion server (& ...
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Device enrollment fails, error: server certificate is invalid
I have an Xserve running 10.7.2 Server fully patched today.
We have a valid SSL from GoDaddy installed.
Lion's firewall is off, hardware firewall is not blocking any traffic.
From an iPad I can ...
