Covers all versions of Mac OS X Server, focusing most on 10.5-10.7 server.
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Settings on Mountain Lion Server for Publishing Calendar
mountain lion server offers the possibility to publish calendars. Such a calendar (I assume an ics file) could be published on a webserver that could be hosted on the same mountain lion server. ...
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Preferred Location for cgi executables in Lion Server
This question relates to use of a Lion Server only for testing and prototyping, so I don't need multiple sites hosting separate domains. All of my projects have directories in the root directory, not ...
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URL of calendar running on mac server (to subscribe in google calendar)
I am running OS 10.8 server on a mac mini. I have the calenddar service enabled and created an extra user for calendars.
I have no problem subscribing to those calendars by creating an OSX server ...
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OS X Server network sync issues
I've been running an Open Directory environment for over a year now, and this issue has never, ever stopped plaguing my network. Users constantly have syncing errors, seemingly due to permissions ...
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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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Xserve VPN L2TP cannot see LDAP
After quite a bit of mucking around and getting no VPN activity through my router, I finally resolved that issue.
Only my local users can authenticate through VPN, any user from LDAP receives "The ...
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How can i reset my Terminal?
just some time ago i installed the OS X Server app on my mac and since this day it always appears server as the chosen directory in my terminal.
But because i dont really like the Server application ...
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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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Lion Server DHCP randomly loses settings and reverts to defaults
I’ve been trying to set up Lion Server on a Mac Pro with it acting as the router/gateway/firewall/DNS/NAT and DHCP. I’ve been trying to setup an internal-only network named mycompany.something. After ...
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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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How do I prevent OS X Server from issuing dynamic DHCP leases?
Prior to "upgrading" to Mountain Lion Server, I used OS X Server as my DHCP server. The purpose of the configuration I had was to provide MAC filtering, assigning static leases based on hardware MAC ...
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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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Can OS X Lion Server automatically set up Mail using Open Directory information?
This is my first experience with OS X Server, I setted Open Directory up and added some accounts through Workgroup Manager.
When I login in on one of the remote Apple computers with one of the ...
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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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Can an Open Directory (10.8) user's home directory be changed from the terminal?
I'd like to use SFTP/SSH for users (students and faculty) to manage their web content. The default home directory is "/Users//". I'd like to point them to something like "/Users//web" to block access ...
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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 can I set up Macs with dynamic IP addresses to update a server with a static IP?
I have several clients who have Airport Extremes and Macs at their houses. They all have dynamic IP address from their ISP. I want to have their Airport Extremes register their IP addresses with my ...
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Xserve shuts itself off and boots at will
Okay, there's a lot of smart Mac guys here, so lets see if any of you can figure out this stumper.
Our Xserve G4 (RackMac1,1) went incommunicado a few years ago was left in this state until I pulled ...
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You are unable to log in to the user account “user_name” at this time
I have a Mountain Lion server and two Mountain Lion clients. I have two network users. From one of the clients I can log on using either of these two accounts, from the other I cannot log using ...
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PostgreSQL on Mountain Lion Server Autostart
PostgreSQL now comes with Server on 10.8+. However, postgres seems to require restarting often. How can I keep postgres running without having to restart it so often?
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How does one fix incorrect dates of mail messages after migrating a mailbox from one OS X Server to another?
I have OS X Server 2.2.1 (running on OS X Mountain Lion). I migrated from one OS X Server to another and migrated a mailbox with 4GB of mail. On OS X Mountain Lion client, I connected to the mailbox ...
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OSX Server File Sharing - Allow users to change password?
We are running OSX Server 10.7.5 in our small office. On the machine, in the Server application, I have each employee setup as a user, with file sharing turned on.
This allows each employee to login ...
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Netboot Image - Where is the user generated data stored
I have a OS X Lion Server hosting netboot images. I also have a 10.8 Server for creating 10.8 images, but am hosting all images from one 10.7 NetBoot server.
When a client machine boots a specific ...
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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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How do I set up a VPN on a DMZ'd iMac?
I have an iMac set up as my server machine. On the network, it is in the DMZ. The rest of the computers in the network use an internal 10.0.0.x IP.
I have OS X Server's VPN set to give clients IPs in ...
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How to fix OD diradmin account?
I am unable to add new accounts nor delete existing accounts in Open Directory despite being authenticated as diradmin. I can change existing user passwords though. Tried rebooting, no change. I ...
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OS X Server: Wiki embed youtube video on page
On OS X server using the wiki feature, I want to embed a youtube.com video onto a page. I thought the process would be to switch to HTML coding when making the Wiki Entry and cut and paste the HTML ...
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How can I move the groups folder to the 2nd volume on Mac OS X Server 10.8.x?
The server comes with 2 disks:
1) System Disk
2) Macintosh HD
By default, the users and groups shares are stored on the System Disk.
When you create a new user or a new group, their home folder, or ...
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How to deploy Mac OS X 10.6.8 to several clients?
I am working for an Apple Premium Reseller and we are looking for the best way to deploy installations Snow Leopard and newer. Before I started looking into this, we were using the retail version of ...
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Updating and migrating a Mac OSX 10.6.8 server to a new Mac OSX 10.7 server
There is no good instruction on the internet on how to upgrade and migrate a Mac OSX 10.6.8 server to a new Mac OSX 10.7 server (not just updating the 10.6.8, but also migrating). For my employer, I ...
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Error with OS X Server web service, cannot access website!
Everything was running fine for months and now suddenly when I try to access my site I get this error:
"Index of /
Apache/2.2.22 (Unix) PHP/5.3.15 with Suhosin-Patch mod_ssl/2.2.22 OpenSSL/0.9.8r ...
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Mac Mini, users with permissions cannot connect
I have a Mac Mini Server with File Sharing enabled, but when I go to connect any of my users that aren't allowed to "Administer this server" I get a connection failed error. But If I give them Admin ...
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How to use VPN with OS X Server?
I have recently set up a server on my Mac mini with the OS X Mountain Lion Server app. I would like to have remote access (from outside of my home's wifi network) to the files and folders in my home ...
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Default permissions for new users in OS X Server
I'm creating mobile users in MT Lion Server through Workgroup Manager 10.8. I've set it up so that when the user logs in to the client machine, the network share point auto mounts. This gives access ...
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HomeSync / Mobile - Settings & keychain missing
I've recently rolled out an Open Directory domain in our office. The domain has been set up so user profiles are synced with the server via HomeSync, so we could use FileVault2 to encrypt the ...
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Can OS X services be split up across multiple OS X Servers at different locations?
My company has two offices, in two different cities. I'd like to use a colo (http://macminicolo.net) to host our OS X Server, which will manage Open Directory data, device management, VPN, shared ...
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Restoring OS X Server Data from Time Machine
How does one restore OS X Server data from time machine on another server?
I had a Mac mini with OS X Server (Mountain Lion). It had Time Machine backups and this weekend the server experienced a ...
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Why do certain packages fail in NetInstall?
We are using NetInstall to image Macs at work. I build the NetInstall images with System Image Utility, and customize them with the "Add Packages and Post-Install Scripts" workflow item. NetInstall ...
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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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In OS X Server.app, what's the number in the app icon?
I have Server.app on 10.7, and when I start it, I get the neverending beachball, and in the Dock, the Server.app's icon has a red number in it, which is continuously increasing.
What's the number ...
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Running Growl without a user logged into a graphical session?
I currently have an OS X server (running 10.8.2) that has irssi installed, and is set up to send Growl notifications to my laptop when I am mentioned or have received a private message on IRC. ...
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How do I fix 'servermgr_certs' error when clicking on ProfileManager in OSX Server Server.app?
When clicking on the Profile Manager service in the side bar in Server.app, I receive an error:
An error occurred on the server while processing a command.
The error occurred while processing a ...
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How do I get com.apple.servermgrd to use a non-self-signed SSL certificate?
I have received a valid SSL certificate for my Mountain Lion Server (10.8.2 Build 12C3104) and have installed that cert for use by all services (and SSL and other services do not pop up the "Verify ...
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How Can I Speed Up The Sending Of Emails from my Mac Mini Server?
I am currently using a Mac Mini Server running OS X Server. The server hosts several Ruby on Rails applications using Phusion Passenger where two of them uses a PostgreSQL database. One of these ...
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How to fix OS X Server mail forwarding to multiple addresses?
Under OS X Server Mountain Lion, we are creating accounts in LDAP via Workgroup Manager. We would like to be able to manage forwarding-only mail accounts from within the GUI (i.e. no editing of the ...
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OS X Server (10.6) Logon crashes
I have a very serious problem. The logon screen crashes everytime I am trying to connect via my user account(other accounts crash as well).
I have already recovered a time machine backup from some ...
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Time Machine error in server.app 10.8
I currently have a Mac Mini with 10.8 and server.app 2.2 installed. The server is currently only set up with File Sharing and Time Machine services running. It is handing out network Time Machine ...
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LAN Chat via OS X Server — Will Messages App Suffice?
I'm setting up a network for a small business with two geographic sites, which will be run on OS X Server.
We need a "chat" tool of some sort, and the contents of those chats could possibly contain ...
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Disable password authentication on SSH server on OS X Server 10.8
I want to disable the password authentication of the SSH server on my OS X Server. this should be done in /etc/sshd_config, right? But I’m not sure which setting I should change…
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Embedding Web Snippets in Wiki Server and Security Settings
I want to edit the embed security settings in Mountain Lion Server's Wiki Service because with the default settings you can't embed anything on pages, which makes it a lot less useful. We're in a ...
