the server counterpart to Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard). It was released on August 28, 2009 and initially sold for US $499
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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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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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NetworkAuthenticationHelper error while attempting to AFP connect to 10.6.8 Server
Client is not bound to domain. User directory is local. Attempting to connect to 10.6.8 file server over AFP causes a significant delay while authenticating. During that delay the following messages ...
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GlimmerBlocker for iOS VPN clients
I would like to find a way for iOS VPN clients to make use of GlimmerBlocker installed on the VPN server. Internet access via VPN works fine otherwise.
The setup:
OS X 10.6 Server with VPN service ...
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Does Snow Leopard server's Time Machine service support Lion clients?
Question says it all, really. I have a new MacBook Pro running Lion and an old Mac Mini running Snow Leopard, and I'd like to make the Mini into a server to provide Time Machine backups and a few ...
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Can Disk Utility and Disk Warrior be used on a Fusion volume containing Mac OS X
I have Snow Leopard Server 10.6.8 running in a VMware Fusion 4.1.3 virtual machine. When I run a Disk Utility "Verify Disk" from within the VM, errors are reported.
Invalid B-tree node size
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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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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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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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File Sharing hangs Time Machine on Snow Leopard Server
I administer a Mac mini server for a small school. It's running Snow Leopard Server with all the latest updates installed. I'm backing it up via Time Machine and periodic SuperDuper clones. Time ...
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Best Method for Automatic Backups of a MySQL Database
I am using the version of MySQL that came with Snow Leopard Server. I am running Time Machine on that server, but I know that it's not backing up the MySQL databases due to strict permissions issues.
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Can I access 10.6 Server network/mobile accounts on a Lion client machine?
I have a Mac Pro running 10.6.8 Server and a MacBook Pro (Mid 2010) running Lion 10.7.2. I would like to configure a mobile account for my wife to use. The idea is that she'll be able to access her ...
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Disable OS X Portable Home Directories for specific hosts for all users, not just individuals?
Would it be possible to block any and all Portable Home Directory services for specific hosts? Something like MCX's "MobileAccountNeverAsk-" but for the whole workstation? We have a network with both ...
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Postfix SMTP server slow to accept incoming connection
I have a snow-leopard os-x Server configuration running postfix with no local firewall on the X-Serve.
When a client attempts to connect to the SMTP port the connection takes about 15 seconds to ...
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How to resolve network issue or DNS to access web page on Snow Leopard Server?
I have my network setup like as follows:
internet > router 1 > ethernet ports > switch > router 2
I have a Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server connected to "router 1", but it is so slow when accessing a ...
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Is it possible to run Snow Leopard (Server) inside VirtualBox on a Mac running Lion?
Is it possible to run Snow Leopard (Server) inside VirtualBox on a Mac running Lion, as a means of continuing to run legacy PowerPC apps (Eudora, Quicken, et.al.) under Rosetta, even on new Macs (Lion ...
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What version of Dovecot comes bundled with Lion Server?
I'm currently running a Snow Leopard Server, and trying to get anything useful working with the v1.1 version of Dovecot bundled with it is as pleasant as banging my head against a brick wall.
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Upgrade Snow Leopard Server to Lion Server. What problems should I expect to arise?
Is upgrading as simple as installing Lion Server from the App store? I've heard that you have to be running Lion first to be able to install the Lion Server software, but I'm looking at upgrading a ...
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Can Snow Leopard Servers`s File Sharing (AFP), iCal, and iChat be updated without user logins/accounts and by individual iMacs?
My supervisor wants this setup. We have the internet service provider connected to a switch, and the switch has Snow Leopard Server and 5 iMacs connected to it.
Is it possible to use File Sharing, ...
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mac mini server installation fails
I am trying to reinstall a clean copy of Leopard Server on my Mac mini server. I have erased both disks and tried to reinstall the OS, but it's always stuck at 36 minutes.
The installation ...
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How to run a nightly backup job on Snow Leopard Server via launchd
I have been trying to configure a nightly backup job on my Mac Mini server, and after a lot of Googling and digging and man-page'ing, I figured out that launchd seemed to be the correct too, and tried ...
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Is there a way to configure Mac OS X Snow Leopard server as an Internet gateway with bandwidth tracking per user?
I'd like to use Mac OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard Server as an Internet gateway. My router would connect to the Internet facing NIC on my Mac Mini server and the internal NIC would connect to a WiFi ...
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Mac OS X Server 10.6.7: Disable Apache?
I'm doing some Rails dev, and I'm trying to get Pow running. After making the appropriate symlink, if I try to go to idealm_web.dev/ (idealm_web being the name of my Rails project), I get this:
I ...
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Cannot log into Workgroup Manager
I recently reinstalled the Mac Mini Server using Snow Leopard-server, but using the account I created during setup (allegedly the server administrator account) I cannot authenticate to the ...
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Is Snow Leopard Server a good candidate for everyday use as a main OS?
Although similar questions have been asked before [1,2] non of them fully address whether OSX 10.6 Sever is a good candidate for everyday use on a top of the line computer. For the really lazy;
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OS X Server FTP server
I'm running an OS X Server with the following services turned on: Web, MySQL, DNS, AFP, Firewall. I'd like to also start FTP, and I did this, but I can't seem to make it work properly. I'm sure there ...
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Should I install Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server?
I will be using Mac OS X Server to hold an email server, web hosting, DNS and iOS and Mac development and I was wondering if you guys think Mac OS X Snow Leopard would do me just fine or if Server ...
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Recieving Error Code 60 connecting iCal to OS X Server
I have a problem with my Mac mini running OS X Server 10.6.6. I want to use iCal and Address Book on my iPhone, iPad, and MacBook Pro.
I started the two services without SSL.
I installed port ...
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Differences between Snow Leopard Server and Desktop?
I have a friend who is wanting to get a Mac Mini to do iPad development. He says the server version is cheaper than the desktop version. I've only ever used the desktop version. Is there any reason ...
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How can I get Time Machine to back up the contents of a File Vault while logged in?
Disclaimer: this question and answer are targeted to the Snow Leopard implementation of FileVault where the user home folder is only encrypted in a bundle. Lion's implementation of FileVault doesn't ...
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What is the best free FTP server for Mac OS X Server?
I'm running Mac OS X Snow Leopard server on a mac mini and was wondering what the best free FTP server was? I hear okay things about pure-ftpd but I'd like something with an easy to manage UI as well ...
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OS X Server 10.6 and Fully Qualified Domain Names
From the Advanced Server Admin for OS X Server v.10.6:
You must have a fully qualified domain
name for each server’s IP addess in
the DNS system. The DNS zone must have
the reverse-lookup ...
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Snow leopard server: use a NAS volume as share point
I have a mounted nas volume (/Volumes/Volume_1) and i would like to create a share point on this, so that it can be accessed via FTP or whatever.
Yet, when in server admin > file sharing, I cannot ...
