Questions regarding Apple Mac Server editions of OS X.
Questions tagged [mac-osx-server]
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osx server permission removal
I manage a Mac Mini server OS X 10.8.5 Server 2.2.2. used as a file share for assigned partners to upload video files to their respective folder at the very lowest level of the file system (accessed using Filezilla). These users permissions need to…

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unable to start zabbix_server on OSX 10.9
I followed the zabbix docs available on https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/doku.php?id=2.0/manual/installation/install Installation from source
I have the web part up and running and I get Zabbix server is running: NO as status message. I checked…

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How to set the router address in OSX Server VPN
I am able to connect to OSX Server (10.9.2) through a (L2TP) VPN tunnel. However, any other computers in my subnet can not be accessed.
On the client (OSX 10.9.2), the router's IP address is being supplied by PPP (the "Configure IPv4" setting)…

Kirk Crane
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Open Directory Password Location and Encryption Method
Background: I would like to use Google Apps Directory Sync (GADS) to synchronize user accounts and passwords from a Mac OS X Server (10.9) running Open Directory. GADS is installed on a Ubuntu 12.04 LTS virtual machine and configured, successfully,…

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Change email domain OS X Server
I'm having trouble setting up the mail service correctly on my os x leopard server. In server admin, under Mail>General the domain is set to "mydomain.net.nz", and my host name "servername.mydomain.net.nz", yet whenever an account is created, the…

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How do I set up an 802.1X infrastructure for use with OS X and iPads?
At my workplace I have been tasked with setting up machine certificate based 802.1X wireless authentication for our Apple devices. It seems like on the client side this will be handled by Profiles (specifically a System Profile as it is the device…

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Will changes to periodic.conf file be picked-up by the system automatically?
I have made some changes to my /etc/defaults/periodic.conf file to change how it cleans the /tmp dir. Do I need to do anything else such as log-out or reboot to get the system (Mac OS 10.8.4) to see the changes or will the new file changes…

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Apple Mac OS X 10.8.2.4 Magic Triangle Setup
I have the really important part of my magic triangle working - Mac OS X clients that I bind to AD & OD can log in with domain credentials. What isn't working is sharing a folder from the mac server to clients. When a client uses Go -> Connect to…

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Trying to compile phpredis on a mac using phpize54
I installed php 5.4 using mac port. I then git cloned the phpredis repository ( https://github.com/nicolasff/phpredis ).
Then, I execute these commands:
phpize54
./configure
make && make install
The problem is that thge library gets compiled with…

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Reset Mac OS X Workstation After Logout
I'm setting up a computer lab in a private school. All the students have LDAP login credentials and they stored all their files on separate shared servers. After the student logs out, I would like the workstation to "reset". That includes:
User…

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DHCP Requests out of line with lease time, inordinate amount of requests to server
Environment contains an OS X 10.6.8 Server with OS X 10.8.2 clients. DHCP is running on server with a lease time of 1 Day (86400 seconds). The system log is flooded with DHCP REQUEST/ACH messages logged every 2 hours (not the expected 1 day…

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Launchctl jobs automatically getting unloaded on snow leapord
We have launchctl jobs loaded on the snow leopard server. Somehow, every few days the jobs gets unloaded and this is causing our periodic jobs not to run. When I logon to the machine, the jobs show up again as loaded in launchctl list.
Did anyone…

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Stop Apache being controlled by Mountain Lion Server
Before I installed OS X Server through the App Store, everything was working fine. I had a number of virtual hosts, some of which were proxy passing to other servers on the network. I also had Phusion Passenger installed and working great.
But, when…

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OS X Server: Trouble logging into (network home) account on server (guest: off)
Edit (tl;dr): I think I may have found the "error" - Guest access was turned off on the /Homes directory. I turned it on and now I can login as a network user. Can someone explain why this is necessary, if indeed it is, and how it's not a security…

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MySQL Replication Monitoring for OS X Server
I have a CentOS 5 MySQL 5.0 server running that I need to replicate. I will setup MYSQL on OS X (Mac mini), but what tool should I use to monitor the replication that runs on OS X?

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