Questions regarding Apple Mac Server editions of OS X.
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Client accounts Mac os x 10.6 server
I am new to the mac os x server 10.6
I setup a server with the basic services DNS, LDAP, AFP, ...
Everything is working fine. We have 10 mac os x clients that we want to join them to the server. The clients have their computers setup locally with…

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Mac OS X Server (Snow Leopard) Mananged Client documentation
I'm looking to better understand setting preferences for managed clients...specifically plists for iChat... Where is the most thorough documentation for setting this up (Once/Often)?
It's either not well documented or I'm looking in the wrong…

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Active directory on mac server
Can an apple server run Active directory instead of open directory or Active directory is just an addon feature for the server?

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Changing php version on OSX Server
I need to get php 5.3 working on my os server (snow leopard) machine. When I goto a php webpage on the server that is running phpinfo() it tells me that I am running php version 5.2.14, also it informs that php is installed at /private/etc/php.ini.…

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Mac Mini server (10.6) behind router with FQDN hostname
I have a Mac Mini running Mac OS 10.6.6 Server that will be part of a local network, and a static IP from my ISP. I'd like to set up DNS for the Mini with a FQDN as the hostname (example.com) properly. The Mini is behind a router (Apple Airport…

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Install web sharing on OS X server without disk?
On a new mac Mini which came with 10.6, I deselected the Web Sharing and a few other options on the initial setup, so now in System Preferences-->Sharing I have no option for Web Sharing, File Sharing, etc.
Now I want those items. I've since…

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How to i setup DNS and Web so that Mac OS X Server 10.6 displays a webpage under http://domain.net instead of http://www.domain.net
How to i setup DNS and Web so that Mac OS X Server 10.6 displays a webpage under http://domain.net instead of http://www.domain.net
www is fast becoming deprecated with people forgetting to add it. Some browsers add it and some don't.
How do i do…

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How do I restore a .nbi NetRestore image to a Mac?
I need to image a set of Mac machines with the same image of Mac OS plus some pre-installed and configured software.
I created a base installation on a USB disk and imaged it as a NetRestore image using the System Image Utility and I now have a .nbi…

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How to set global PATH on OS X Server 10.6.6?
I'm running Tomcat on OS X Server 10.6.6 under the normal Web component that comes with the OS. This has worked fine so far, but I need to add some entries to the $PATH environment variable for programs that I want access to from the web server…

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How to set up logwatch for OS X Server
Logwatch is easy enough to install via Macports, and it seems to work but the amount of output it gives leaves something to be desired. For example, this server is primarily a Samba file server, but logwatch prints out nothing concerning Samba. …

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OS X 10.4 Server, adding an email user on the command line
I have an XServe running OS X 10.4 Server. Is it possible to add a new email user from a terminal (I only have SSH access normally)? Also, is it possible to add a new mail virtual host from the terminal?
Thanks for any help.

Chris
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10.6 Server- PHP not working
Trying to enable PHP in 10.6.6 server and it keeps loading the php text (I can see the php code on my .php file).
I've enabled the php5 module in server admin (and verified that it's in the httpd.conf).. anything else I can try?
I also blew away…

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Why does iChat Server keep connecting to proxy.eu.jabber.org?
I have OS X Server 10.6.5 running on a new Mac Mini (server model), serving several functions among which is iChat Server (iChat and Pidgin on Windows as clients). In the iChat log in Server Admin, I kept seeing entries about connecting to…

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Remote Management/VNC Mac OSX Server 10.6 from Windows Server 2008
What is the most compatible/reliable software to remote manage an osx server using windows server?
I tried to activate the remote management from osx server then use remote desktop login from windows(failed)
Tried to activate built in vnc server…

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Configuring email - when i send out email they all come from ACCOUNT@www.mydomain.com instead of ACCOUNT@domain.com. Is this an alias problem?
Configuring email - when i send out email they all come from ACCOUNT@www.mydomain.com instead of ACCOUNT@domain.com. Is this an alias problem?
Do i need to configure my dns or mail server in a certain way?

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