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Questions regarding Apple Mac Server editions of OS X.

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Can I create a hidden admin account via the terminal on OSX?

I have around 300 baby macs to look after, and they have lots of different admin accounts, which is a nightmare to work with. ARD has slowly been configured with the accounts of the machine owners, but that doesn't help when bringing on board…
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How can I find phantom storage usage?

I've got a Mac OS X 10.6.4 Snow Leopard Server file server (AFP) which has been running out of storage space on the boot volume for the past few weeks. It takes about two days for the remaining 42GB on the 80GB boot volume to be eaten up, even…
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Mac OS X Server add server user

What's the recommended way to add a user to Mac OS X Server that doesn't need all the hoopla associated with Workgroup Manager? There are many users pre-configured in Mac OS X Server (www, root, ldapadmin, etc.) that don't have "Full Name" or mail…
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Configuring OS X L2TP VPN to use Certificate for IPSEC layer instead of Pre Shared Key

I'm trying to setup a L2TP VPN on an OS X Snow Leopard Server setup, and have had success using a pre-shared key, however I would rather not rely on a simple string, and use a certificate instead. Setting this up on the server side is seemingly…
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How difficult is it to setup Mac OS X Server?

We are a small office of about 4 people, and we would like to have a 27-inch iMac (Core 2 Duo) setup as a server and workstation simultaneously, using Mac OS X Server. This might seem like overkill (and stupidity at the same time), but here is the…
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Preventing ‘ghost’ AFP mount points

We've got a problem with OSX 10.6 clients seeing 'ghost' mount points to an OSX Server 10.5 over AFP. On occasion (5 times in the past month) the client machine seems to have some sort of connection problem with the server, and remounts the share.…
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Linux or OS X Server?

If I have a web site on a shared server, and I want to move it to a dedicated server, what should I buy: A strong PC with Linux, or Mac OS X Server?
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Mac OS X Server: How to create internet sharing with quota tracking

I had a question. I have OS X Server and wanted to set up a system where I have internet with a quota of 12 GB, I want to be able to create my own specialised login accounts and split the quota between the users and monitor usage. How would I get…
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HTTPS doesn't work anymore after adding SSLRequireSSL directive

I have a Mac Mini Server, running macOS Sierra (10.12.2) with macOS Server (5.2). This comes with a built-in Apache server, which is set up to listen on ports 80 and 443. This works fine; documents are accessible over both HTTP and HTTPS. However,…
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Windows 10 client cannot connect to macOS X SMB / CIFS Server

I'm having a peculiar issue where I cannot login via SMB only on one particular Windows 10 workstation to my Apple SMB Server. Other Windows 10 clients authenticate just fine. I have attempted to change the Network security: LAN Manager…
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Why is this mod_rewrite RewriteRule directive not working in the .htaccess file?

I've got a site that was hosted on a linux el cheapo hosting service that I'm migrating to my Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Server server running Apache 2.2.8 & PHP 5.2.5 w/rewrite_module enabled and AllowOverride All, but I'm running into an issue with the…
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Update Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server to Yosemite

I have a Mac Pro (Model Identifier: MacPro5,1) running OS X 10.6.8. The machine serves to the web a couple of MySQL databases (v. 5.0.92) as well as a Redmine installation (with a Subversion repository). Server administration is done using the…
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Automated distribution and configuration for Mac OS X

I'm looking for a solution that will allow me to do the following on a network of mac-only for which I am the administrator. single click" Distribute software to one or more, or all Mac devices under my network. modify pList files associated with…
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OS X Server Profile Manager 3.1 (Mavericks) - Enrolling fails at “Installing certificate”

OS X Server Profile Manager 3.1 (Mavericks) - Enrolling fails at "Installing certificate" Fresh install, I use my personal server.example.com for my server in my local network dns. I don't have reverse setup yet but my DNS is configured so anyone on…
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What commands will change Open Directory passwords?

I understand Open Directory to be OpenLDAP + SASL (Password Server) + Kerberos. It appears that OpenLDAP defers to SASL for authentication; I don't know about Kerberos. I want to change user passwords from a script, preferably remotely, and I want…
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