Questions regarding Apple Mac Server editions of OS X.
Questions tagged [mac-osx-server]
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Why does SMB over Mac OS X Server 5.2 (Sierra) work with local accounts but not network directory accounts?
I have an OS X Server 5.2 over which I run File Sharing over AFP and SMB. AFP works fine but the same accounts that work with AFP from Mac do not work with SMB over Windows.
I have changed the Authentication levels to different versions of NTLM…
Feri
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Postfix before-queue spam reject with amavis without sending out a bounce on OS X Server
This is a stock OS X 5.2 Server mail configuration which I'm trying to change to make it reject a spam message with a "554 5.7.0 Reject" before accepting it without sending out any additional non-delivery notifications to the sender. It's configured…
Захар Joe
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E-mail groups in OS X Snow Leopard
I've been trying to figure out how to do simple e-mail distribution groups in OS X Server 10.6 now for a few hours and I can't seem to figure it out. Basically I want to be able to e-mail multiple people by e-mailing a group that they are a part of.…
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Where is the GUI config for Server Admin held?
I'm currently trying to migrate my DNS server from one Mac OS X Server to another. What I've done is rsync all the data in the /var/named folder. However Server Admin is not recognizing my zones, what file controls what server admin sees for DNS?
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Running built in web sharing on El Capitan machine with OS X Server 5 Installed
I have installed OS X Server so I can use time machine to backup multiple computers to a central drive. I would like to configure El Capitan web sharing instead of OS X Server's Websites because I find it difficult to configure websites using OS X…
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Does script execution time cut into idle logout time with ssh?
On one of our Mac OS X servers, we have set the following in /etc/ssh_config:
# Keep idle connections alive for 10 minutes
Host *
ServerAliveInterval 600
Two questions:
1) Is this a good way to define a timeout limit for idle connections?…
Sebastian Sulger
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OS X Server NFS home directory mount options
we are running a couple of OS X clients in an open directory OS X server environment with home directories provide via NFS.
The auto_home script allows to mount the home folder of the
user without changing the client, the directory util has two…
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How can I make Kerberos flush the credential cache when a user changes their password?
We've got a fun new issue after upgrading to OS X 10.10 client and server with Open Directory (from 10.8).
When a user changes their password (using System Preferences or at the Login screen) it seems the Kerberos credentials do not…
Chris
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Bare Metal Virtualization of Mac OS X Server
I've got a Mac Pro (2007) (http://support.apple.com/kb/SP30). Four Hard Drives and 8 GB of Ram.
Right now I am running Mac OS X Server. I am running this because I have a number of other Macs and I need to store photos / video / etc on the…
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OS X Yosemite Server - Wiki stops working
the last couple of days I have noticed that the Wiki-Server on OS X Server seems to crash.
When I call up the wiki's website I get the following message:
Caught exception "Connection to DB failed" [CSDatabaseError] executing route…
Joseph
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DNS setup and hosting multiple domains on OS X Server
I've managed so far to setup my OS X Server and host one domain FOR MY STARTUP COMPANY. However WE have more domains, and the technicalities are not immediately clear, we're not sure how to setup an NS record for the OS X Server so that we can use…
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How can I disable a User Account from the CLI with Mac OS X Server Yosemite with pwpolicy deprecated?
Prior to Mac OS X Yosemite, admins were able to disable a Open Directory user by taking advantage of the pwpolicy command below:
pwpolicy -a diradmin -p password -u username -disableuser
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pwpolicy -a diradmin -p password -u username…
FKICK
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Windows 7 VPN to OS X Server error 629, Tried a lot of options
I am having a hard time connecting to my office server in which I am the admin of. I have recently wiped the hard drive and re-installed os x yosemite with os x server. I use a Windows 7 machine at home which I am attempting to connect to my mac…
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How to enable DIGEST-MD5 SASL mechanism in Open Directory?
We've created an Open Directory master on OSX 10.10 Yosemite + Server.app v4:
$ sudo slapconfig -createldapmasterandadmin admin Administrator 1000
But it doesn't support DIGEST-MD5:
$ ldapsearch -x -LLL -b "" -s base…
eggyal
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Mavericks - APN Active Directory Users not being pushed
We have hit a problem with our current AD -> OSX Server integration project.
We have our OSX server (mavericks) connected to our AD domain and running open directory/profile manager.
AD users can sign in to OSX clients (mavericks) using their AD…
gavz
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