On OS X Lion (10.7) and later, server is now an App from the Mac App Store and not an OS that gets installed by itself. Questions about running the app remotely as well as how it changes a Mac to run server/services are welcome to use this tag.
Questions tagged [server.app]
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Authenticating to Server Services "requires storing your password in a less secure form"
I've bought and downloaded the MacOS Server application to host a VPN and to host a Satis repository.
When enabling either the VPN or Websites services, a dialogue appears asking "Do you want to change how your password is stored?", with the advice…
568ml
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How to login to a network account on a MacBook without network?
I currently have a MacBook with Lion (fully updated), using the network account from a Lion Server (also fully updates) and I'm able to login to the network account just fine.
However, when I'm offline (away from my home network), I can't login to…
Sergio Moura
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Lion server - networked logins?
I've setup an OS X Lion server at the office I work at, and would like to set it up so all the other Mac's in the office have to login when they want to go on their Mac and it connects to their user I've created on the server.
Can someone give me…
Richard Hedges
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Commandline tools not installed with Server.app on Mavericks
I installed the Server.app from the App Store to use the bundeled postgres DB:
sudo serveradmin start postgres
Then I found out, that the commandline tool "serveradmin" (and others) have not been installed as implied by other postings.
Was this a…
rhoerbe
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In OS X Server.app, what's the number in the app icon?
I have Server.app on 10.7, and when I start it, I get the neverending beachball, and in the Dock, the Server.app's icon has a red number in it, which is continuously increasing.
What's the number mean?
Ken
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Host name change notification from System Administrator [email protected]
Our Mac OSX servers sends me this message every day:
Name: System Administrator
Email: [email protected]
Dept: Support
The host name of SERVER1 has changed to SERVER2. Some services may not work correctly until they have been updated to use the…
tvgemert
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What is the proper form for "cert_identifier" when using "certupdate"?
The required options for certupdate seem to have changed in macOS Sierra Server or before, and the manpages have not caught up yet.
When trying:
certupdate remove -c…
BillEccles
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Login as TeamsServer system user
How can I login as the _teamsserver user? I have sudoed and set the passwd for teamsserver, but it does not take it when I use the login command. I need to see the output of some scripts as they are run by teamsserver, and verify that teamsserver…
Siriss
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How do I set up Caching Service
I'm confused setting up OS X Server 5.2 to cache IOS and MacOS updates on our local network. The Server Leo seems to cache software for some devices but not others. Leo is connected to the internet via ethernet and to the local network via wi-fi as…
iainH
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