Mac OS X Server

Lion Server: How to enable webmail for Active Directory users

Learn how to enable webmail for Active Directory users.

Server App or Server Admin can’t connect to a new Lion server

In some situations, servermgrd may not start automatically on a newly-installed Lion Server. This can cause the following symptoms: Server App’s login window will shake even though the correct username and password have been entered. Server Admin will show an … Continue reading

Lion Server: AFP users unable to authenticate with Kerberos after upgrading

After upgrading to Lion Server, AFP clients may no longer be able to authenticate via Kerberos. The AFP service may be referencing the LKDC.

Lion Server: Finder Sidebar may not connect via SMB if the computer’s name contains certain characters

In the Finder, the Sidebar may not let you connect to a shared computer via SMB if the computer’s Bonjour name contains certain characters. This may happen if the computer’s name contains one of these: @ [ . \

OS X Lion: Using dscl(1) in Single User mode

Learn how to use dscl(1) in Single User mode.

Mac OS X Server v10.6: MySQL libraries available for download

If you are developing a MySQL client application for Mac OS X Server v10.6, you’ll need to download the MySQL client libraries and headers. MySQL client libraries and headers are not included with Mac OS X Server v10.6. If you … Continue reading

Mac OS X v10.5 and later: Mounting shared folders using an afp:// URL or the mount_afp command

You can mount a shared volume on an AFP server with a URL in the form of afp://myserver.mydomain.com/Sharepoint/Folder, or in Terminal you can use the mount_afp command.

How to disable Lion Server

Lion Server is an app and collection of services that can be added to OS X Lion. If you have installed Lion Server but decide that you no longer want to use it, you can disable it by following these … Continue reading

Mac OS X Server v10.5, 10.6: Enabling Directory Service debug logging

When troubleshooting Directory Service issues, it is often helpful to obtain "debug" logs to determine the source of the issue and any underlying issues produced by client requests to the DirectoryService process. Starting with Mac OS X v10.5, a flag … Continue reading

About the Mac OS X Server v10.6.8 Update

This software updates Mac OS X Server v10.6, v10.6.1, v10.6.2, v10.6.3, v10.6.4, v10.6.5, v10.6.6, or v10.6.7 to v10.6.8.