How do I set up a reverse lookup zone in OSX Snow Leopard Server
I am trying to set up Address Book server in Mac OSX Snow Leopard server. To do this, a requirement is that I have a FQDN set up with reverse lookup. I created a DNS entry on the godaddy DNS server to...
View ArticleSetting up a cron job that does a chmod/chown
I would like to set up a cron job that recusively does a chmod/chown on a directory (the dropbox directory). This works when I execute the commands manually like: sudo chown -R $USER ~/Dropbox sudo...
View ArticleReset Mac OS X Workstation After Logout
I'm setting up a computer lab in a private school. All the students have LDAP login credentials and they stored all their files on separate shared servers. After the student logs out, I would like the...
View ArticleOS X Server FTP server
I'm running an OS X Server with the following services turned on: Web, MySQL, DNS, AFP, Firewall. I'd like to also start FTP, and I did this, but I can't seem to make it work properly. I'm sure there...
View ArticleHow can I setup automatic renewal for Kerberos tickets and make the ticket...
I have to renew tickets manually in my server terminal for users to have access to their mail accounts. I am using kerberos as a login authentication to access a local mail server. My local machine...
View ArticleLogging in via SFTP changes owner of parent folder
I have a serious problem with my SFTP server running under macOS 10.14.6. (Server is version 5.8) What I'm trying to achieve is to restrict SFTP users to only see their home folder. I have all network...
View ArticleDeploying Website On Mac Os Server using Docker-compose
I have containerized a web application and need to deploy it on my client's Mac server. I successfully tested the deployment on a virtual Ubuntu server, which is trivial (installing the Docker...
View ArticleSSH connection gives no prompt, unresponsive
I'm ssh'ing from my OSX laptop to an OSX server. It worked a couple of days ago. Now, when I try and connect, no text is output. My session (with -v option) looks like: ~ $ ssh myserver ... debug1:...
View ArticleMac OSX Server 10.6 DNS Issues
The server was upgraded from 10.5 from 10.6, during the upgrade the Reverse Zones were lost so I tried to recreate these but found that it's best to delete all zones, definitions and start again. So...
View ArticleEquivalent of logrotate on OSX
Is logrotate hiding somewhere on OSX, or is there an equivalent? It's not in /usr/sbin.
View ArticleMail server Setup is not Working On Mac Osx
Hello I have configured postfix server on mac server version 10.14.6 along with the dovecot,clamav and amavisd bu the mail server is not working its showing the following error: connect to...
View ArticleListing group members using ldapsearch
Our corporate LDAP directory is housed on a Snow Leopard Server Open Directory setup. I'm trying to use the ldapsearch tool to export an .ldif file to import into another external LDAP server to...
View ArticleWhy is user asked to choose their workgroup?
We running Mac OS X Server 10.5.8 with Mac OS X 10.5.8 clients. Students use network logins to, well, log in.I've been asked to deny internet access to a specific user. I was told that a good way to do...
View ArticleHaving Mac OS X on a XEN virtual machine
Is it possible to have Mac OS X guest on a XEN host?If yes, how?There are difference for Mac OS X Server?In particular I'm interested in the installation of a testing Mac OS X Server inside a XEN domU,...
View ArticleConfigure Mac OSX 10.6 VPN Server to use pre shared keys for client login
I have set up Mac OS X server 10.6 on a 2012 mac mini and am running a VPN so I can connect to my home network. The VPN is up and running correctly when using a shared secret and username/password for...
View ArticleHow to setup a bonded ethernet connection directly between macOS and Windows...
I've been having trouble connecting a macOS 10.13 High Sierra server to a Windows Server 2019 server with a bonded ethernet connection consisting of 3 directly connected ethernet adapters. Windows...
View ArticleApache server being shutdown after a few minutes on OS X 10.10
I'm trying to run a PHP application in my intranet using Apache on OS X 10.10. I can successfully launch Apache using:sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plistThe PHP...
View ArticleOS X Server 10.8 Sending Email
I'm running a 10.8.5 OS X Server box, with mail running. I'm using one of my local email accounts to send email to a hosted address I have. This where it gets tricky. Web is hosted internally. Mail is...
View ArticleConnecting to remote mac machine via ssh tunnelling over VPN
From my laptop, I am trying to open remote desktop in server2:This is how it looks like:my-mac-laptop -> vpn. ---> server1(redhat) -> server2(mac-server)<----------same...
View ArticleMultiple Mac minis in a network (DNS setup)
I’m not sure if I am asking the correct question or not. Base of the question, we are a private school and recently we embarked on a project using filemaker where the students learnt about databases....
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