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View ArticleHow to get PhysicalBytesPerSectorForPerformance for Remote Path in Windows?
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View ArticleApache 2.2, Mac mini, Sierra, Server 5.2
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View ArticleManually start scheduled launchd job
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View ArticleMonitoring a Mac-centric network
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View ArticleTerminal script for Apple Remote Desktop to find disk space
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View ArticleError installing Debian on Virtual_machine(Disk parallel)
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View ArticleSpeed up SFTP uploads on high latency network?
I'm trying to transfer a set of large files internationally using SFTP, but I am finding my international partner can't get upload speeds above ~50k despite very good connections on either side. We can...
View ArticleIs it wasteful to use Mac Mini M2 as a web server? [closed]
I like how Mac Mini is fanless and therefore silent — ideal for my home server needed for development purposes. I’d like to host 10-20 lightweight docker containers, a Docker container registry, git,...
View ArticleLDAP: error code 49 - Invalid Credentials when connecting jira to Mac OS X...
I have the following setup:- LDAP Server from Mac OS X running with default configuration- JIRA Standlone installationI want to:Use LDAP for user authentication for jurausername:...
View ArticleMac OS X Server: This root certificate is not trusted
I don't know much about certificates but one of them on a Snow Leopard Server just expired and I'm trying to replace it. It was self-signed at "birth" with the Mac mini server it came installed on.I...
View ArticleXServe Remote Set Up Doesn't Work
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View ArticleHow 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 ArticlePostfix on deprecated MacOS server will not deliver mail [closed]
I just started working at this new job and I'm 4 days in. I've inherited this wonderfully ancient Mac server. The department relies on this server to provide internal email. From what I've recon'd so...
View ArticleHow 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 ArticleHow would you set up a macOS laptop to maintain the same IP address between...
I have a situation where I need to maintain the same IP address and/or hostname between two network interfaces on several macOS laptops: the ethernet and wifi.The topology is such that there is a...
View ArticleI want to export my Open Directory 'network directory' to text. How? dsexport...
I am running macOS Monterey 12.7.1 with Server.app (which provides OpenDirectory)I want to use dsexport or dscl to export the LDAPv3 that contains my network users. But I'm running into many problems...
View ArticleWhat 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...
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