#macosxserver

Resolved: Is it possible to install Mac OS X Server on a Mac Mini without hacking it? #answer #programming #computers

Is it possible to install Mac OS X Server on a Mac Mini without hacking it?

I’d like to have a Software Update Server (SUS) for my clients.

Since this service would not be critical, redundancy and availability are not an issue for me.

Given the fact that SUS is only available on Mac OS X Server (I’d be happy to be denied), I’m asking if it is technically possible to install Mac OS X Server on…

Answer: Using Mac OS X Server e-mail and calendering #dev #fix #computers

Using Mac OS X Server e-mail and calendering

I’d love some feedback from folks on using the e-mail server and calendering features of Mac OS X Leopard server.

How well has the e-mail server worked for you? Can you get your e-mail on a variety of (Mac and Windows) clients?

Do you have the ability to share calendars?

How does all this work with Microsoft Outlook?

Answer [by username]: Using Mac OS…

Solution: How do I startup Xserve OS X without the GUI? #programming #computers #development

How do I startup Xserve OS X without the GUI?

I’d like to start-up Xserves at Unix run level 3. At least turn off the GUI and have all the service app (networking, ssh, apache, mysql, etc.) running in the background. Is this possible? How do I configure this?

Answer [by Mojeska]: How do I startup Xserve OS X without the GUI?

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/h/348

This article may offer some ideas.…

Resolved: Is there a way to get OSX to use more RAM and less swap? #computers #solution #development

Is there a way to get OSX to use more RAM and less swap?

The problem I’m having is on a server (and other OSX boxes as well) we have 4GB of RAM, but we are finding that OSX only uses 40-60% of the available RAM while also having a 6-7GB swap. The server is running Apache and MySQL while the other machines are desktops.

I have been comparing it’s usage to similar Linux boxes (hardware and…

Answer: Equivalent of logrotate on OSX #programming #dev #development

Equivalent of logrotate on OSX

Is logrotate hiding somewhere on OSX, or is there an equivalent? It’s not in /usr/sbin.

Answer [by Gordon Davisson]: Equivalent of logrotate on OSX

OS X has several ways to rotate/expire/etc its logs, depending on the type of log in question:

For regular log files (i.e. text files that are continuously appended to), newsyslogcan rotate them based on size or time,…

How-to: Snow Leopard iSCSI initiator #programming #computers #it

Snow Leopard iSCSI initiator

I’m getting ready for a large Snow Leopard migration and am having problems with the standard iSCSI initiator from globalSAN. After some research I found out that the initiator is just incompatible with Snow Leopard. My question is what iSCSI initiator are you using on your Mac OS X Server Box, please only answer if you are using Snow Leopard, I’ve already tried most…

Fix: Best way of integrating Mac OS X clients with Active Directory #answer #dev #computers

Best way of integrating Mac OS X clients with Active Directory

I have more than 50 Macs on the network and I think it’s time to put some controls in place so I’m scouting for ways to integrate the Mac OS X clients into Active Directory. The primary objective is to enforce GPOs from the AD to the Mac OS X clients. I’m thinking of the following solutions:

Use Mac OS X Server’s Directory Service…

Fix: Who uses Mac OS X Server and why? #dev #development #fix

Who uses Mac OS X Server and why?

I am really curious. Mac OS X as a server sounds like a very expensive solution that is not much better than the free one provided by free software.

I understand paying extra for a nice UI and an Apple logo on your desktop computer or laptop (I did it). But a Apple logo gathering dust in a dark room somewhere with no monitor attached, doesn’t make much sense for…