mac os x server

Apple updated its Server Admin Tools , bringing the current version to 10.5.5. The collection of tools help you to administer a server from a remote computer.

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A major DNS vulnerability is affecting Domain Name Servers, which serve as the backbone of the Internet.

Posts: 17 Yes, it seems that the client versions of OSX are OK, but the server versions are not: lynndie-2 % sw_vers ProductName: Mac OS X Server ProductVersion: 10.4.11 BuildVersion: 8S169 lynndie-3 % ...

VPN in Mac OS X Server (all versions, I think) allows users to have as many sessions from as many different computers as they want to the VPN server.

I didn't like this, so I tried to find a way to restrict them to only one session. I tried looking at plists, thinking maybe Apple had some hidden option for this, but I couldn't find it.

I then dug around in man files for vpn and pppd and such, and found something of interest in pppd's man page:

/etc/ppp/auth-up

The Fusion team announced via its blog today that VMware Fusion 2.0 will add official support for running Mac OS X Server in a virtual machine when it ships.

Snow Leopard Server serves the iPhone Agam Shah Apple has revealed further details of its in-development version of Mac OS X Server software, adding support for a new file system and collaboration tools ...

At the Worldwide Developer Conference currently underway in San Fransisco, Apple unveiled some of the new features coming in Mac OS X Server 10.6, Snow Leopard.

Of course the new release gets the same improvements as the client version, but in addition to those, there are a few server-specific features underway too.

Apple has revealed further details of the new Mac OS X Server software, adding support for a new file system and collaboration tools designed for businesses looking to use the iPhone as a client device.

Normally, you can't share USB printers via Mac OS X Server because the Print Server can only deal with Postscript printers.

However, you can share USB printers normally via CUPS.

Set up your printer as normal (System Preferences » Print & Fax).

Then, in Safari go to CUPS, which is usually at http://localhost:631. Click the Administration tab, then click the Share published printers connected to this system checkbox.

Click Change Settings, and enter your admin username and password. Voila, plain old USB Printer Sharing works.