Welcome

This is an unofficial volunteer effort which compiles answers to the most Frequently Asked Questions about Mac OS X Server. These come from the Mac OS X Server mailing list hosted by Apple.

We welcome comments and additions to this site and will continue to add content based on the most common questions posted to the list.

Table Of Contents

1. Official Links
   1. MacOSXS Home Page
2. Documentation
   
   1. Official Documentation
   2. Understanding NetInfo PDF Manual (898K)
3. Setup
   1. User & Groups
      1. Importing from AppleShareIP
      2. Understanding Privileges Structure
   2. Network
      1. Compatible Network Interface Cards
      2. Adding Mulitple IPs
   3. Security
      1. Setting up the built-in Firewall
   4. Web Services
      1. Configuring Apache
      2. Performance Cache (port 16080 issues)
      3. Enabling/Using the PHP module
      4. SSL Setup
      5. WebDAV
      6. Multiple Default Documents
      7. Log Files
   5. File Services
      1. Sharing files between Mac and Windows clients
      2. Frequent Server Disconnections
   6. Print Services
   7. Mail Services
      1. Configuring Sendmail to accept mail
      2. Open Relay Issues
      3. Multiple Domain Support
   8. QuickTime Streaming Server
      1. Configuring QuickTime Streaming Server Admin
      2. Serving over Port 80 (HTTP)
   9. Macintosh Manager
   10. NetInfo
   11. DNS
   12. Miscellaneous
       1. Common Error Messages
4. Add-ons
   1. Backup Solutions
   2. QuickDNS
   3. Databases
   4. Web Based Mail Solutions
5. Other Resources
   1. MOSXS Listserv Commands

Note

Comments, updates or corrections can be submitted to: osxsfaq@macserve.net.

This site is hosted by MacServe.net and maintained by Brian Blood (brian@macserve.net).

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