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Snow Leopard™ Server
book

Snow Leopard™ Server

by Daniel Eran Dilger
November 2009
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
976 pages
22h 28m
English
Wiley
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Chapter 7. Server Preferences

In This Chapter

  • Managing users and groups

  • Managing services

  • Managing system information

  • Performing basic server administration

Basic Mac OS X Server management is tied to the standard and workgroup configurations, both of which primarily depend on the Server Preferences application to activate and configure services.

Servers in advanced configuration don't use Server Preferences and don't allow a remote connection from a computer using the application.

Note

Administrators shouldn't attempt to use Server Preferences to modify server settings on an advanced configuration server because it may result in unintended consequences related to overwriting the more advanced settings made in Server Admin with the simpler subset of configuration settings managed by Server Preferences.

Before getting started with Server Preferences, administrators should review the installation steps for Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server, including the planning stages of selecting the appropriate configuration for the server.

Note

For more on configuration planning, see Chapter 3.

The Server Preferences application is designed to mimic the Mac's desktop System Preferences, reducing administration to a series of approachable panes with just a few options each.

What Server Preferences offers in simplicity is also balanced with certain limitations. Administrators may eventually need to upgrade their standard or workgroup configuration to the advanced configuration as they grow beyond the capabilities ...

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