Snow Leopard™ Server

Chapter 9. Server Admin

In This Chapter

• Authenticating with

• a server to be administered

• Exploring the interface

• Managing and

• configuring services

• Reviewing logs

• Monitoring performance

• Configuring file share

• points, permissions,

• and quotas

• Updating server software

• Managing certificates

• Configuring settings

• Working with multiple

• servers in groups

• and smart groups

Although Apple presents Server Preferences and the Server Status widget as entry-level tools for managing Snow Leopard Server, advanced users should instead use Server Admin for configuring services and Workgroup Manager for managing network users, groups, and computers.

Note

For more on Workgroup Manager, see Chapter 10.

Administrators working with a standard or workgroup configuration may likely want to upgrade to the advanced configuration as they grow beyond the capabilities offered within Server Preferences and need to take on the advanced complexity and deeper feature set available within Server Admin.

Starting with Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Server, Apple combined the previous Server Status and Server Settings applications into one unified tool for activating, configuring, and monitoring everything from core network services, such as DNS and firewall, to basic file and print services to the specialized services Apple adds, including QuickTime Streaming Server, NetBoot, and Xgrid.

Server Admin is also used to create and manage SSL certificates to secure services; manage file-sharing features, such as quotas; and limit which users have access ...