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Brian

Replace SMB Server with open source version in Mac OS X Lion Server hints.macworld.com

I have had nothing but trouble with SMB (Windows Sharing) services in Mac OS X Server 10.7. These problems were supposedly solved in 10.7.3, but my particular issues seem to still be there in several cases (Windows XP name...

posted 2 months ago

Thomas Z. 22 hours ago • Edit • I have downgraded to SnowLeopard, can't believe Apple did such a unfinished thing. Windows always had access problems on Lion 10.7.4 server ... »

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Jean-Sebastien

Migrate from 10.6 Open Directory to 10.7 cleanly

I kinda developed a procedure to migrate cleanly from Snow Leopard to Lion since the Apple Migration tools seems to mess the possibllity ...

posted 3 days ago

Ross K. 1 day ago • Edit • Good posting. By the way there is one large issue as well with Lion OD and previous versions of the OS. Check out this: ... »

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Hammad

Mac os lion binding with windows server 2008 R2 Active directory

does any body have an Idea about Lion 10.7 binding with windows server 2008 R2 Active directory.?

when i tired to bind my Mac running ...

posted 4 months ago

Nick C. 4 days ago • Edit • Should also say: ... »

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Corey

RAID Recommendations?

Looking for guidance on a 4-8 HDD RAID for OSX server install. Prefer Thunderbolt capable, or similar fast transfer connectivity. ...

posted 1 month ago

Jasen N. 8 days ago • Edit • You may want to consider a freenas system. It is based on free bsd and uses ZFS for the file system allowing a lot of enterprise features for a ... »

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Brian

Automator workflow of the month: System Information on a stick macworld.com

If you troubleshoot a number of Macs and seek a way to easily generate detailed reports about each one of those computer's hardware and software, Automator provides a slick solution.

posted 2 months ago

Lymperis T. 9 days ago • Edit • Lymperis likes this. »

Jakub

Migration of MS Exchange 2010 to OS X server 10.7

Hi,
I have a question if someone has some advice about migration of Exchange 2010 to Apple OS X server 10.7.

The biggest issue is how ...

posted 1 month ago

Richard C. 11 days ago • Edit • Ooops ... »

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Don

Migrating desk/lap top users to Snow Leopard Server

We're in the process of deploying Snow Leopard Server in an all-Mac company, and I'm planning how best to migrate all our users data ...

posted 19 days ago

Carlos C. 17 days ago • Edit • If you go with Mobile Accounts, educate the user that occasionally they'll get a sync warning, like "the file on the server is different than ... »

Brian

#techinfo @macfixer_1 Mac users more vulnerable than Windows users!! macworld.co.uk

In the face of new threats aimed at OS X, a security expert has warned that Mac users may be even more vulnerable than Windows users.

posted 2 months ago

Maria A. 18 days ago • Edit • Maria likes this. »

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Amos

Cron weirdness - server 10.6

Hi,

I've put together a small script to compare two folders on my work server, output their file sizes and send the data to me in an ...

posted 1 month ago

Costin M. 24 days ago • Edit • i believe that you are editing a user crontab and trying to run this with root credentials. if root permissions are needed to execute a ... »

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