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      • Thread Waiting for localhost . . .

        Waiting for localhost . . .

        and waiting and waiting and waiting.    I have a small php/mysql script that, when I run it, the message 'waiting for localhost' comes up.  Sometimes localhost responds in a short time, but most of th...view more
        Esger
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        Waiting for localhost . . .

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        • Thread File sharing and time machine backups fail after upgrade to Mavericks Server

          File sharing and time machine backups fail after upgrade to Mavericks Server

          Hi:   I've tried several times to upgrade from 10.8.5 server to 10.9.5 and everything seems fine except users can no longer connect via file sharing and time machine backups fail due to a password problem. (And ...view more
          Mike Matthews
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          File sharing and time machine backups fail after upgrade to Mavericks Server

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          • Thread Sync OS X Servers in different locations - how?

            Sync OS X Servers in different locations - how?

            Hi everyone, this is my first post. I help to run an office of Macs and we are looking to expand. We have a Mac mini running OS X Server that controls 10 Mac Pros. User data is stored on this server. We are looking to...view more
            gurdon
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            Sync OS X Servers in different locations - how?

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            • Thread Problem with Accesses of Userfolder after Upgrade to 5.1

              Problem with Accesses of Userfolder after Upgrade to 5.1

              Hi   Mac mini (Late 2014) El Captian OSX Server 5.1   After update my Server to5.1 i got the problem, that the User see Userfolder but don´t have access to them.   When I mount a Uservolumen ...view more
              Flashdancer
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              Problem with Accesses of Userfolder after Upgrade to 5.1

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              • Thread When creating a new user in OD and requiring them to change password at next login, no new password is acceptable to system and login is not possible for the created user

                When creating a new user in OD and requiring them to change password at next login, no new password is acceptable to system and login is not possible for the created user

                Hello,   When creating a new user we give them a generic password that needs to be changed upon first login however when that new user attempts to sign in and is prompted by the change password screen literally ...view more
                peteoftheworld
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                When creating a new user in OD and requiring them to change password at next login, no new password is acceptable to system and login is not possible for the created user

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                • Thread Will there be a problem if I restart Directory Service when network users are logged in?

                  Will there be a problem if I restart Directory Service when network users are logged in?

                  I am planning to write a script to restart Directory Service when it encountered certain type of error message in its logs (see Does Open Directory Archive/Restore or slapconfig backupdb/restoredb reconstructs the OD ...view more
                  victorp_sg
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                  Will there be a problem if I restart Directory Service when network users are logged in?

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                  • Thread Does Open Directory Archive/Restore or slapconfig backupdb/restoredb reconstructs the OD databases?

                    Does Open Directory Archive/Restore or slapconfig backupdb/restoredb reconstructs the OD databases?

                    I am having occasional issue when I can't do a network login because OD / Password Service complains:   -[AuthDBFile getPasswordRec:putItHere:unObfuscate:]: user with slot XXXXX not found.  Result: -5 Timed ...view more
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                    Does Open Directory Archive/Restore or slapconfig backupdb/restoredb reconstructs the OD databases?

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                    • Thread Open Directory: Can't add users remotely

                      Open Directory: Can't add users remotely

                      I am having issues adding users to Open Directory from within the Server app. It only occurs when I'm connecting to the server remotely, not when I'm on the serving machine itself.   After adding a user, I get:...view more
                      iTim2009
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                      Open Directory: Can't add users remotely

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                      • Thread Home Sync not working on Yosemite Clients

                        Home Sync not working on Yosemite Clients

                        I have upgraded 3 Mac Pro's to Yosemite and now Homesync has stopped working on these machines.   The server is running Mountain Lion, all other Macs that are still running Mavericks are still able to Homesync a...view more
                        Talkieotaster
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                        Home Sync not working on Yosemite Clients

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                        • Thread Reconfigure Open Directory in Yosemite Server

                          Reconfigure Open Directory in Yosemite Server

                          Is it possible to delete and reconfigure Open Directory in Yosemite server?   The host name and configuration were modified after Open Directory was activated and I get the message "Unable to load replica list" ...view more
                          iTim2009
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                          Reconfigure Open Directory in Yosemite Server

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                          • Thread Locked self out of server and now very embarrassed

                            Locked self out of server and now very embarrassed

                            I opened Mac OS X Server on my laptop to remotely admin another Mac OS X Server (the name of that machine is "receptacle").   I had already been sharing the boot volume for "receptacle" and decided to edit the p...view more
                            mistersquid
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                            Locked self out of server and now very embarrassed

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                            • Thread Can't login into server as Administrator

                              Can't login into server as Administrator

                              I am the administrator of the OS X server but it doesn't give me permission to login to the server. I get the error message that only the administrator can login. There are no other users that use this server. Can any...view more
                              medvidfromglendale
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                              Can't login into server as Administrator

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                              • Thread Intergation of OS X server with external LDAP

                                Intergation of OS X server with external LDAP

                                Hello,   We use a mix environment of Mac and Linux computers. For the Linux Hosts we already implemented a solution for Directory Services.   I'm wondering if OS X server can use the same LDAP as Linux DS....view more
                                pavlos.kleanthous
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                                Intergation of OS X server with external LDAP

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                                • Thread Can you use Apple's OD's LDAP to host S/MIME certs for iOS?

                                  Can you use Apple's OD's LDAP to host S/MIME certs for iOS?

                                  I'm trying to use OD rather than an Exchange Server GAL to serve S/MIME certs on iOS. Is this supported?view more
                                  graffiti_galacticgeo
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                                  Can you use Apple's OD's LDAP to host S/MIME certs for iOS?

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                                  • Thread New OD El Capitan lacking MD5 authentication?

                                    New OD El Capitan lacking MD5 authentication?

                                    Hi, we have a unix server running an application that was connected to an OD under 10.8.5 to authenticate users. We have installed 10.11.3 with Server and create a new OD. The application can bind to this OD and imp...view more
                                    John Lockwood
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                                    New OD El Capitan lacking MD5 authentication?

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                                    • Thread Proper solution for centrally locating files, music in particular?

                                      Proper solution for centrally locating files, music in particular?

                                      I'm wanting to centrally locate certain files and eventually home directories (I think) on a Mac only home network (with the exception of an UnRaid server). I have a Mac Mini (mid 2011) that will be used for this alon...view more
                                      Anthony Curcione
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                                      Proper solution for centrally locating files, music in particular?

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                                      • Thread Mobile accounts not expiring

                                        Mobile accounts not expiring

                                        Hi everyone,   We have all of our Macs (running 10.7) bound to AD through the native plugin. We have the AD plugin set to create mobile accounts. We create three local groups on each machine and add the equivile...view more
                                        Nik Varrone
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                                        Mobile accounts not expiring

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                                        • Thread OS X Server Account doesn't include Mail service

                                          OS X Server Account doesn't include Mail service

                                          Hi all,   I've been experimenting with the use of OS X Server Accounts on iOS in order to take advantage of the new File Sharing features in Server 5.0.15 and El Capitan (I'm running 10.11.3).   However, t...view more
                                          pterobyte
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                                          OS X Server Account doesn't include Mail service

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                                          • Thread Keychain Issues: Office 365 in Open Directory

                                            Keychain Issues: Office 365 in Open Directory

                                            We're having keychain troubles with Microsoft Office 365 in a Open Directory configuration, using an Apple Mac Mini with Apple El Capitan as server. Somehow we can't get Microsoft Office 365 products (Word, Outlook, P...view more
                                            SandrT
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                                            Keychain Issues: Office 365 in Open Directory

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                                            • Thread Open Directory, enabling users problem and diradmin password

                                              Open Directory, enabling users problem and diradmin password

                                              Hello.   I have clean install of Server App (5.0.15) on El Capitan (10.11.3). On this system I enable new DNS server (and create records for my new server and new clients). Then I make new Open Directory servic...view more
                                              PrzemyslawCracow
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                                              Open Directory, enabling users problem and diradmin password

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