Thread Can I use OS X Server to share files remotely?
Can I use OS X Server to share files remotely?We are a small business with two locations in different cities in the same state. We would like to share files, but do not want to use a commercial "cloud" to do this. That seems to be overkill for us. Can we ...view more
user permissionsHi and thanks for taking the time to review my question. I have a Mac Mini with the OS X Server App. I have 2 Apple iMacs accessing shared folders on the Mac Mini. I did the following on the Mac Mi...view more
Thread OSX Server will not work with iOS File Sharing
OSX Server will not work with iOS File SharingHey all, I've been having a problem with the iOS File Sharing feature of File Sharing on OSX server and it's driving me absolutely bat-crazy. Every time I try to access my remote share on iOS, the connection times o...view more
Use SSHFS without admin rightsSo let me explain what I'm trying to accomplish: I want to be able to mount shares that I have set up on a local mac server. I'm choosing to use SSHFS because the standard afp and bonjour smb connections on mac have ...view more
Thread Unmounting SMB Shares; Server Shows as Idle
Unmounting SMB Shares; Server Shows as IdleThis doesn't happen every time, but quite often; so much so I'm questioning whether I made a huge mistake going with Apple for my File Server. Server 10.11.4 Client 10.10.5 I mount a SMB share from th...view more
No Way to Reorder Access Control Lists?Trying to set up a file server in 10.11.4. Looks like there's no way to drag the users/groups within the list to change the order in which the ACL entries are authenticated. What am I missing? Than...view more
Thread Why do Windows Clients ignore ACL's in Server?
Why do Windows Clients ignore ACL's in Server?I have issues in the past with file sharing with Mac OS X Server (running 10.11.4). I like how it works, but I don't find it working consistently. Originally I was trying to setup permissions through POSIX in ...view more
Impossible to run OS X SERVERHI I setting file sharing on my server ( on my local wifi lan ) then in mail setting I add OS X server account and enter my credential but when I try to access from my ipad from Pages for example, this error occurs...view more
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
permissions issues on file serverI recently upgraded our Mac Mini (Late 2014) to El Capitan (10.11.4) and OS X Server 5.1 from Yosemite and Server 4. The only services that we have running are File Sharing and TimeMachine. We use this machine...view more
AFP and more than 16 TB?HI Folks, why is it possible to create and share a volume more than 16 TB on AFP? It seems no problem to use it on OSX Clients.? Because HFS+ can have 8 EB Size, thats 9 MILLIONS Terrabyte and ...view more
Thread How do I stop Apple ID users from logging in to server?
How do I stop Apple ID users from logging in to server?We are a small business who uses a Mac Mini Server. We just did clean install to 10.11.4 on new SSD's I installed. After setting up shares, anyone can log in even when they don't have a user name or password a...view more
Thread Web Services, apache, user _www, permissions problem
Web Services, apache, user _www, permissions problemHi there, Need help, I am getting lost and no more ideas on solving this stupidly simple issue ... please.... The problem: Apache - a simple php include - cannot access directories. Using: OS X 10.11....view more
Home Sync not working on Yosemite ClientsI 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
Thread Locked self out of server and now very embarrassed
Locked self out of server and now very embarrassedI 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