Best Practice Upgrade Path- Server 3 to 5?Hello, I'm in the process of both a migration and upgrade of a Profile Manager server. I currently run an older mac mini server running 10.9.5 and Server 3 with an extensive Profile Manager setup. I have recen...view more
profile manager offline post power outageWe recently had a power outage which took out our Mac Mini OD master - on getting it back to life we are unable to open the Profile Manager. when we go to the address, it opens something like the following:- &nb...view more
Home Directory not changed on clientHello, I am running MacServer 5.1.7 and a MacBook with OS X 10.11.6. I am using mobile accounts on the MacBook, but I have problems with home-dirs from network users: 1. There are some existing network...view more
Thread Yosemite 10.10 server app 5.0.15 crash on permission view
Yosemite 10.10 server app 5.0.15 crash on permission viewI have a folder called TechDocs inside a sharepoint. TechDocs containes about 63,000 files, each around 1 MB - 20 MB Within a few seconds of clicking in TechDocs in Server app > Server > Storage ...view more
Profile manager not pushing group profileI hope someone can help... I am running the latest OSX 10.11 on both our mac workstations and server along with the latest server app. They both are bound to ACTIVE DIRECTORY and OPEN DIRECTORY and we are using ...view more
Thread MAC Server 5.1.5 has odds extra users/groups. (bug?)
MAC Server 5.1.5 has odds extra users/groups. (bug?)MAC OS El Capitan 10.11.5 Server 5.1.5 on MAC xserver hardware I was add users name and account in server 5.1.5. after few users have added and few group name added. I check users and Group list and they see...view more
Can't Enable Device ManagementI am getting the dreaded 'An error with code -1 occurred' when trying to enable device management on 2 different XSAN deployments. This is an secondary XSAN metadata controller. The primary metadata ...view more
Local Network Users Cannot LoginHello, I upgraded our server to 10.11.5 and Server App to 5.1.5 and have everything working accept Local Network Users cannot login when the Home Folder setting is set to "Users" where everyones home directory...view more
Secondary Active Directory ServerHi, I'm running a file server on 10.11.4 and authenticate to AD on Win2012r2. I have set up a secondary AD server in case the primary one goes down because, well, Windows. But I'm not sure how my...view more
Thread Win Server 2012 R2 in .local vs OSX server 10.11.5
Win Server 2012 R2 in .local vs OSX server 10.11.5Hello Again, At the school I work with, we have a Windows Server 2012 R2 in its early stage of implementation, testing a dozen accounts only and only 20 first Win 7 computers linked to it yet. It's sum...view more
Thread mismatch connection to an Apple El Capitan Server
mismatch connection to an Apple El Capitan ServerIntroductory statement: When Apple released Mavericks they made a change such that if a single server supports both SMB and AFP then the Mac client will 'prefer' using SMB to connect to the server. Depending on...view more
Mac Server IntegrationWe're currently using Exchange 2008 and recently bought a Mac mini and setup the server on it. Please be warned, I am a newbie to this. My question is in 3 parts How can I find out what the address for...view more
Thread Best way to integrate Macbooks to Windows AD
Best way to integrate Macbooks to Windows ADHi Guys, I am really new to the Mac platform!! I am a windows administrator and I have around 30-40 MacBooks in my organization. I would like to join all this Macbooks to windows active directory and all the u...view more
Thread multiple home folders with active directory
multiple home folders with active directoryI am building a new ELCAPITAN OSX SERVER and connecting it to our ACTIVE DIRECTORY network. When a user logs into a MAC, I would like them to get not only their active directory home folder but also a MAC home f...view more
Access network accounts remotelyHi I want my daughter to access her network account from school. Is there a way of doing this? Or are the network accounts on OSX server designed to be accessed on a internal network. The reason for this is that...view more