FTP, SFTP and FTPSI can get Apple's Server.app to host a traditional FTP server which of course has no encryption. I can also get a Mac Server to act as an SFTP server although this is done via Remote Login in Sharing and is nothing to...view more
Promise Pegasus2 R6 with 6TB Drives??Currently have a Pegasus2 R4 loaded up w/ (4) 4TB Seagate Drives. Recently Seagate and a few other drive manufacturers released 6 TB drives - which are not officially supported. Just curious if anyone has ...view more
Thread SMB3, signing, and authbinding to LDAP server
SMB3, signing, and authbinding to LDAP serverBased on HT204021: If you can mount a file server using AFP but not SMB , it says that the file server needs to be authbound to the LDAP server in order for SMB3 signing to work. In situations where the directory serv...view more
File Sharing Grinds to a Halt in YosemiteI've been having a problem since 10.10 whereby out of the blue our Mac Mini fileserver just grinds to a halt and whenever someone tries to access files in the finder on their client Macs it will just hang and beachbal...view more
Thread Word and Excel leaving orphaned ~$ lock files on Mac Server
Word and Excel leaving orphaned ~$ lock files on Mac ServerThis isn't a new problem, but after a server upgrade I've returned to trying to figure out what's going on. This has probably been discussed thoroughly elsewhere, but my search-fu is weak so not coming up with much th...view more
Thread Questions to Support Potential Home Use of OS X Server
Questions to Support Potential Home Use of OS X ServerHi. I am looking for a solution for our family to provide access to files and media (mainly photos and iTunes music, already have plex server for movies although issues with iTunes movies) from a variety of de...view more
'Staff' Permissions on FTP FolderI've been having an issue where any files added to an FTP share on El Capitan Server are Read Only for the 'Staff' group. Normally this is not a problem, but for the users accessing the files via third party clients a...view more
Thread Linux client connecting to El Capitan Server Trouble
Linux client connecting to El Capitan Server TroubleHi All, One of our freelancers is trying to connect to our OS X Server (10.11.6) using an Ubuntu Linux distro and the Dolphin browser that can browse SMB shares. We have SMB enabled so PC clients can access sh...view more
VPN Finder SlowHaving problems using our VPN connection access files in the finder. It takes ages for the finder to list the files. Navigating through multiple folders takes ages. This only really happens when going overseas. I am a...view more
Thread Network time machine backups fail to create initial backup
Network time machine backups fail to create initial backupI have a Mac Mini running OS X 10.11.5 and OS X Server 5.1.5. One of the many services that I use on this server is the network Time Machine server. I have three client machine that have been happily backing up to thi...view more
Files shared via SMB vanish for clientsI have a Mac Mini running OS X 10.11.5 and OS X Server 5.1.5 (though the problem also exists on earlier versions too). The server runs most of the OS X Server services but the one in question here is SMB file sharing....view more
Network Homes and Updating the ServerMy servers have the users' directory on external Thunderbolt drives, that are shared with the 'use for network home directories' option checked. When upgrading from OS X 10.11.4 to OS X 10.11.5 and now from 11...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
Thread How to setup WebDAV file sharing in OS X Server
How to setup WebDAV file sharing in OS X ServerHi, really struggling to get this working. Running El Capitan 10.11.5 OS X Server 5.1.1 Trying to connect from windows 7 client via this URL http://mac-server-hostname/webdav/ipads I ...view more
WebDav Asking For Password Windows UsersHello All! I have an issue with WebDav asking for a password with Windows Users. It prompts every time you make a change to file or create a new one. Any ideas on how to stop this? Th...view more