• FTP, SFTP and FTPS

    I 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
    John Lockwood
    last modified by John Lockwood
  • 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
    phillipfromalbany
    last modified by phillipfromalbany
  • SMB3, signing, and authbinding to LDAP server

    Based 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
    DATech
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  • File Sharing Grinds to a Halt in Yosemite

    I'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
    Patto
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  • Word and Excel leaving orphaned ~$ lock files on Mac Server

    This 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
    Marc Marshall
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  • Questions to Support Potential Home Use of OS X Server

    Hi.   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
    keg55
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  • Upgraded server to Mavericks now most user folders have wrong user ownership!

    I upgraded to Mavericks on my Server and when I go to file sharing, most of the users have the WRONG person (another random user) as the owner of their home folders!   It's that way in File Sharing on the sever ...view more
    EOC Admin
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  • 'Staff' Permissions on FTP Folder

    I'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
    infrasonic
    last modified by infrasonic
  • problem using profile manager to mount network folders on login

    I have users who all have private folders in a network share called private_directories, users can only access their own folder and nobody elses.  What I want to happen is when a user logs into their computer to ...view more
    cdhw
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  • Linux client connecting to El Capitan Server Trouble

    Hi 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
    fkick1
    created by fkick1
  • VPN Finder Slow

    Having 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
    John Lockwood
    last modified by John Lockwood
  • HP printer can't connect to OS X server SMB share : invalid username or password

    My HP printer can't connect to an OS X server SMB share. Restarting the SMB service on the server resolves the issue for a while (see here). But isn't there a more permanent solution yet ?   The HP printer is a ...view more
    shepherd01
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  • Network time machine backups fail to create initial backup

    I 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
    ChrisJenkins
    last modified by ChrisJenkins
  • Some Windows 7 computers cannot log in to Yosemite Server regardless of user

    I just upgraded our office server from Mavericks to Yosemite hoping it would resolve some of the ongoing funkyness I and others have been experiencing with the SMBX server component for Windows file shares.   Th...view more
    enderandpeter
    last modified by enderandpeter
  • Files shared via SMB vanish for clients

    I 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
    ChrisJenkins
    last modified by ChrisJenkins
  • Network Homes and Updating the Server

    My 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
    cdhw
    created by cdhw
  • Yosemite 10.10 server app 5.0.15 crash on permission view

    I 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
    buckster
    created by buckster
  • How do I make my FTP accessible from outside the local network? (El Capitan)

    I would like to make my FTP share folder accessible from outside of the local network. I have already verified local access to the FTP server but I have no idea where to start to make it reachable from outside the loc...view more
    Strontium90
    last modified by Strontium90
  • How to setup WebDAV file sharing in OS X Server

    Hi,   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
    John Lockwood
    last modified by John Lockwood
  • WebDav Asking For Password Windows Users

    Hello 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
    ebrind
    created by ebrind