• 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
    last modified by cdhw
  • 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
  • After OSX 10.11.6 and Server 5.1.7 Update No Longer Can connect via screen sharing

    I did the updates using screen sharing, now screen sharing won't work. 2 servers, both with the same problems. I can connect to other computers on the network, just not the servers.view more
    Dalone55
    last modified by Dalone55
  • 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
  • Webmail and setting up self-hosted mail server

    Running 10.11.6 and Server 5.1.5   Does the mail server have webmail built-in? If yes, how is it configured/enabled? If no, can webmail be installed?   I'm using a combination of Cloudflare DNS and port f...view more
    Erich Wetzel
    last modified by Erich Wetzel
  • Mobile User doen't sync dock, finder, desktop via Mobility (Profile Manager)

    I have mobile users via Profilemanager (Mobility). Everything is fine - expect user settings won't sync. So dock, finder oder desktop settings are on default after every login (on the same client). Is there a soluti...view more
    swissbaldo
    last modified by swissbaldo
  • 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
  • With multiple IP ranges in OS X DHCP server, which clients get assigned to what range?

    In the DHCP management in El Capitan OS X Server, you can set up a DHCP service with multiple IP ranges.   E.g. I have these ranges, all with the same search domain: 192.168.1.2 - 192.168.1.35 192.168.1.36 - 1...view more
    Phil0124
    last modified by Phil0124
  • Profile manager not pushing group profile

    I 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
    dahauss
    created by dahauss
  • DNS setting: Add host, error: A host name is required.

    Hi, Here.   I was stuck here a while. When I trying to configure My DNS by adding some host in "host names" section. I given host name in my ComputerName (it is same with LocalHostName and HostName as: "MacMini...view more
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  • How to secure the home network: Components and configuration

    We recently changed our home network and I'm concerned about security. In the past I relied on my ISP-supplied modem's software to carry the security load. (Maybe not a good solution, but I went with it.) Now I have a...view more
    Ami and Ken
    created by Ami and Ken
  • Local Network Users Cannot Login

    Hello,   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
    cdhw
    last modified by cdhw
  • What are we supposed to do now.....

    So... we have a network of various macs all running 10.10 and above and some old Xserves on 10.7 that are well past it. We're running network homes and as each OS version comes out it's getting more and more flakey an...view more
    rkettridge
    created by rkettridge
  • VPN error racoon: not acceptable Identity Protection mode

    VPN seems to stop working after awhile. The console then reports the error: racoon: not acceptable Identity Protection mode. The fix is just to stop and restart VPN using the OS X Server app.   Using the latest ...view more
    jimsoxz
    last modified by jimsoxz
  • OS X Server as NTP server

    Apple used to provide an obvious option in Server Admin to enable an NTP time server, this option is not visible in Server.app   However, supposedly one can edit /etc/ntp-restrict.conf and thereby enable the NTP...view more
    ademg
    last modified by ademg
  • Migrate cache to new server

    I've been running Server on an older computer and now I got a new one and have finished setting it up.   I have many apps and OS installs cached on the old server, how do I migrate the cache to the new server? &...view more
    More Broccoli Please
    last modified by More Broccoli Please
  • spotlight search on share on os x server

    Hello.   We have a Mac Mini (2 GHz i7 with 16 GB RAM) with OS X 10.10.5 and OS X Server 5.0.15   We have found, that the users get no reults when they do a search for files in the shared folders. However...view more
    Linc Davis
    last modified by Linc Davis
  • Caching Server - Failed with status code 400, reason code 66

    Noticed a new problem thats started in the latest release of OS X Server.   The caching server log shows caching data coming from google storage centres used by apple is denied because the source is not whitelis...view more
    philwo
    last modified by philwo
  • Secondary Active Directory Server

    Hi,   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
    Jeff at K2
    created by Jeff at K2
  • VPN Errors - Won't Connect

    Hello,   My VPN used to work ok on an older version of OSX Server therefore I never updated it but my OS X updated and the old version would no longer run. My VPN does now not work on the latest version of OSX S...view more
    Theleeharrison
    created by Theleeharrison