undo upgrade of client to server version

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macmartin Author

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undo upgrade of client to server version

Hello together,

I used Server.app from a client machine (Mac OS X 10.7) for quite a while to manage the Server in a small network.

The other day I must have done somenthing wrong and the client was upgraded to Mac OS X 10.7 Server.

How can I go back to the client verison of Mac OS X.

I do not want to reinstall the client machine.

I allready deletet Server.app from this machine an restartet.

This didnt change anything.

Any help will be apreciated.

Best regards

martin

Posted on Jul 13, 2012 3:11 AM

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Answer 1

mende1

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Jul 13, 2012 3:12 AM in response to macmartin

So you had OS X Lion Server and you upgraded to Mac OS X 10.4? You need to reinstall or use Time Machine if you use it

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macmartin Author

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Jul 13, 2012 3:13 AM in response to mende1

Sorry - I misstyped.

Its 10.7

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Answer 3

mende1

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Jul 13, 2012 3:18 AM in response to macmartin

This deletes Server app: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4827. OS X Lion Server is the client version but with Server app, so you don't have to do anything

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macmartin Author

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Jul 13, 2012 4:07 AM in response to mende1

I don't think so

In Software Update I get the update for Mac OS X 10.7.4 Server.

When I try to add a "Mac OS X Server account" on any machine in the network I get my machine in the list of nearby servers.

This is quite anoying.

In any way my machine must broasdcast itself as server in the network.

It also must make Software Update to check for Server Updates instead of "normal" updates.

I dont think that it would be a big deal to reset the server to client but it is not documented by apple.

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