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Q: Server License Expired Message

After starting MAC OS Server 5.2 Websites and creating a new website (actually mirroring an existing very simple Server site) I open Safari and try the URL and I get the message:

 

Please ask your server administrator to install the license.

If you are the administrator, please login to the administration.

 

The website service is set to point to the static IP of my Mac-Pro which is running MAC OS Server. All the files are in place. If I use https://aaa-macpro.local/default   I do see the default website.

 

But if I try arroyohome.com which is the internet URL of my website which is set to point to the static address of the Mac-Pro running MAX OS Server you get that Server License Expired Message. I am not using certificates at this point

MAC OSX Server App, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Sep 27, 2016 8:13 AM

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  • by AAArroyo,Solvedanswer

    AAArroyo AAArroyo Oct 6, 2016 2:59 PM in response to AAArroyo
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    Oct 6, 2016 2:59 PM in response to AAArroyo

    The problem is solved. I uninstalled MAC OS Server and started from scratch. After making sure I was the only person in my network and also making sure that Server created a DNS entry for my server, I did the Tutorial on websites (lesson 1) and tested that the Default websites were being created properly and it all started to work.

     

    BTW the Server License Expired message was/is incorrect. The browsers were all complaining about certificates and refusing to accept the ones I created. The error "500 Server License Expired" is a catch all message. The website I am hosting is not encrypted but MAC OS Server encrypts the default website on port 80 which can (did) cause many issues as I was deploying my site. On lesson 2

    Step 7. Verify the redirect to the secure site

    I disabled this feature for my deployed website...