mac os x server

I just got my Mac so I am trying to put my NIS 5 on it as soon as possible. Downloading from Norton site and then I open it and it opens up the box containing user guide, read me and the actual installer. Double clicking the installer does nothing and I can not drag it and down loading it again...

Is there any free anti-virus software for my mac computer?...Mac OS X 10.7.5 I dont want to have to get rid of java because of security problems... so i thought if i had anti-virus software it would help any problems...Or if anyone knows something else i can use in place of java? i unchecked...

I have been trying to get the permissions panned out for the systems I administer. I know I really need a guide to best practices from the ground up. 1. I am wondering if anyone might know of a good resource blog, article book... 2. Also a big question that I have not been able to find...

i downloaded freewire to my laptop and it doesnt load, it goes to a black screen when i load it up.. wonder why cos they do have a mac version to download, any way i could fix it? this is the link i downloaded it from: https://www.studentcom.co.uk/tv/get-freewire-tv

This is pretty basic, but can't figure it out. I have a server in my house, running the latest Mountain Lion Server. I have it set up to do file sharing and it works like a treat at first. But without fail the file sharing service cuts out and I have to remote login, and re-open the server app...

hi i made a disc image in toast and tried to drag the disc image into copy- image file and nothing happened, why is that? got toast 9 have made cds using this method before

I have a persistent problem with our Network Accounts at work. I took over here after the server was set up, so didn't build it from the ground up. The problem I have is that when I add a new network user, I can add them to a group, 'set' their home folder, enable login, do everything you...

i burn a disc and it says: the attempt to burn a disc failed , the burn failed because of a medium write error- what can i do? i erased the disc as well so nothing else was on it, hoping you can help

I'm not quite sure if this is the right place to post ... I'm not running OS X Server, but I'm using my OS X computer as a web server. Anyway ... I'm having issues running Apache through the built-in firewall on OS X 10.5. I tried adding /usr/local/apache2/bin/httpd to the list of...

I'm currently using the non-server version of OS X (Lion) and I want to run the calendar server, which I believe requires getting the server version. Is it possible to upgrade my existing system, or do I need to wipe the disk and start from scratch? thanks

Hi, I need to enable os x server 10.4.x for port forwarding, currently using Xserve with dual-homed enabled, I search from Internet and found that I can edit /etc/natd.plist, after update the file, I run: sudo systemstarter start nat it generated natd.conf.apple file, for this steps...

hi ive got lion os and tried a video call with a friend today. i could see him but my cam didnt come on & he couldnt hear me but when we did audio it was fine..why is that? how can i resolve it? thanks

I have about 1200 users who's home folder permissions got reset. The "owner" is now blank. I need a way of using chown to pull the username and then apply that username as the owner of the folder. For instance: /Volumes/Stu2Data/2012Students/%USERNAME% All usernames are a listing of...

hi just recently my msn messenger has been crashing, seems to be whe i put a display pic on as well : the error says : Microsoft Error Reporting log version: 2.0 Error Signature: Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS Date/Time: 2012-04-05 15:07:38 +0000 Application Name: Microsoft Messenger...

We have MAC OS X Server 10.7 Lion installed on ESX5i , it works fine until we run MAC software updates. When the VM restarts it stays on the Apple startup screen. has anyone else had this problem? Any help would be appreciated

I recently setup a VPN on our draytek router which works fine, problem is that when at home the VPN connects fine but I can't ping or browse the mac mini server (running 10.6), the VPN connection picks up an address on the same range as the server 192.168.1.X. Another weird thing is that is...

Hi guys, I've been given a mac network of 18 imac clients and 1 xserve to look after at work. Joy. The system was previously administered by another technician who has left little or no documentation on the previous configuration. Our Time Machine popups are now telling us that backups...

hi got a iTunes voucher code to enter, where do i enter it? thanks

hi got an mkv file, won't play it quicktime, i need to download a codec playback for it to play, there any free ones for mac?

Dear readers and admins I have to setup a DNS and DHCP service on a SLS server. I have a list in EXCEL with Unitname, DNS Name, MAC Adress, IP Is there a way to import this list or a configured list to the DNS and DHCP service on a SL Server? I don't want to type manually 120 entries in...