My Slide Deck From MacSysAdmin
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Accessing macOS Server 5.2 Logs
macOS Sierra (10.12) running the Server app has a lot of scripts used for enabling services, setting states, changing hostnames and the like. Once upon a time there was a script for macOS Server 5.2...
View ArticleProgramatically Manage DNS In macOS Server 5.2 On Sierra
DNS is DNS. And named is named. Except in OS X Server. Sometimes. The configuration files for the DNS services in macOS Server are stored in /Library/Server/named. This represents a faux root of named...
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Manage Users On macOS Server 5.2 On Sierra
There are a few ways to create users in macOS Server 5.2, running on Sierra. The first is using the Server app, the second is using using the Users & Groups System Preference pane and the third is...
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Demote an Open Directory Master using the Server app
macOS Server 5.2 running on Sierra can have problems with Open Directory. Sometimes, you just need to reset your directory service. You can demote and restore the server if needed. But buyer beware,...
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Manage Groups In macOS Server 5.2 Running On Sierra
There are a couple of ways to create groups in macOS Server 5.2, running on Sierra. The first is using the Server app, the second is using the Users & Groups System Preference pane and the third is...
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Setup FTP in macOS Server 5.2 on macOS 10.12 (Sierra)
macOS Server 5.2 (for Sierra) sees no changes with the FTP Service from previous versions of OS X. Instead of sharing out each directory the new incantation of the FTP service allows administrators to...
View ArticleConfigure The Adaptive Firewall In macOS Server 5.2
macOS Server 5.2 running on Sierra 10.12) has an adaptive firewall built in, or a firewall that controls incoming access based on clients attempting to abuse the server. The firewall automatically...
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Configure Xcode Server On macOS Server 5.2
Apple developers in growing development teams invariably need a continuous integration system. This automates the build, analysis, and testing solution for software development using Xcode. macOS...
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Configure Alerts In macOS Server 5.2
macOS Server 5.2, running on Sierra, comes with a few new alerting options previously unavailable in versions of OS X. The alerts are sent to administrators via servermgrd and configured in the 5th...
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Add a VPP Token to Profile Manager
In order to use the Apple Volume Purchase Program (VPP), you will need an MDM solution (Profile Manager, Casper, MobileIron, Meraki, FileWave, etc). The same program is used for device-based VPP or...
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Use The Software Update Service In macOS Server 5.2
The software patching configuration built into most operating systems is configured so that all a user has to do is open a box at home, join the network and start using the computer right away. As...
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Manage File Services In macOS Server 5.2
File Services are perhaps the most important aspect of any server because file servers are often the first server an organization purchases. This has been changing over the past few years, with many a...
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Configure The Mail Service In macOS Server 5.2
Mail is one of the hardest services to manage. Actually, mail is pretty simple in and of itself: there’s protocols people use to access their mail (such as IMAP and POP), protocols used to communicate...
View ArticleReset an Unresponsive Server 5.2 on macOS Sierra
The Server 5 app that installs on Sierra is great. But sometimes a change doesn’t get committed properly or has a mismatch with a certificate, and the server doesn’t respond properly… I know, you’ve...
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Manage The Contacts Service In macOS Server 5.2 Sierra
Every Mac by default has an application called Contacts. macOS Server 5.2, running on Sierra, has a service called Contacts. While the names might imply very different things that they do, you’ll be...
View ArticleJNUC 2016 is Sold Out! But you can stream the keynote!
To quote the good people in JAMF marketing: You may have heard that JNUC 2016 is sold out! We don’t want you to miss out, and to give you a glimpse at what the JNUC is all about, we’re thrilled to...
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Using The Messages Service In macOS Server 5.2
Getting started with Messages Server couldn’t really be easier. Messages Server in the macOS Server 5.2 version of the Server app uses the open source jabber project as their back-end code base. The...
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Configure DHCP in macOS Server 5.2
DHCP, or Dynamic Host Control Protocol, is the service used to hand out IP addresses and other network settings by network appliances and servers. The DHCP Server built into macOS Server 5.2 on Sierra...
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Managing DNS Services In macOS Server 5.2
The changes in the Server app were far more substantial in the El Capitan version (OS X Server 5) than in the macOS Server 5.2 version that we’re now looking at. All of the options from OS X are still...
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