What is a computer list account and what does it define?
a list of computers that have the same preference settings and are available to the same set of users and groups. You create and modify these computer lists in WGM.
Where is the apache configuration file as installed by default for a Mac OS X ?
/etc/httpd/httpd.conf
In WGM, the very first button takes you to Server Admin. What are the next three buttons, their functions, and what do they let you configure? Which two show let you work on different aspects of the same records?
Street sign Cation button – lets you configure share points and the file/folder permissions & file/folder ACLs A silhouette of a humans head – lets you configure users, groups, or…
How is the startup sequence different Tiger (client & server) from pre-Tiger Mac OS X systems?
launchd — unified framework for starting & stopping processes this was an evolution in unix implementation this launchd is the primary process to be executed immediately upon launch, it gets…
Whats new in the Printer dialog box under Tiger? What is PDF-X?
under the Printer drop down, you can now Add printer… and also Print & Fax preferences… There is PDF button (which is actually a drop-down menu) to allow you to…
What changes to service discovery are in Tiger and how this affect AFP connections?
Tiger no longer supports AFP over AppleTalk. (Although AppleTalk printing is still supported.) This means Tiger is incompatible with share points shared by file servers pre-Mac OS 8.6. See Apple…
What information is new in System profile under Applications?
The Kind field is new, and it tells you if this is Native (which means a native OS X Application) or Classic (a Classic application). Presumably this in the future…
(1) To connect using AFP over SSH, what must you do on the Server and what must you do on the client machine during connection? (2) Why does this often fail when connecting between machines with different OSes and (3) what happens when the SSH attempt fails? (4) By the way, what port does SSH operate on?
In Server Admin: in Server Admin, under AFP, go to Settings tab, then Enable secure connections on the the client machine: the way to configure it is during connection itself;…
Explain case sensitivity in file sharing. Which file sharing protocols are case sensitive?
AFP, NFS, and FTP are all case-sensitive, (recognizes the file Qwery.txt as different from qwerty.txt) The SMB protocol does not seem to be a case sensitive, but in fact is…
What protocols are supported for print service in Mac OS X Server 10.4?
– LPR / IPP – SMB – AppleTalk