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Server Admin
You use Server Admin to administer services on one or more Mac OS X Server computers.
Opening and Authenticating in Server Admin
Server Admin is installed in /Applications/Server/. To open Server Admin, click the Server Admin icon in the Dock or click the Admin button on the Workgroup Manager toolbar.
To select a server to work with, enter its IP address or DNS name in the login dialog, or click Browse to choose from a list of servers. Specify the user name and password for an administrator, then click Connect.
To manage multiple servers from one Server Admin window, simply click Add Server in the toolbar after opening Server Admin, and log in to the server. The next time you open Server Admin, any server you have added appears in the list.
You can connect to a version 10.2 server using Server Admin. In this case, you can’t make changes to its services, but you can monitor its status.
Using Server Admin
Here are general tips for using Server Admin. Detailed instructions for using it to manage individual services appear in the
•The servers you can administer after opening Server Admin appear in the Computers & Services list.
Chapter 3 Server Administration
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