Administration Tools

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Manage Mac OS X Server using graphical applications or command-line tools.

Mac OS X Server v10.6 administration applications must be run from either Mac OS X Server v10.6 or Mac OS X v10.6.

Server Admin

You use Server Admin to administer services on Mac OS X Server computers. Server Admin also lets you specify settings that support multiple services, such as creating and managing SSL certificates, manage file sharing, and specifying which users and groups can access services.

The version of Server Admin included with Mac OS X Server v10.6 can be used to administer the latest version of Mac OS X Server v10.5. However, the current version of Server Admin isn’t compatible with administering DNS service or manage certificates in Mac OS X Server v10.5. Use the version of Server Admin that came with Mac OS X Server v10.5 on a computer running Mac OS X Server v10.5 or Mac OS X v10.5.

Information about using Server Admin to manage services appears in the individual administration guides and in onscreen information accessible by using the Help menu in Server Admin.

Opening and Authenticating in Server Admin

Server Admin is installed in /Applications/Server/, from which you can open it in the Finder. Or you can open Server Admin by clicking the Server Admin icon in the Dock or clicking the Server 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 box or click Available Servers to choose from a list of servers. Specify the user name and password for a server administrator, then click Connect.

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Apple 10.6 manual Opening and Authenticating in Server Admin