Apple oxs manual Changing Server Settings, Naming Configuration Files

Naming Configuration Files

The Server Assistant recognizes configuration files with these names:

•MAC-address-of-server.plist

•IP-address-of-server.plist

•hardware-serial-number-of-server.plist

•full-host-name-of-server.plist

•generic.plist

The Server Assistant uses the file to set up the server with the matching address, name, or serial number. If the Server Assistant cannot find a file named for a particular server, it will use the file named generic.plist.

Storing a Configuration File in an Accessible Location

The Server Assistant looks for configuration files in the following locations:

/Volumes/vol/Auto Server Setup/

where vol is any device volume mounted in the /Volumes directory.

Devices you can use to provide configuration files include

•A partition on one of the server’s hard disks

•An iPod

•An optical (CD or DVD) drive

•A USB or FireWire drive

•Any other portable storage device that mounts in the /Volumes directory

Changing Server Settings

After initial setup, you can use a variety of commands to view or change Mac OS X Server configuration settings.

For information on changing general system preferences, see Chapter 4, “Setting General System Preferences,” on page 31.

For information on changing network settings, see Chapter 5, “Network Preferences,” on page 37.

For information on changing service-specific settings, see the chapter that covers the service.

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