Mac OSX server - tech notes (15-Sep-2002)

These notes try to detail common administration procedures for Mac OS X 10 server.

There is no guarantee on the accuracy of the information - the whole thing was put together on a trial and error basis - and generally "works for me".

You should print this out, as the graphic images are very small on-screen.
Note: Communicator 4.6 prints the images too big. Navigator 3 works fine, as does Explorer.

You can download these notes in one tar gzip file here (approx 3.3 mb).

• READ ME FIRST
  
  

1. Installing the server

• 1.1 Partitioning the server's hard disk
  
  
• 1.2 Optionally installing Mac OS 9
  
  
• 1.3 Installing the OSX server software
  
  
• 1.4 Setting user rights to volumes and partitions
  
  

2. Setting up NetInfo

• 2.1 Setting up a NetInfo Master (10.1 server)
  
  
• 2.2 Setting up a NetInfo Master (10.2 server)
  
  
• 2.3 Telling an OS X Server to use a NetInfo Master (10.2)
  
  
• 2.4 Disabling auto-login and enabling root (10.1 client)
  
  
• 2.5 Disabling auto-login and enabling root (10.2 client)
  
  
• 2.6 Setting up a NetInfo Master (10.1 client)
  
  
• 2.7 Setting up a NetInfo Master (10.2 client)
  
  
• 2.8 Telling OS X Clients & Servers to use a NetInfo Master (10.1)
  
  
• 2.9 Telling OS X Clients & Servers to use a NetInfo Master (10.2)
  
  

3. Quickly setting things up

• 3.1 Shell Script - Quickly creating shares, groups, users & homes
  
  
• 3.2 Shell Script - Quickly deleting a group of users
  
  

4. SharePoints and automounts

• 4.1 Creating a new SharePoint (10.1 server)
  
  
• 4.2 Creating a new SharePoint (10.2 server)
  
  
• 4.3 Automounting sharepoints (10.1 server)
  
  
• 4.4 Automounting sharepoints at (10.2 server)
  
  
• 4.5 Shell Script - Creating SharePoints and automounts
  
  

5. Working with Groups

• 5.1 Creating User Groups (10.1 server)
  
  
• 5.2 Creating User Groups (10.2 server)
  
  
• 5.3 Shell Script - Creating User Groups
  
  

6. User Accounts

• 6.1 Creating User Accounts (10.1 server)
  
  
• 6.2 Creating User Accounts (10.2 server)
  
  
• 6.3 Shell Script - Creating User Accounts
  
  
• 6.4 Shell Script - Setting up OS 9 Netscape registry for every user
  
  

7. Macintosh Manager

• 7.1 Importing User Accounts into Macintosh Manager
  
  
• 7.2 Assigning Macintosh Manager Users to workgroups
  
  
• 7.3 Shell Script - Copying OS X groups into Macintosh Manager
  
  
• 7.4 Some suggestions for Macintosh Manager settings