I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal To answer all those questions like “How do I create a share point now?†Apple has been kind enough to post the documentation for Leopard Server at: http://www.apple.com/server/macosx/resources/ All of the new services are documented per Apple standards, so happy reading!
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Mac OS X Leopard: What About that ZFS Thingie?
I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal ZFS was released by a team at Sun in November of 2004. The name stands for “Zettabyte File Systemâ€. ZFS is a 128-bit file system, so it can store 18 billion billion (18.4 × 1018) times more data than current 64-bit systems. We’re not going to sit here and do the math for that but you are more than welcome to figure out what the theoretical size is at that point – all we can say is that it’s friggin’ huge. Traditional file systems reside on single devices and require a volume manager to use more than one device to generate a logical or…
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Mac OS X Server 10.5: Sharing Files the New Way
I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal We’ve gotten a few questions from people asking how you’re supposed to setup share points for Leopard Server. It’s relatively simple but will require a little getting used to for those who are used to configuring sharing options in Workgroup Manager. To view the shared folders on a system, open Server Admin and click on the name of the server in the SERVERS list. From here, click on the File Sharing button in the Server Admin toolbar and you will see a list of the logical volumes that your server can see along with a handy Disk Space image showing how full the various…
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Mac OS X Server 10.5: Introduction to RADIUS
I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) can help to take the security of your wireless network to the next level beyond standard WPA authentication. Prior to Leopard RADIUS communications could be obtained using Elektron or OpenRADIUS running on OS X – but in Leopard no 3rd party software is required beyond Leopard Server. So how difficult is it to setup RADIUS on Leopard? You be the judge after reading this quick walkthrough. For the purpose of this walkthrough we are going to assume that you are using the Advanced Mac OS X Server style. Before you begin this walkthrough, make sure that the…
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Mac OS X Server 10.5: Self Updating Directory Entries
I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal If you’re migrating to Leopard and Leopard Server then you’ve likely noticed the welcome addition of a new program in /Applications/Utilities called Directory. Directory allows users bound into an Open Directory environment to update LDAP records provided they have access to do so. Using LDAP ACLs it’s possible to give users access to update their own directory information using an LDAP directory browser such as Directory. When you open Directory you should see a listing of all of the directory information that has been created. From here you can create Shared Contacts, Groups, Locations and Resources. Each of these can be connected to a…
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Apple's New Certification Track
I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal The Tiger Apple Certified Systems Administrator (ACSA) track allowed certification candidates to accomplish the ACSA by getting an Apple Certified Technical Coordinator (ACTC) and then obtaining 7 points. Points were obtained by taking a variety of exams whose point values were based on the number of days of the corresponding class. Apple has now posted the ACSA requirements for 10.5. There is no longer a point system, which was a unique approach in the IT industry for achieving certifications. Instead, for the Leopard ACSA, Apple has now trimmed down the number of courses that are provided and require that all exams be completed to…
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Triangle vs. Dual Directory?
It’s just a terminology thing… 😉
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UGA BYE Week
Bye weeks always make me sad. I’m writing a bunch of articles to post for the Leopard release though. So get ready for some reading!!!
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Mac OS X: Namespace support?
Tiger does not have any namespace support in dsconfigad. So no multi-domain same account name functionality. Hint: Might be in Leopard (might not).
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What is a Kerberos Realm
A realm is where the kerberos database is stored. The realm lives on one computer (KDC) and can have read-only slave servers (kinda’ like a cluster). Each realm will have a listing in the following files /private/var/db/krb5kdc/ .k5.FQDN.OF.REALM (secret key) kdc.conf (configuration file for the KDC) kadm5.acl (access control list for KDC)