• Mac OS X Server

    Changing the Xcode Server Log Path in OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server

    The logs in Xcode Server (Server 3) by default point to /Library/Server/XcodeLogs/credserver.log. This takes all of the output from xcscredd and xcscredhandler. If you’re doing a lot of debugging then logs can be pointed to another location, such as another drive. The path to the logs is defined in the /Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/System/Library/LogConfiguration directory. The file to edit is a standard property list, XCSCredentialServer.plist. Once open, look for a key called logPath. Change that to the desired path, such as /Volumes/MyDrive/Logs/credserver.log and then restart the service: serveradmin stop xcode; serveradmin start xcode

  • Mac OS X Server

    Setting Up And Using Web Services in OS X Mavericks Server

    Web Services in Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Linux and most versions of Unix are provided by Apache, an Open Source project that much of the Internet owes its origins to. Apache owes its name to the fact that it’s “a patchy” service. These patches are often mods, or modules. Configuring web services is as easy in OS X Mavericks Server (10.9) as it has ever been. To set up the default web portal, simply open the Server app, click on the Websites service and click on the ON button. After a time, the service will start. Once running, click on the View Server Website link at the bottom…

  • Mac OS X Server

    Configure Mavericks Server To Be An Open Directory Master

    Open Directory has never been so easy to setup for a basic environment as it is in OS X Mavericks Server (OS X 10.9, Server app 3). It’s also never been so annoyingly simple to use that to do anything cool requires a bunch of command line foo. No offense to the developers, but this whole idea that the screens that were being continually refined for a decade just need to be thrown out and started fresh seems to have led to a few babies thrown out along with them. Not often as I’m kinda’ digging most of the new config screens in OS X Mavericks Server, but with Open…

  • Mac OS X Server

    Use NetInstall In Mavericks Server for System Imaging

    The NetBoot service allows administrators of OS X computers to leverage images hosted on a server to boot computers to a central location and put a new image on them, upgrade them and perform automations based on upgrades and images. Since the very first versions of OS X, the service has been called NetBoot. In the Server app, Apple provides a number of options surrounding the NetInstall service, based on Automator-style actions, now calling the service NetInstall. The first step to configuring the NetInstall service is to decide what you want the service to do. There are three options available in System Image Utility (available under the Tools menu of…

  • Mac OS X,  Mac OS X Server

    Upgrade To OS X Server 3 On OS X 10.9 Mavericks

    Setting up OS X Server has never been easier. Neither has upgrading OS X Server. In this article, we’ll look at upgrading a Mac from OS X 10.8 running Server 2 to OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) running Server 3. The first thing you should do is clone your system. The second thing you should do is make sure you have a good backup. The third thing you should do is make sure you can swap back to the clone should you need to do so and that your data will remain functional on the backup. Once you’re sure that you have a fallback plan, let’s get started by downloading OS…

  • iPhone,  Mac OS X,  Mac OS X Server

    Using Profile Manager 3 In Mavericks Server

    Profile Manager first appeared in OS X Lion Server as the Apple-provided tool for managing Apple devices, including Mobile Device Management (MDM) for iOS based devices as well as Profile management for OS X based computers, including MacBooks, MacBook Airs, Mac Minis, Mac Pros and iMacs running Mac OS X 10.7 and up. In OS X Mountain Lion, Apple added a number of new features to Profile Manager and revved the software to Profile Manager 2.0, most notably adding the ability to push certain types of apps to mobile devices. In Mavericks Server (Server 3), Apple provides new options and streamlines a bunch of things, most notably App Store and…

  • Mac OS X Server,  Mass Deployment

    Managing DNS Services From the Command Line in Mavericks Server

    DNS is DNS. And named is named. Except in OS X Server. The configuration files for the DNS services in OS X Server are stored in /Library/Server/named. This represents a faux root of named configuration data, similar to how that configuration data is stored in /var/named on most other platforms. Having the data in /Library/Server/ makes it more portable across systems. Traditionally, you would edit this configuration data by simply editing the configuration files, and that’s absolutely still an option. In Mavericks Server (Server 3), a new command is available at /Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DNSManager.framework called dnsconfig. The dnsconfig command appears simple at first. However, the options available are actually far more complicated…

  • Mac OS X Server,  Mac Security

    Adaptive Firewall Statistics for OS X Server

    I wrote up afctl (the command line tool to manage the OS X Server Adaptive Firewall) awhile back here https://krypted.com//mac-security/a-little-more-about-afctl-in-os-x-server. One thing I didn’t touch on is statistics. There’s a nice little command called hb_summary located in /Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/System/Library/CoreServices/AdaptiveFirewall.bundle/Contents/MacOS that provides statistics for blocked hosts. To see statistics about how much the Adaptive Firewall is being used, just run the command with no options: /Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/System/Library/CoreServices/AdaptiveFirewall.bundle/Contents/MacOS/hb_summary The output provides the following information (helpful if plugging this information into a tool like Splunk): Date Date statistics start Number of hosts blocked Addresses blocked Number of times each address was blocked Last time a host was blocked Total number of times a block was…

  • Mac OS X Server

    Install Roundcube on OS X Server 10.8 with Server App 2

    Installing Roundcube to work manually with OS X Server is a bit of a pain. So definitely wanted to mention that topicdesk, who brought us mailbfr and spamtrainer have now built a Roundcube package installer to take the pain out of doing so. The installer is available at http://topicdesk.com/downloads/roundcube. If you run mail on Mountain Lion Server and haven’t done anything for webmail, check it out! The latest release of our Roundcube webmail installer for OS X 10.8.x Mountain Lion with Server 2.x is available for download on this page. See current changelog for a complete list of fixes and additions. Please read our FAQs as well. The Roundcube webmail installer for OS X 10.8.x…