I do not know if you have read this URL:
http://powermacmini.wordpress.com/

I know it's using an older Mini, but I am sure it has lots of good
information that can be applied to the '09 Mini's.

I am also very interested in using the Mini with "lot's" of storage, [...]

On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 9:22 AM, Michael Linde <email@hidden> wrote: > quoted text
  I've never been able to find any applescript properties for setting this, only the junk mail folder can be specified, not the settings themselves.   
   --  Patrick Gallagher ACSA, Network+, RHCT http://www. [...]

[...]

Well I tried that, but OD still seemed determined to use the interface whether it could get to it or not.  > quoted text
   I know it's requited to have reverse DNS, but the required functionality is no different from having a separate router with a server behind it. [...]

Ok, I have found something else in the LDAP logs that might help:  
Nov  7 10:15:37 srv01 slapd[98364]: <= bdb_substring_candidates:  
(authAuthority) index_param failed (18) 
Nov  7 10:16:21 srv01 slapd[98364]: bdb(dc=frobbit,dc=se): Lock table  
is out of available locks  [...]

[...]

The Directory Utility was not there, but in /Applications/Utilities,  
but part from that. 

In the Utility, I have only one Directory Server, and that is "Local  
Server / Open Directory Server". 

In the Services subsetting, I have "BSD and Flat file 2.1", "LDAPv3  
3.1" and "Local 1. [...]

[...]

Thanks for the suggestions.  I think you missed the part where I want  
to fit this all into a 1.75" tall 1U standard telco rack case.  I also  
want to fab the case and all parts for around 300.00, leaving the  
total cost around 1000.00.  That is the goal at least. [...]

[...]

I do have an OpenDirectory, but I do not have a replica. Sorry if my  
message was unclear. 

 The OD master is on the 10.5 box.  
I just wanted to mention the problems seems to have started after  
starting to use the 10.6 tools.

[...]

Ok, will have a look! Thanks! [...]

I have two Mac OS X servers. Both run latest 10.5.x software. I  
upgraded the one that is NOT the open directory master to 10.6.x, and  
it is not a replica either. Just client. 

While doing all of this, I also upgraded the Server Admin tools to the  
10. [...]

On Nov 5, 2009, at 9:39 PM, email@hidden  
wrote:

[...]

For the NAS, we use a dual G5 Xserve with an Xserve RAID. For the SAN,  
we use a StorMagic iSCSI RAID 6 appliance. 

All of it runs over Gigabit ethernet. We use both ethernet ports on  
the MacPros, with the second port on a separate subnet where the SAN  
and NAS live. 

 -M

On Nov 6, 2009, at 8:17 PM, Msheltra wrote:       > quoted text
    http://lmgtfy.com/?q=vista+authenticate+os+x+server         

[...]

Here's what we did to make it work:  
 http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20070405070132724  
 --
Regards,
John  
 

Please help offlist if you can  
Maybe I am finally getting too low tech in my abilities bit today I  
set up a new Tiger server and all went well as normal but all the new  
Vista Home pc users could see the server but failed authenticating-  
itried all I knew but could see no reason for this. [...]

[...]

If you have a static IP your ISP/NSP should set the reverse Ip for you  
if you contact them.

[...]

Doesn't matter, it's required regardless of what Ni OD runs on.  
 -d  
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dan Shoop
Computer Scientist
email@hidden   [...]

[...]

Well you should. It's required.

[...]







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On Nov 4, 2009, at 7:07 PM, Scott Haneda wrote:  
 On Nov 2, 2009, at 8:30 AM, Dan Shoop wrote:

[...]

It's not the whole 192.0.0.0/8 CIDR block. It's 192.168.1.0/24 that's  
the bad idea. Why? Because it's used by just about everything as a  
default.

[...]

Which presents a problem.

[...] [...]

[snip]
....

[...]

3.0Gb is fast -   you can  edit HD video on Final Cut with  this, beside 
others access this MAC mini under GbE anyway 

That is what exactly eBOX-R5 doeos.  RAID5 on 5x SATA drive, the 
capacity can do up to 10TB and no driver need it... [...]

Hello- 
I have a lot of theses in my netinfo.log. Has anyone ever seen this  
or know what it means? I am running Panther Server on a G5 XServe. 

Nov  6 09:35:26 localhost netinfod local[122]: Remote user (null) may  
not modify property _writers_last_login_time in directory 178  [...]

Sam wrote:

[...]

I'm talking about the existing SATA ports, not adding a Port Multiplier 
controller card via PCI express 1x. 
Adding eSATA_PCIe21 is easy and messy, of course form-factor is out of whack

[...]

What do you need to know about the about project? [...]

On Nov 6, 2009, at 12:15 PM, Philip J Robar wrote:  
 On Nov 6, 2009, at 1:44 PM, DATOptic - Sam wrote:

[...]

If you already stated, forgive me, what card is that?  So this has  
been done? Any reason we are even talking about this anymore, there   [...]

On Nov 5, 2009, at 9:43 PM, David Haines wrote:  
  On Nov 5, 2009, at 12:11 PM, lbland wrote:

[...]

No such key: MailAttribute  
Then I turned mail on for the acct. and it gave a dictionary. Then I  
turned mail off for the acct. and it gave "No such key: MailAttribute"  
again. [...]

Thanks for the reports from the two previous posters.  I think the  
driver issues may be very simple, or at least, I hope so.  Looking at  
the tech data sheet for the MCP79 AHCI, and Apple uses AHCI Version  
1.20, where are you getting that PMware is not supported? [...]

[...]

Raoul Callaghan, of the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute,  
has opened up a Mini and hooked up a port multiplier by installing a  
SATA card:

[...]

He promised a follow up with more details, but I don't think that ever  
happened. I've pinged him about it. [...]

On Nov 6, 2009, at 6:37 AM, Randy Saeks wrote:  
 On Nov 5, 2009, at 9:57 PM, Scott Haneda wrote:  
 On Nov 5, 2009, at 1:28 PM, Randy Saeks wrote:

[...]

Some more, laptop at home 10.5: 
$ntpq -p 
     remote           refid      st t when poll reach   delay    
offset  jitter 
= 
= 
= 
= 
= 
=  [...]

On Nov 6, 2009, at 6:37 AM, Randy Saeks wrote:  
 On Nov 5, 2009, at 9:57 PM, Scott Haneda wrote:  
 On Nov 5, 2009, at 1:28 PM, Randy Saeks wrote:

[...]

I wish I could remember the details, I was in the same boat.  Run  
$sudo launchctl list | grep ntp and make sure you see something come   [...]

[...]

Because most ADSL lines (certainly in the UK) are provided without a  
way for you to set up the reverse DNS, and the size of company that  
would have one server doing NAT, email, web, etc. doesn't have a  
particularly expensive connection.  This isn't a leased line here :-)

[...] [...]

On Nov 6, 2009, at 9:30 AM, Randy Saeks wrote:  
  On Nov 6, 2009, at 10:20 AM, James Relph wrote:

[...]

Why is it obvious that you don't have reverse DNS for the external  
interface? Normally OS X gets really cranky if it does not have  
forward and reverse lookups on the external interface. [...]

The info of NVidia MCP79 AHCI chipset does support PMware, but Apple 
does not implement it. 
particular, AHCI is an open design, hope some one can come up with a 
driver to support Port Multiplier feature. 

NVidia MCP79 does not support PM ware, it does not mean MAC mini Server  [...]

On Nov 3, 2009, at 11:10 AM, Aaron wrote:  > quoted text

[...]

That was it. I removed the Kerberos\:AD.DOMAIN.NAME file from /var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default/config, restarted directory services and was able to bind again. Thanks for the link Ben!         

[...]

Is this the same cluster that you posted about in your earlier thread,  
"Copying an image and Setting up Open Directory" from October 29? If  
so, you are probably running into problems due to having duplicate  
local KDCs. See 

 http://support.apple. [...]

On Nov 4, 2009, at 14:28, Alexander Bassi wrote:  
 On Nov 4, 2009, at 1:13 PM, Matt Christy wrote:  
  On Nov 2, 2009 at 11:30:32, Dan Shoop Wrote:  [...]

That's why I, as a consultant, whenever setting up client's networks,  
*ALWAYS* ensure that I change the subnet to something unique and   [...]

[...]

Does dragging the order of the interfaces in System Preferences change  
the way in which it reports the primary interface?  (I'm not sure of  
this one ... just thinking) 

 ---
Randy Saeks
Network & Server Administrator
Northbrook / Glenview School District 30
Twitter: rsaeks  
 [...]

Has anyone come across a way to get OD to ignore a network interface,  
or to look at a particular interface first?  Have inherited a server  
setup as a gateway and the OD is checking the primary interface first  
(external) and obviously we've got no reverse DNS for that. [...]

Hi Scott,    Is this wat you're looking for:     NVidia MCP79 AHCI:       Vendor:	NVidia    Product:	MCP79 AHCI    Speed:	3 Gigabit    Description:	AHCI Version 1.20 Supported     Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02:       Capacity:	465.76 GB    Model:	Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02    Revision:	PB4AC60Q    Serial Number:	090906PBC400Q7HX5JGG    Native Command Queuing:	Yes    Queue Depth:	32    Removable Media:	No    Detachable Drive:	No    BSD Name:	disk0    Bay Name:	"Lower"    Mac OS 9 Drivers:	No    Partition Map Type:	GPT (GUID Partition Table)    S.M.A.R.T. status:	Verified    Volumes:  Boot OSX:    Capacity:	128 MB    Writable:	Yes    File System:	HFS+    BSD Name:	disk0s3    Mount Point:	        NVidia MCP79 AHCI:       Vendor:	NVidia    Product:	MCP79 AHCI    Speed:	3 Gigabit    Description:	AHCI Version 1.20 Supported     Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02:       Capacity:	465.76 GB    Model:	Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02    Revision:	PB4AC60Q    Serial Number:	090907PBC400Q7HXH3SG    Native Command Queuing:	Yes    Queue Depth:	32    Removable Media:	No    Detachable Drive:	No    BSD Name:	disk1    Bay Name:	"Upper"    Mac OS 9 Drivers:	No    Partition Map Type:	GPT (GUID Partition Table)    S.M.A.R.T. status:	Verified    Volumes:  Boot OSX:    Capacity:	128 MB    Writable:	Yes    File System:	HFS+    BSD Name:	disk1s3    Mount Point:	     HTH,     J.          On 06 Nov 2009, at 05:39, email@hidden wrote:  > quoted text
        

On Nov 5, 2009, at 4:13 PM, WESSLERJ57 wrote:  > quoted text
 Most likely you have DNS issues.   > quoted text
 If DNS for your zone is host off these      What are the two registered DNS servers (aka primary & secondary, though this concept is technically incorrect) for your zone? What is your zone? [...]

Fixed for readability. :-\                 On Nov 4, 2009, at 5:03 PM, Jeff C. Anderson wrote:  > quoted text
 On 11/4/09 1:24 PM, "Alexander Bassi" <email@hidden> wrote:    On Nov 4, 2009, at 1:02 PM, Jeff C. Anderson wrote:    > quoted text
  Old DHCP server = DHCP(a);  New DHCP server = DHCP(b); [...]

On 05/11/2009, at 6:24 AM, Alexander Bassi wrote:        On Nov 4, 2009, at 1:02 PM, Jeff C. Anderson wrote:       > quoted text
   Jeff,    The DHCP list is stored in:     /var/db/dhcpd_leases     As per the details below, there are definitely some things to consider, not least of which are:  -  the changeover time  - The permissions on the lease file  - Getting the serveradmin settings the same, but adjusting details like the router etc.      but this is the file to take across.       > quoted text
           -----------------------------------------------  David Colville  Technical Director  Key Options Technology Pty Ltd  Suite 108/250 Pitt St, Sydney NSW 2000  E: email@hidden T:  1300 721 769 - F:  +61 2 9475 0837 - M: +61 412 200 855  iChat: email@hidden    Apple Certified Media Administrator    Apple Certified System Administrator 10.5  Apple Certified Technical Co-ordinator 10.6    Apple Certified Trainer                  

On Nov 4, 2009, at 1:13 PM, Matt Christy wrote:         On Nov 2, 2009 at 11:30:32, Dan Shoop Wrote:  ---[snip!]--- > quoted text

[...]

Had a client yesterday who couldn't connect over VPN after resetting their router. It was mostly because their default settings were 192.168.1. [...]

Don't create the machine account beforehand. Delete the one that's in your directory and try it again.     On Nov 3, 2009, at 12:10 PM, Aaron wrote:  > quoted text
        

On Nov 5, 2009, at 9:57 PM, Scott Haneda wrote:  
 On Nov 5, 2009, at 1:28 PM, Randy Saeks wrote:

[...]

I have a bunch of servers running 10.5 which can not use an external  
NTP server, and one 10.6 server which can use the external NTP server,  
so I'm thinking it isn't so much the config of the router needing to  
allow the UDP 123 port inbound. 

  ---
Randy Saeks
Network & Server Administrator
Northbrook / Glenview School District 30
Twitter: rsaeks  

 

Well, then there is nothing you can do en masse for that setting, unless you can find any applescript commands to modify the junkmail settings...   On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 7:04 PM, Gene Sullivan <email@hidden> wrote: 
 On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 7:07 AM, Michael Linde <email@hidden> wrote: 
 [...]

[...]

In the network settings for your client computers you will find a  
setting that tells you which servers they find 'DNS' or 'Domain Name  
Service' from.  This might be filled in with particular IP addresses,  
or the computer might be getting those IP addresses from a DHCP  
server. [...]

I can't run QT Stream broadcaster, when i press button in web admin  
panel 
he got this error: Connection Close by server. Can any help me ? 

We had similar experience with the ntp.
You can solve the problem "no server suitable for synchronization found" by rebooting the server or client.
When normally the problem is gone until the next re-start.

You can test if the computer has got the time server by using terminal and enter ntpq -p. [...]

Hardware Overview:

  Model Name:	Mac mini
  Model Identifier:	Macmini3,1
  Processor Name:	Intel Core 2 Duo
  Processor Speed:	2.53 GHz
  Number Of Processors:	1
  Total Number Of Cores:	2
  L2 Cache:	3 MB
  Memory:	4 GB
  Bus Speed:	1.07 GHz
  Boot ROM Version:	MM31.00AD. [...]

At the moment I'm using Snow Leopard server for user homes, shared via AFP. Works fine.

However I'm trying to consolidate Windows/Linux and Mac homes to a single server, which supports NFS/SMB and AFP (via Netatalk).

Does anyone have any experience using Netatalk for User homes? [...]

I would be interested in a schematic of your setup from a generic point of view of course.   On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Matt Federoff <email@hidden> wrote: 
                         
On Nov 4, 2009, at 10:23 AM, email@hidden wrote:

[...] [...]

On Nov 5, 2009, at 8:14 PM, Maurice Barber wrote:  
 On 06/11/2009, at 2:57 PM, Scott Haneda wrote:  
 On Nov 5, 2009, at 1:28 PM, Randy Saeks wrote:

[...]

Well, time for me to turn off the computer for the evening. ha ha.D






  References:   

[...] [...]

On 06/11/2009, at 2:57 PM, Scott Haneda wrote:   On Nov 5, 2009, at 1:28 PM, Randy Saeks wrote:  > quoted text

[...]

That's often a reason for upgrading from Wife 1.0 to Wife 2.0 I believe.      

[...]

I have been dealing with cock drift for a long time.  I do recall I  
had to open the router to in and out for ntp, which of course make  
sense. 

 I just find Apple buult in ntp stuff to not work reliably.  
 Example server 1: Thu Nov  5 19:45:40 PST 2009 [...]

Would someone mind posting a Apple System Profiler report of the new  
Mac Mini? Not sure if it matters if it is the plain or the server.  I  
think they are the same hardware, just one has a second drive, and no  
optical. 

 Specifically looking for details on the SATA stuff. [...]