So installed Leopard server over the weekend and here’s some notes and annoyances I’ve hit (and overcame)
services fail to start – basically forward/reverse DNS must match
greebo:~ localad$ sudo changeip -checkhostname
Primary address = 172.16.10.196
Current HostName = greebo.snarc.co.uk
DNS HostName = greebo.snarc.co.ukThe names match. There is nothing to change.
So I cheated and am running split horizon DNS, I’ve not done the following – but is here as a reminder (and if I ever have enough disk space)
Changing clients to use your new server (running Software Update)
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate CatalogURL http://greebo.snarc.co.uk:8088/
And trigger an update from the command line using
sudo softwareupdate –install –all
Time Machine
It’s just easier to start with workgroup mode and use serveradmin to run the machine without converting it.
Things left to do
- Network home directories
- Portable home directories