Macintosh Manager 2.2.2: Clients cannot locate or log in to the server

When the clients can't log in, this is sometimes referred to as having a "deaf" server. This could happen when using:

• Mac OS X Server 10.2.8
  
• Macintosh Manager 2.2.2

AppleTalk versus TCP/IP

This may happen when clients connecting to the server via AppleTalk. TCP/IP is preferred.

When clients choose a server name from the list provided at the Login Window, AppleTalk is used to connect. When clients select a server by choosing "Other Remote Server", followed by an IP Address or host name, then TCP/IP is used to connect.

Disabling Authentication Manager on upgraded servers

If the server was upgraded from 10.1 to 10.2, you should disable the Authentication Manager (also known as "tim"). To do that, locate this line in the /etc/hostconfig file:

AUTHSERVER=-YES-

Change the line to say:

AUTHSERVER=-NO-

Save the change, and restart the server.

Note: Disabling the Authentication Manager ("tim") will prevent any Basic Password users from accessing the server via SMB (Windows file sharing). These users should be updated to use the Password Server.