Mac OS X Server 10.3: Server Setup Assistant Doesn‘t Work When Date and Time Are Wrong

Server Assistant only works when the date and time settings are correct.
Symptom

Server Assistant does not allow you to continue.


Solution

Prior to installing Mac OS X Server, be sure that that server's date and time settings are correct in Date & Time preferences.

You can set the clock in single-user mode if you need to. For information on single-user mode, see document 106388, "Mac OS X: How to Start up in Single-User or Verbose Mode".

Follow these steps:
  1. Type: mount -uw /
  2. Press Return.
  3. Type: date +0307210800
    Note: In this example, the date is 2003-07-21, 8:00 A.M. Using that format, insert values that are current. Time must be entered in 24-hour format.
  4. Press Return.
  5. Type: sync
  6. Press Return.
  7. Type: sync
  8. Press Return.
  9. Type: reboot
  10. Press Return.

Published Date: Oct 7, 2016