This software updates Mac OS X Server version 10.3.5 to version 10.3.6.
Important: Read Before Installing
- An administrator account password that does not contain spaces or Option-keyed characters is required to install. The password may not be blank. If your password must be changed, follow these steps: Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu. Choose Accounts from the View menu. Select an Admin account and click Edit User. Type your current password, and press Return. Change the password, and click OK.
- You may experience unexpected results if you have installed third-party system software modifications, or if you have modified the operating system through other means. This precautionary statement does not apply to the normal installation of application software.
- The installation process should not be interrupted. Monitor progress by clicking the Detailed Progress disclosure triangle. If a power outage or other interruption occurs during installation, use the standalone installer (see below) from Apple Software Downloads to install.
- This update can be installed on non-startup volumes, but that should be done only when the current startup volume has already been updated to Mac OS X Server 10.3.6. The simplest way to avoid issues from an improper installation is to start up from the volume that you wish to update.
Installation
There are two ways to update to Mac OS X Server 10.3.6: Software Update and Standalone Installer.
Software Update Installation
You may have been referred to this document by Software Update. For more information on this feature, see
How to Update Your Software.
Because some updates are prerequisites for others, you may need to use Software Update more than once to get all available updates.
Standalone Installer
An installer is also available from
Apple Featured Software.
The Mac OS X Server 10.3.6 Update is specifically for updating version 10.3.5. There is also a "
combo" installer available, which will update any version 10.3 to 10.3.6.
Remote Installation
If you need to install the update on a remotely located computer, you can do so using either the
Server Admin application or the "
softwareupdate" command-line tool. Choose the method that works best for you.
EnhancementsThese are some of the enhancements that are part of Mac OS X 10.3.6 Server Update:
Open Directory (Directory Services)
- Active Directory Plug-in: Corrects an issue in which some clients received -14987 error when trying to authenticate using Active Directory.
- Active Directory Plug-in: Corrects an issue in which the Plug-in incorrectly displays the UID.
File Services
- AFP: Improves overall AFP performance and scalability.
- AFP: Addresses issue in which the shell is not in sync with filename changes that were performed on the AFP Server. Filename changes made on the server are now correctly reflected in the shell.
- SMB: Addresses issue in which some Windows clients failed when copying large files to an SMB share.
- SMB: Addresses an issue in which, after installing a Windows Hot Fix (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-011.mspx>), Windows XP clients would receive the "system can not change password now because 'domain' the domain controller is not available" message when trying to change their password.
Fibre Channel Utility
- FCU: Corrects multiple issues, including correct aggregation of ports with multiple HBAs, properly displaying card status after port configuration on secondary HBAs, and removing unnecessary error messages in the console during launch. Fibre Channel Utility now provides a pop-up menu with a fixed list of allowable Hard Loop ID values.
Other
- Mail Server: Corrects an issue when using CRAM-MD5 of mail clients failing to authenticate while making SMTP connections.
- LDAP: Addresses an issue in which creating a replica does not work if a custom data location is being used.
Mac OS X Server 10.3.6 also includes the enhancements of the Mac OS X 10.3.6 Update.