About the Mac OS X Server 10.4.1 Update

This software updates Mac OS X Server version 10.4 to version 10.4.1.

Important: Please Read Before Installing

• You must have an administrator account password that does not contain spaces or Option-keyed characters to install this update. The password may not be left blank. If you need to change your password, follow these steps:
  
  1. From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
  2. Click Accounts to display the preferences.
  3. Select an Admin account and click Edit User.
  4. Type your current password and press Return.
  5. Type a new password and click OK.
  
  
• You may experience unexpected results if you've installed third-party system software modifications, or if you have modified the operating system through other means. This doesn't apply to normal software installation.
  
  
• 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 you should only do this if the current startup volume has already been updated to Mac OS X Server 10.4.1. 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 10.4.1: Use Software Update or install from a standalone installer.

Software Update Installation

Software Update may have referred you to this document. 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

A standalone installer is also available from Apple Downloads.

Remote Installation

If you need to install the update on a remote computer, you can do so using the "softwareupdate" command-line tool.

Enhancements

The following items are some of the enhancements and improvements in Mac OS X 10.4.1 Server Update:

Software Update Server

• Addresses an issue where the Software Update Service may not automatically download and host mirrored updates.

Open Directory

• Addresses an issue in which users may not be able to add Password Hints to an Access Control List.
• Addresses an issue in which static LDAP binding entries may be lost when bound to a DNS entry which resolves to many IP addresses.
• Addresses startup issues which may prevent computers from fully starting up when bound via Active Directory and hosting multiple services.

Apple File Server

• Addresses an issue in which the Apple File Server may stop unexpectedly when used simultaneously with SMB and CIFS.

servermgrd

• Addresses an issue that may cause the servermgrd service to stop unexpectedly over time with multiple services running.

Weblogs

• Addresses an issue in which user Weblogs may appear to be unavailable, even though they're really still available.

Mail Services

• Addresses mail migration issues in which the mail databases may be located on a different partition separate from where the 10.4.1 install resides. Additional mail database reconstruct instructions may be found here.

Disk Imaging

• Addresses an issue in which Disk Images may not properly uncompress and mount when stored on an Automounted Home Directory