About the Mac OS X Server 10.4.6 Update

This software updates Mac OS X Server 10.4.5 to version 10.4.6.

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 (you can change your password if needed).
  
  
• 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 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 10.4.6. 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 10.4.6: 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. The Mac OS X Server 10.4.6 Update specifically updates version 10.4.5 to version 10.4.6. There is also a "Combo Update" installer available, which will update any version of Mac OS X Server 10.4 to 10.4.6.

Remote Installation

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

Improvements

Apple File Services

• Addresses an issue that prevented the Autosave function of Microsoft Word from working for users of AFP home directories.
• Users other than the owner can now set Finder labels on items on an AFP volume. Note: Label changes to folders may not appear immediately.
• Addresses an issue in which undeletable Burn Folders could be created when burning discs from an AFP home directory.
• Mac OS X 10.4 clients can now copy or duplicate folders on a Mac OS X Server 10.3 AFP volume, including drop boxes.
• Finder windows now promptly reflect changes made on an AFP volume.
• Includes an updated version of Microsoft UAM, which improves AFP authentication on Intel-based Macs.

CoreGraphics

• Addresses an issue in which Apple Remote Desktop clients stop updating the admin's control screen.

Directory Access Plugins

• Addresses Active Directory binding issues in which the first bind attempt may fail but the second attempt succeeds.
• Addresses issues for authenticating non-Kerberos SMB clients to an Active Directory-bound Mac OS X Server.
• Addresses performance and delay issues with large-scale NetInfo deployments.

DNS

• Improved reverse zone entry management, including adding secondary reverse zones via Server Admin.
• Improved behavior for DNS servers when hostname is been changed or corrected.
• The changeip command line utility now accepts and requires fully qualified domain names when updating a server's hostname (learn more).

FTP

• Addresses a potential memory leak during heavy usage.

Gateway

• Addresses issues in which VPN and DHCP services may not automatically start or be configured correctly after running the Gateway Setup Assistant.

Launchd

• Addresses an issue that prevents periodic scripts from running at the wrong time or at all.

Mail Services

• Addresses a potential memory handling issue which could cause imapd to become unresponsive during file system writes.

Managed Client

• Members of nested groups are able to log in when access is restricted to specific groups.
• Addresses an issue that allows users to connect to an AFP volume when access to applications is restricted.
• Scheduled shutdown now applies to clients at the Login Window when no other users are logged in.
• Addresses an issue that prevents the Keychain from updating correctly when network users change passwords during login.

NetBoot, NetInstall, and System Imaging

• Added latest hardware releases and improvements to Model Filters within System Image Utility.
• Addresses an issue that System Image Utility may have with some DVD media during image creations.

NFS

• Improves startup performance for some NFS-based applications.
• Resolves a permissions issue for NFS clients that was introduced with Mac OS X 10.4.
• Addresses potential kernel panics which could occur in the following conditions:
  • Users writing or copying files larger than 2GB.
  • NFSv2 clients launching certain applications with NFS Home Directories.
  • Large deployment NFS Home Directory Servers under heavy TCP loads.

Open Directory

• Improved Open Directory performance for large scale deployments.

Password Server

• Addresses an issue in which Password Server may not update new user or password change requests during replication.
• Improved performance during domain logins.

Printing

• Improved Reset Print Quota behavior.
• Improved print quotas for USB printers.
• Improved reliability and memory handling of servermgr_print service.

SMB

• Improved SMB SACL permissions for Kerberos users.
• Addresses a potential file copy issue that prevents Windows clients from copying folders (containing multiple files) to the SMB server sharepoint.
• Addresses file saving issues with Microsoft Office products on SMB shares, including a potential kernel panic when saving files which have large names (255 characters).
• Addresses an issue that prevents Windows clients from correctly resolving group access using distinguished names.
• Improved SMB authentication performance for Windows clients.

Web Services

• Web server and WebDAV realm permissions now honor Active Directory group memberships.
• Addresses an issue that prevents Weblog server from publishing Podcast AV (.m4b/.m4v) files.
• Addresses an issue that prevents some Active Directory users from accessing Weblogs.

Workgroup Manager

• Addresses an issue in which imports containing user records with multiple shortnames would not preserve second and subsequent short names.
• Sharing Pane now propagates permissions into bundled data files.
• Addresses an issue in which custom home directory configurations may not autocomplete properly.
• Disk quotas for home directories are no longer limited to 2GB.