Mac OS X Server: About Mac OS X Server 1.0-2 Update

About the Mac OS X Server 1.0-2 Update

This document contains important information about the Mac OS X Server 1.0-2 Update. This update includes a number of improvements and enhancements to Mac OS X Server software.

The update also includes enhancements provided with Mac OS X Server 1.0-1 Update, including support for the official release of the QuickTime Streaming Server, version 1.0 and later improved NetBoot performance

What's new in this update

• The update includes Apache Web server version 1.3.6, which addresses problems that could cause the Apache parent process to terminate unexpectedly.
• The update corrects a problem in which executing a large number of simultaneous CGI scripts could cause the system to become unresponsive if the Apache benchmarking module was enabled.
• Changes to the kernel improve its stability and correct problems that could occur when the server was heavily loaded.
• The version of the kernel now appears as version 5.5 when you are using the uname system utility with the -r or -v options.
• Changes to Network Filesystem (NFS) improve its operation and stability.
• You no longer need to configure TCP/IP to use only AppleTalk.
• If you have a newer ("blue and white") Power Macintosh G3, changes to your monitor resolution are now saved.
• You can now use the dual-channel, ultra-wide SCSI cards available from Apple with some Macintosh Server G3 computers.
• The Workspace Manager now saves the viewer options you select in the Preferences dialog box and the type of view (Icons, Columns, or List) you choose from the View menu for a specific window.
• When you hide the active application, the Workspace Manager now becomes the active application.
• You can now update the MacOS.app to Mac OS 8.6. Because the original image file (StartupDisk.img) is not large enough for the new version of Mac OS, you need to create a new one. To increase the size of the file, see "Enlarging Your Startup Disk Image File" in the "MacOS.html" file, located in the following directory on your Mac OS X Server: /System/Documentation/ReadMe/Programs&Applications/ To install a new version of the Mac OS in MacOS.app, open MacOS.app and follow the same procedure you use to install the software on any Macintosh computer.
• You can now format disk image files on UFS volumes from MacOS.app; for example, when creating a new StartupDisk.img file using createimage.
• Apple file services works with encrypted passwords sent by AppleShare Client software version 3.8.3. (Be sure to update client computers using the AppleShare Client Installer. Although Mac OS 8.6 includes AppleShare Client software version 3.8.3, it does not include the DHX UAM extension, which is required for encrypted passwords.)

Apple File Services

This section contains important information about changes to Apple file services and Remote Server Administration for Mac OS X Server 1.0-2 Update.

Browser compatibility issues for Remote Server Administration

To use Microsoft Internet Explorer to access Remote Server Administration from a Macintosh computer, you need to select Mac OS Runtime for Java as the Java virtual machine. To do so, open the Edit menu in Internet Explorer and choose Preferences, then open the Web Browser category and select Java. Open the "Java virtual machine" pop-up menu and choose Apple MRJ.

You should also make sure your computer has Mac OS Runtime for Java version 2.0 or later installed. To do so, check the version of the MRJLib file, which is in the MRJ Libraries folder (in the Extensions folder in the System Folder).

To log in to Remote Server Administration using an administrator user name that contains two-byte characters, such as Japanese, you must have Mac OS Runtime for Java version 2.1.1 or later installed.

To access Remote Server Administration from a Web browser on a computer with a European or Japanese system installed, make sure you have selected the correct language and default character set encoding in the Web browser. On Mac OS computers, you must also have Mac OS Runtime for Java version 2.1.1 or later installed to log in with an administrator user name that contains special characters.

If you are using Netscape Navigator or Communicator, open the Edit menu and choose Preferences, then open the Navigator category and select Languages. If necessary, click Add to add French, German, or Japanese to the list. Remove other languages from the list. Finally, open the View menu, choose Character Set, then choose Western (ISO-8559-1) as the character set for European languages, or Japanese (Shift_JIS) for Japanese.

If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer, open the Edit menu and choose Preferences, then open the Web Browser category and select Language/Fonts. Open the Language pop-up menu and choose French, German, or Japanese. Then open the "Character set" pop-up menu and choose Western (Latin1) for European languages, or Japanese (Shift-JIS) for Japanese.


Issues with using Remote Server Administration

• For Internet aliases and group names, you can use only lowercase letters, numbers, and the underscore character.
• The Server Administration Help on your Mac OS X Server states that to troubleshoot problems logging into Remote Administration you should open the Process Viewer to confirm that the AdminWebServer and RemoteAdminServer processes are running. Instead of "AdminWebServer", you should see "apache".
• When you create or edit a user account, the user name and Internet alias can be the same.

Issues with Apple file services

• You cannot change access privileges for read-only volumes, such as CD-ROM discs. You can share folders on these volumes, but files are read-only for everyone.
• When a user logs in to Apple file services from a computer with AppleShare Client version 3.8.2 installed, the user's password is sent over the network in clear text form. Someone monitoring your network traffic could get the Administrator password, thus compromising your network's security. To correct this situation, upgrade client computers to AppleShare Client version 3.8.3. For information about this version of AppleShare Client, see http://www.apple.com/support.
• If the AppleTalk seed router runs on your Mac OS X Server, then to connect to Apple file services over TCP/IP you need to enter the router's TCP address in the TCP/IP control panel on each client computer. To do so, open the TCP/IP control panel on the client computer, choose Ethernet from the "Connect via" pop-up menu and Manually from the Configure pop-up menu, then enter the router's TCP address in the "Router address" box and complete the other information required for the connection. If the client is not connected to a router, then you can enter the server's IP address in the Router box in the TCP/IP control panel on the client computer.

Issues with the AppleShare Client software

• If AppleShare client computers have Mac OS 8.5 or later installed and AppleShare Client version 3.8.1 installed, files that users copy to server volumes may be corrupted in some cases. To prevent this, install AppleShare Client version 3.8.2 or later on all client computers that have Mac OS 8.5 or later installed. Apple recommends upgrading to the latest AppleShare Client software, version 3.8.3. To get the latest version of the AppleShare Client software, see http://www.apple.com/support.
• If you want to change the access privileges of an Apple file services volume from a client computer, only enter a user name in the Owner box and a group name in the User/Group box in the Sharing window.

Installation instructions
For further information, refer to installation instructions for both in article 59004: "Mac OS X Server: Patch and QTSS 1.0 Download Instructions."