Using scutil to set DNS server
scutil can allow to change a number of OS X settings including the DNS servers. However it is more than a bit cryptic in it's use.
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Building 64-bit MySQL on Mac OS X (10.4)
You're most likely reading this because you're as sick as I am of seeingmalloc warnings when trying to start up MySQL in Mac OS X on your Xservewith 8GB of RAM and you've configured MySQL to use more than 4GB. If I've got 8GB of RAM, why can't I use more than 4GB in MySQL?
LDAP Info Tab Auto-fill
That info tab with all it's empty fields has been taunting me with all it's wonderful uses, but sitting down and filling in 500+ users with all their individual data is not something even I'd wish on my worst enemy!
Redirect http to https
A quick overview of doing redirects from non-ssl to ssl websites. Ed. Note: While you should be able to do this in the 10.4 web GUI, you were unable do this in earlier versions of OS X Server.
Repairing Cyrus in 10.3.9
Many people are having sudden problems with Cyrus in 10.3.8, 10.3.9, and 10.4. A corruption of mailboxes.db leaves users unable to access any emails at all. Read on for how to work around this.
Putting the Fun into Xsan Fundamentals
Getting all the Xsan pieces straight in your head When Xsan came out, it was the first time that the average Apple System Administrator had seen a Storage Area Network (SAN), and as a result, there's a lot of questions about how to best deal the very fundamentals of an Xsan setup.
Grokking Darwin ACLs
I have to admit, when I first heard that Apple was adding ACLs to the next version of OS X, I got a pretty nasty lump in my throat and ordered another pint of ale. I was first introduced to ACLs in DFS on AIX and I still have nightmares and flashbacks of files which can't be deleted by root and will forever remain on the disk until the next newfs.
Check spelling in SquirrelMail on Mac OS X Server 10.3.9
I noticed that squirelspell is not working on Mac OS X Server. I found an outdated article at this site. Using that article and searching internet, I compiled this article.
Xsan Deployment Advice
Xsan has been out for a few months now so it seems like a good time to go over some Storage Area Network (SAN) stuff and then go through a typical Xsan setup.