Installing Leopard Server over Client - is it possible?

I'm sorry if this has been asked before - I searched and couldn't find an answer. Is it possible to install Leopard Server onto a machine that's currently running Leopard client?
I have a client machine and one account (admin) with lots of data files. I'd like to install Leopard server on the machine and retain the account and it's data. What's the best way to accomplish this if the installation won't just "upgrade" it to a server machine.
Thanks.

You should be able to do an archive and install, preserving user accounts, and that should do it. You cannot have two simultaneous installs though.
There's always the chance of problems, but then again this might not be due to the way you install OS X. I had Open Directory issues with my first installation (format and clean install) because I started some services in the wrong order. Be sure to read up on this board and elsewhere the preferred sequence for starting the desired services on your server.

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