Leopard Server Assistant and DNS Name

I am trying to setup Leopard Server in my home...
Server assistant launches I fill in the information and everything is fine... except I do not know what to put in the Server DNS name box. If I leave as is the server tools do not start because they cannot resolve the machine name.
In short what is going on...
1. How do you change the machine DNS name after server assistant has finished running?
2. What should I put in the DNS box?
MACServer.local? or MACSERVER
3. If I move to Dynamic DNS how do I change this later without having to re-install.
I have to admit that setting the server up, installing disks was easy but the DNS issue seems to be a real stumbling block for setting up a home server.
What am I doing wrong?
Message was edited by: Peter Jarvis
Message was edited by: Peter Jarvis

Tony,
Thanks for the response.
My concern is that a normal home user will not be able to setup MAC Server 10.5 very easily without knowledge of DNS. (I will walk through a setup later on in the mail)
My point is that the average user will not be able to setup MAC Server. They will have difficulty filling out the setup wizard correctly - for this reason I cannot recommend it to a rookie. What is needed is a really simple setup scenario script that can be given to user so they can setup a MAC server in the home to support file sharing, intranet web browsing and time machine backups and central storage for users.
Don't get me wrong a MAC admin will find the changes in 10.5 a significant and fine improvement over past mac server setups and a leap frog over the Windows and Linux setup experience. Don't let anyone persuade you that Microsoft Home Server is a easy either. (Actually corrupts data with certain apps) - great testing Microsoft
Back to good software...
MAC Server Setup example: (Newbie the new IT for the household)
Prior to setting up the server Newbie will need to define his system setup...
i.e.
Server Name [email protected]
IP Address: 192.168.0.100
Router: 192.168.0.1
Is the machine going to be a gateway or behind a firewall?
Will it distribute IP addresses for the home network etc?
These points are important as the DHCP and DNS go hand in hand. If the router is acting as a DNS relay and handing out IP addresses this may interfere with setting up the server to be primary DNS provider in the home.
Walkthrough 1: Scenario:
Setup the server to be a simple server with only file sharing, web server and time machine.
When asked Newbie enters:
Domain name: pkjserv.technophobic.com
Server Name:192.168.0.100 (DHCP) or manual
Nebie configures the server...
after setup the first thing that will happen is that Server Preferences will launch it will populate with the above server data...
Problem: Newbie trys to use server preferences and types in his password and fails to get access...
Why... because Server preferences expects "pkjserv.technophobic.com" to resolve but DNS is not setup yet...
OK so Newbie needs to setup DNS...
Newbie selects Applications/Server/Server Admin.app
(Newbie uses Magic to find Server Admin)
First prompt "Are you sure you want to use Server Admin?"
Newbie selects "Use Server Admin"
(Newbie uses Magic to know he has to do this)
Connect to server via IP address 168.192.0.100
Select DNS add click to box...
Expand 192.168.0.100 (our server)
Select DNS
Select zones...
Add primary zone / Select example.com
Change Primary zone to "technophobic.com."
Select "ns" and Change Nameserver to "pkjserv"
Under primary domain select machine change machine name to "pkjserv"
Select IP Addresses and change to 192.168.0.100
Click "save"
Newbie should have the following setup displayed:
Name Type Value
technophobic.com Primary Zone -
pkjserv Machine 192.168.0.100
0.168.192.in-addr.arpa Reverse Zone -
192.168.0.100 Reverse Mapping pkjserv.technophobic.com
------- Start DNS...
The problem here is that DNS is working but Newbies IP setup is still not referencing the DNS server so newbie will have to add it to the network settings.
Preferences / Network / advanced / DNS
once they have done this Newbie should be able to launch your browser and type "pkjserv.technophobic.com" and have it resolve to the web browser on the machine...
in short - this is difficult... hence my proposal that Apple need to create a simple setup scenario scripted document (fill in blanks) so a user can setup a MAC server in the home. Current docs do not allows an average user to install MAC OSX Server - I want a simple MAC Server that anyone can install...
Pete
Message was edited by: Peter Jarvis

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vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:DNS:OfferedServerAddresses:_array_index:2 = "192.168.1.11"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:Radius:Servers:_array_index:0:SharedSecret = "1"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:Radius:Servers:_array_index:0:Address = "1.1.1.1"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:Radius:Servers:_array_index:1:SharedSecret = "2"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:Radius:Servers:_array_index:1:Address = "2.2.2.2"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:enabled = yes
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:Interface:SubType = "PPTP"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:Interface:Type = "PPP"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:LCPEchoFailure = 5
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:DisconnectOnIdle = 1
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:AuthenticatorEAPPlugins:_array_index:0 = "EAP-RSA"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:AuthenticatorACLPlugins:_array_index:0 = "DSACL"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:CCPEnabled = 1
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:IPCPCompressionVJ = 0
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:ACSPEnabled = 1
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:LCPEchoEnabled = 1
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:LCPEchoInterval = 60
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:MPPEKeySize128 = 1
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:AuthenticatorProtocol:_array_index:0 = "MSCHAP2"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:MPPEKeySize40 = 0
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:AuthenticatorPlugins:_array_index:0 = "DSAuth"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:Logfile = "/var/log/ppp/vpnd.log"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:VerboseLogging = 1
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:DisconnectOnIdleTimer = 7200
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:PPP:CCPProtocols:_array_index:0 = "MPPE"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:IPv4:ConfigMethod = "Manual"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:IPv4:DestAddressRanges:_array_index:0 = "192.168.1.240"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:IPv4:DestAddressRanges:_array_index:1 = "192.168.1.254"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:IPv4:OfferedRouteAddresses = _empty_array
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:IPv4:OfferedRouteTypes = _empty_array
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.pptp:IPv4:OfferedRouteMasks = _empty_array
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:Server:LoadBalancingAddress = "1.2.3.4"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:Server:MaximumSessions = 128
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:Server:LoadBalancingEnabled = 0
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:Server:Logfile = "/var/log/ppp/vpnd.log"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:Server:VerboseLogging = 1
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:DNS:OfferedSearchDomains:_array_index:0 = "home"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:DNS:OfferedServerAddresses:_array_index:0 = "192.168.1.1"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:DNS:OfferedServerAddresses:_array_index:1 = "<redacted>"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:DNS:OfferedServerAddresses:_array_index:2 = "192.168.1.11"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:Radius:Servers:_array_index:0:SharedSecret = "1"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:Radius:Servers:_array_index:0:Address = "1.1.1.1"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:Radius:Servers:_array_index:1:SharedSecret = "2"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:Radius:Servers:_array_index:1:Address = "2.2.2.2"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:enabled = yes
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:Interface:SubType = "L2TP"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:Interface:Type = "PPP"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:PPP:LCPEchoFailure = 5
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:PPP:DisconnectOnIdle = 1
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:PPP:AuthenticatorEAPPlugins:_array_index:0 = "EAP-KRB"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:PPP:AuthenticatorACLPlugins:_array_index:0 = "DSACL"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:PPP:VerboseLogging = 1
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:PPP:IPCPCompressionVJ = 0
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:PPP:ACSPEnabled = 1
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:PPP:LCPEchoInterval = 60
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:PPP:LCPEchoEnabled = 1
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:PPP:AuthenticatorProtocol:_array_index:0 = "MSCHAP2"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:PPP:AuthenticatorPlugins:_array_index:0 = "DSAuth"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:PPP:Logfile = "/var/log/ppp/vpnd.log"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:PPP:DisconnectOnIdleTimer = 7200
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:IPSec:SharedSecretEncryption = "Keychain"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:IPSec:LocalIdentifier = ""
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:IPSec:SharedSecret = "com.apple.ppp.l2tp"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:IPSec:AuthenticationMethod = "SharedSecret"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:IPSec:RemoteIdentifier = ""
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:IPSec:IdentifierVerification = "None"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:IPSec:LocalCertificate = "<>"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:IPv4:ConfigMethod = "Manual"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:IPv4:DestAddressRanges:_array_index:0 = "192.168.1.224"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:IPv4:DestAddressRanges:_array_index:1 = "192.168.1.239"
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:IPv4:OfferedRouteAddresses = _empty_array
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:IPv4:OfferedRouteTypes = _empty_array
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:IPv4:OfferedRouteMasks = _empty_array
vpn:Servers:com.apple.ppp.l2tp:L2TP:Transport = "IPSec"
Can you see any discrepancy?
Thanks in advance.

Unable to access gateway and DNS via VPN (L2TP) with Snow Leopard Server

Summary:
After rebooting my VPN server, i am able to establish a VPN (L2TP) connection from outside my private network. I am able to connect (ping, SSH, …) the gateway only until the first client disconnects. Then i can perfectly access all the other computers of the private network, but i cannot access the private IP address of the gateway.
Additionally, during my first VPN connection, my DNS server, which is on the same server, is not working properly with VPN. I can access it with the public IP address of my gateway. I can access it from inside my private network. A port scan indicates me that the port 53 is open, but a dig returns me a timeout.
Configuration:
Cluster of 19 Xserve3.1 - Snow Leopard Server 10.6.2
Private network 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0 -> domain name: cluster
-> 1 controller, which act as a gateway for the cluster private network, with the following services activated:
DHCP, DNS, firewall (allowing all incoming traffic for each groups for test purposes), NAT, VPN, OpenDirectory, web, software update, AFP, NFS and Xgrid controller.
en0: fixed public IP address -> controller.example.com
en1: 192.168.1.254 -> controller.cluster
-> 18 agents with AFP and Xgrid agent activated:
en1: 192.168.1.x -> nodex.cluster with x between 1 and 18
VPN (L2TP) server distributes IP addresses between 192.168.1.201 and 192.168.1.210 (-> vpn1.cluster to vpn10.cluster). Client informations contain the private network DNS server informations (192.168.1.254, search domain: cluster).
_*Detailed problem description:*_
After rebooting the Xserve, my VPN server works fine except for the DNS. My client receives the correct informations:
Configure IPv4: Using PPP
IPv4 address: 192.168.1.201
Subnet Mask:
Router: 192.168.1.254
DNS: 192.168.1.254
Search domain: cluster
From my VPN client, i can ping all the Xserve of my cluster (192.168.1.1 to 18 and 192.168.1.254). If i have a look in Server Admin > Settings > Network, i have three interfaces listed: en0, en1 and ppp0 of family IPv4 with address 192.168.1.254 and DNS name controller.cluster.
The DNS server returns me timeouts when i try to do a dig from my VPN client even if i am able to access it directly from a computer inside or outside my private network.
After i disconnect, i can see in Server Admin that the IP address of my ppp0 interface has switch to my public IP address.
Then i can always establish a VPN (L2TP) connection, but the client receives the following informations:
Configure IPv4: Using PPP
IPv4 address: 192.168.1.202
Subnet Mask:
Router: (Public IP address of my VPN server)
DNS: 192.168.1.254
Search domain: cluster
From my VPN client, i can access all the other computers of my network (192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.18) but when i ping my gateway (192.168.1.254), it returns me timeouts.
I have two "lazy" solutions to this problem: 1) Configure VPN and DNS servers on two differents Xserve, 2) Put the public IP address of my gateway as DNS server address, but none of these solutions are acceptable for me…
Any help is welcome!!!

I would suggest taking a look at:
server admin:vpn:settings:client information:network route definitions.
as I understand your setup it should be something like
192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 private.
at least as a start. I just got done troubleshooting a similar issue but via two subnets:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2292827&tstart=0

IPod Touch and Leopard Server network

At school we have staff and students beginning to explore iPod Touches as a classroom resource. There is no problem getting them to use the school's AirPort network, but some apps, such as Google Earth will not run.
I'm wondering if anyone has experience of using iPod touches in a Leopard Server environment and if they have any tips or hints to share please?
Brian Bowell
ICT Support
Berkley School
Hamilton
New Zealand

Hi Brian,
You really should have to do anything specific on your network to make the touch work with Leopard Server. Here are a few questions to point you in the right direction:
Are you seeing any specific error messages?
Are you blocking any ports on your network?
Have you looked at the log files from a device that is exhibiting this behavior?
Good luck,
Jon

Console errors on startup OS X Snow Leopard Server, log files and pkgutil

I have OS X Snow Leopard Server running and there are a number of annoying console messages at startup and subsequent to that. A group of them appear to be related to write permissions for log file (last group). Not so sure about 1-3 below, if they are just warnings or something to worry about.
1. 2/14/10 12:56:56 PM com.apple.emailrules1292 /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/Extras/lib/python/zope /_init_.py:1: UserWarning: Module twisted was already imported from /usr/share/caldavd/lib/python/twisted/_init_.pyc, but /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/Extras/lib/python is being added to sys.path
2. 2/14/10 12:56:56 PM com.apple.emailrules1292 2010-02-14 12:56:56-0600 [-] /usr/share/caldavd/lib/python/twisted/mail/smtp.py:10: exceptions.DeprecationWarning: the MimeWriter module is deprecated; use the email package instead
3. 2/14/10 12:57:00 PM com.apple.wikid1294 /usr/share/caldavd/lib/python/calendarserver/tap/caldav.py:49: DeprecationWarning: mktap and related support modules are deprecated as of Twisted 8.0. Use Twisted Application Plugins with the 'twistd' command directly, as described in 'Writing a Twisted Application Plugin for twistd' chapter of the Developer Guide.
4. Several related to permissions for writing to log files it appears:
2/14/10 12:57:02 PM com.apple.passwordreset1295 2010-02-14 12:57:02-0600 [-] Failed to load application: Errno 13 Permission denied: '/Library/Logs/passwordreset/debug.log'
2/14/10 12:56:57 PM com.apple.emailrules1292 Failed to load application: Errno 13 Permission denied: '/Library/Logs/emailrules/debug.log'
2/14/10 12:57:01 PM com.apple.wikid1294 IOError: Errno 13 Permission denied: '/Library/Logs/wikid/error.log'
The pkgutil also gives a bunch of errors at startup related to Office 2008 files.
2010-02-14 13:48:38.361 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Citrix online plug-in.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.366 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008enautomator.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.368 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008en_automatorworkflow.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.369 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008enautoupdate.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.370 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008enclipart.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.371 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008encore.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.372 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008endock.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.373 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008enentourage.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.374 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008en_entourage_helpstd.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.375 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008enequationeditor.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.376 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008enerrorreporting.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.377 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008enexcel.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.378 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008en_excel_helpstd.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.379 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008enfonts.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.380 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008engraph.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.381 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008enhelpviewer.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.382 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008enlaunch.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.383 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008enmessenger.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.384 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008enooxml.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.385 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008enorgchart.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.386 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008enpowerpoint.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.387 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008en_powerpoint_helpstd.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.388 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008en_proofingbrazilian.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.389 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008en_proofingdanish.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.390 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008en_proofingdutch.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.391 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008en_proofingenglish.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.392 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008en_proofingfinnish.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.393 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008en_proofingfrench.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.394 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008en_proofinggerman.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.395 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008en_proofingitalian.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.396 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008en_proofingjapanese.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.397 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008en_proofingnorwegian.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.398 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008en_proofingportuguese.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.408 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008en_proofingspanish.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.409 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008en_proofingswedish.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.410 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008enrequired.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.411 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008ensilverlight.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.412 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008ensounds.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.413 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008enword.pkg
2010-02-14 13:48:38.414 pkgutil3679:903 PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008en_word_helpstd.pkg

I have similar messages to your 1-3 in my console log as well. Haven't tracked down why yet.

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