New Snow Leopard server problems -need advice.

hello everyone. I just setup a mac pro with Snow Leopard server to replace our G5 which was setup up for simple file sharing as a fake server and am having several challenges listed below:
*I've made sure the new computer running SL server has the same local name and IP address as the previous G5 (now off of the network)
- Our windows (Vista) computer cannot see the server on the network. This was not a problem with the G5 and SMB filesharing.
- I cannot access server preferences due to this error: "Unable to set node credentials for /LDAPv3/127.0.0.1 with the record name server.mydomain.com$ There may be a problem with the Open Directory service."
- server admin is treacherously slow both locally and remotely.
I cold really use some help on these folks. I'd sincerely appreciate it.

Thanks for your input everyone. I turned off DNS (just to see) and it's still slow. Frankly I am not sure if I even need it yet. My goal is only to setup local services and then open the server up to the WAN.
My provides the DNS I suppose. MY ISP points to my WAN IP and my router directs that to my server's internal IP. At least that's how things are setup now and left over from when i was using Snow Leopard client as a fake server (for filesharing and DayLite).
I did setup the initial DNS settings of Snow Leopard Server after the install to the computer's IP address which I assigned manually and left the rest to get from my router's DHCP server. I setup the zone (home.mydomain.com)
Any ideas for the sluggishness.

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Hi Brian,
I'm an IT consultant dealing with Mac OS Servers and Windows Servers as well as Linux. I can offer a few helpful suggestions since just recently I transferred data from a Mac OS 10.5.8 Server to a 10.6.2 Server.
My first question to you is what data are you immigrating from? example 10.5.8 Server Data to 10.6.2 server?
The reason why I ask this since IMAP data in 10.5.8 and before was using Cyrus and starting in 10.6 apple switched to Dovecot.
Initially, I did not realized that apple made the switch and had stalling problems using the apple migration tool. (Personally I don't think the tool works well since a lot of others are running into this problem when researching this issue).
In the end I decided it was best to important everything manually, mail and not use the apple immigration tool since I think it has some issues.
The first thing I would do is make sure the DNS is configure right so that the server can resolve it's name which is very important.
Hopefully you're been running Open Directory . Export the users from the old server and import it to the new 10.6.2 server.
Next transfer the IMAP mail from 10.5.8 server to the 10.6 server to the same locations.
Example in 10.5.8 server default location is
/var/imap
and
/var/spool/imap
note this is where cyrus stored imap data in 10.5.x and maybe before. I have to look at my old 10.4 server since I'll be upgrade my own server soon.
My clients Servers have been upgrade fine by doing the manual method.
anyway...
keep those two locations in mind of where you mail is stored.
next I would copy your old cyrus mail to the new server. Don't use the migration tool at all. Just setup the new server and get the DNS running so it can resolve itself before you do this.
also make sure mail server is not running and it's off.
open up a terminal window
copy and paste this but change the name of the volume/hard drive name (HD_name)
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ok do this will convert all of your cyrus mail to dovecot. Make sure you've already imported the users from Open Directory before doing this script.
after all of this
there's still one more step
for some reason the postfix "main.cf" file is configured to use cyrus in 10.6.2 update.
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example
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look for
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edit settings in the mail server with server admin to what you had... I recommend don't importing the mail settings from the old server admin since some people reported that its better just to manually configure it.
however for other server admin settings you might try to export and import to the new server.
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I've got some issues with a new Snow Leopard Server, running on a Mac mini Server, and VPN.
I have a Linksys WRT310N performing router duties. I have enabled the VPN Passthrough in the router's configuration pages (IPSec, PPTP and L2TP all Enabled). In the Applications and Gaming section, I have enabled ports 1723 (TCP and UDP) and 1701 (TCP and UDP) to go through to the mini Server. In order to have the VPN Passthrough enabled, I have to have the SPI Firewall enabled on the router.
I have both PPTP and L2TP enabled on the Server. When I first tested it, everything worked.
Within 24 hours, it stopped working, and I can't work out why.
On the Server, I can see in the logs the following messages: (server name and IPs changed to protect the guilty)
---BEGIN vpnd.log---
2009-11-03 20:03:32 EST Incoming call... Address given to client = 192.168.0.213
Tue Nov 3 20:03:32 2009 : Directory Services Authentication plugin initialized
Tue Nov 3 20:03:32 2009 : Directory Services Authorization plugin initialized
Tue Nov 3 20:03:32 2009 : PPTP incoming call in progress from '123.456.789.123'...
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Tue Nov 3 20:03:33 2009 : Using interface ppp0
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Tue Nov 3 20:03:33 2009 : sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <auth chap MS-v2> <magic 0x38278225> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Nov 3 20:03:33 2009 : rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x4e96b584> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Nov 3 20:03:33 2009 : lcp_reqci: returning CONFACK.
Tue Nov 3 20:03:33 2009 : sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x4e96b584> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Nov 3 20:03:36 2009 : sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <auth chap MS-v2> <magic 0x38278225> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Nov 3 20:03:36 2009 : rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x4e96b584> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Nov 3 20:03:36 2009 : lcp_reqci: returning CONFACK.
Tue Nov 3 20:03:36 2009 : sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x4e96b584> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Nov 3 20:03:39 2009 : sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <auth chap MS-v2> <magic 0x38278225> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Nov 3 20:03:39 2009 : rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x4e96b584> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Nov 3 20:03:39 2009 : lcp_reqci: returning CONFACK.
Tue Nov 3 20:03:39 2009 : sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x4e96b584> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Nov 3 20:03:42 2009 : sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <auth chap MS-v2> <magic 0x38278225> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Nov 3 20:03:42 2009 : rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x4e96b584> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Nov 3 20:03:42 2009 : lcp_reqci: returning CONFACK.
Tue Nov 3 20:03:42 2009 : sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x4e96b584> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Nov 3 20:03:45 2009 : sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <auth chap MS-v2> <magic 0x38278225> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Nov 3 20:03:45 2009 : rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x4e96b584> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Nov 3 20:03:45 2009 : lcp_reqci: returning CONFACK.
Tue Nov 3 20:03:45 2009 : sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x4e96b584> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Nov 3 20:03:48 2009 : sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <auth chap MS-v2> <magic 0x38278225> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Nov 3 20:03:48 2009 : rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x4e96b584> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Nov 3 20:03:48 2009 : lcp_reqci: returning CONFACK.
Tue Nov 3 20:03:48 2009 : sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x4e96b584> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Nov 3 20:03:51 2009 : sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <auth chap MS-v2> <magic 0x38278225> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Nov 3 20:03:51 2009 : rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x4e96b584> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Nov 3 20:03:51 2009 : lcp_reqci: returning CONFACK.
Tue Nov 3 20:03:51 2009 : sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x4e96b584> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Nov 3 20:03:54 2009 : sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <auth chap MS-v2> <magic 0x38278225> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Nov 3 20:03:54 2009 : rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x4e96b584> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Nov 3 20:03:54 2009 : lcp_reqci: returning CONFACK.
Tue Nov 3 20:03:54 2009 : sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x4e96b584> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Nov 3 20:03:57 2009 : sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <auth chap MS-v2> <magic 0x38278225> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Nov 3 20:03:57 2009 : rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x4e96b584> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Nov 3 20:03:57 2009 : lcp_reqci: returning CONFACK.
Tue Nov 3 20:03:57 2009 : sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x4e96b584> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Nov 3 20:04:00 2009 : sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <auth chap MS-v2> <magic 0x38278225> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Nov 3 20:04:00 2009 : rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x4e96b584> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Nov 3 20:04:00 2009 : lcp_reqci: returning CONFACK.
Tue Nov 3 20:04:00 2009 : sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x4e96b584> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Tue Nov 3 20:04:03 2009 : LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
Tue Nov 3 20:04:03 2009 : Connection terminated.
Tue Nov 3 20:04:03 2009 : PPTP disconnecting...
Tue Nov 3 20:04:03 2009 : PPTP disconnected
2009-11-03 20:04:03 EST --> Client with address = 192.168.0.213 has hungup
---END vpnd.log---
On the client I'm seeing this in the logs
--- BEGIN ---
3/11/09 8:03:32 PM pppd[12074] pppd 2.4.2 (Apple version 314.0.2) started by root, uid 502
3/11/09 8:03:32 PM pppd[12074] PPTP connecting to server 'server.example.com' (10.0.1.1)...
3/11/09 8:03:33 PM pppd[12074] PPTP connection established.
3/11/09 8:03:33 PM pppd[12074] Connect: ppp0 <--> socket[34:17]
3/11/09 8:04:03 PM pppd[12074] LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
3/11/09 8:04:03 PM pppd[12074] Connection terminated.
3/11/09 8:04:03 PM pppd[12074] PPTP disconnecting...
3/11/09 8:04:03 PM pppd[12074] PPTP disconnected
3/11/09 8:04:03 PM pppd[12074] PPTP disconnected
3/11/09 8:04:03 PM pppd[12074] PPTP disconnected
--- END ---
Any ideas?

Well, this didn't last long. The VPN is already down. Cannot connect to it again.Very Frustrating.
I know the actual server is receiving the requests (Server Log):
Jan 7 10:26:33 SnowServer racoon[118]: Connecting.
Jan 7 10:26:33 SnowServer racoon[118]: IKE Packet: receive success. (Responder, Main-Mode message 1).
Jan 7 10:26:33 SnowServer racoon[118]: IKE Packet: transmit success. (Responder, Main-Mode message 2).
Jan 7 10:26:33 SnowServer racoon[118]: IKE Packet: receive success. (Responder, Main-Mode message 3).
Jan 7 10:26:33 SnowServer racoon[118]: IKE Packet: transmit success. (Responder, Main-Mode message 4).
Jan 7 10:26:36 SnowServer racoon[118]: IKE Packet: transmit success. (Phase1 Retransmit).
Jan 7 10:26:55: --- last message repeated 6 times ---
Jan 7 10:26:55 SnowServer servermgrd[67]: servermgr_jabber[W]: detailed service status not available until network configuration completed
Jan 7 10:26:57 SnowServer racoon[118]: IKE Packet: transmit success. (Phase1 Retransmit).
Jan 7 10:27:03: --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Jan 7 10:27:03 SnowServer racoon[118]: IKEv1 Phase1: maximum retransmits. (Phase1 Maximum Retransmits).
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Jan 7 10:27:03 SnowServer racoon[118]: IKE Phase1 Failure-Rate Statistic. (Failure-Rate = 100.000).
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Jan 7 10:27:57 SnowServer racoon[118]: IKE Packet: transmit success. (Responder, Main-Mode message 2).
Jan 7 10:27:58 SnowServer racoon[118]: IKE Packet: receive success. (Responder, Main-Mode message 3).
Jan 7 10:27:58 SnowServer racoon[118]: IKE Packet: transmit success. (Responder, Main-Mode message 4).
Jan 7 10:28:01 SnowServer racoon[118]: IKE Packet: transmit success. (Phase1 Retransmit).
Jan 7 10:28:28: --- last message repeated 8 times ---
Jan 7 10:28:28 SnowServer racoon[118]: IKEv1 Phase1: maximum retransmits. (Phase1 Maximum Retransmits).
Jan 7 10:28:28 SnowServer racoon[118]: Disconnecting. (Connection tried to negotiate for, 30.993122 seconds).
Jan 7 10:28:28 SnowServer racoon[118]: IKE Phase1 Failure-Rate Statistic. (Failure-Rate = 100.000).
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2010-01-07 10:12:13 EST Loading plugin /System/Library/Extensions/L2TP.ppp
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I have a call with Apple Support this afternoon. Hopefully it will be fruitful. If I get anywhere, I will post it. If anyone has any bright ideas, they would be greatly appreciated.
Message was edited by: AeroJet

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How can I login to the Mac Mini Snow Leopard Server from 2 different Macs ?
Before I bought my Mac Mini Server in July, I asked the Apple Support if Snow Leopard Server has the equivalent of the Windows Remote Desktop functionality. He told me that it is possible. He did not tell me how, but I believed him.
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Did you turn on the Printer Sharing in the "Share" preferences panel?
And, for Windows computers to access your printer, they need to install "Bonjour for Windows", which is a part of the iTunes+Quicktime install package, I believe.
Alternatively, you can turn on SMB sharing on your Mac, which is also in the "Share" preferences panel. You first highlight and turn on "File Sharing", then there is an "Options..." button to the right, clicke it and check the checkbox of "Share files and folder via SMB (Windows)".

Snow Leopard Server on brand new Mini; Gray screen

I installed Snow Leopard Server on a new Mini. The install went fine. Shut the mini down. Started it up about 24 hours later, and I get to the gray screen and that's it.
I exchanged the mini for a new one. Installed Snow Leopard Server on the new one. Install went fine. Ran updates. Restarted the mini several times with no problem. Shut it down, waited 24 hours, and now it's the gray screen again.
Now what?

There's a huge thread on this (client, not server, but same concept) which you can find here.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3209335?tstart=30

Want to upgrade from snow leopard to lion, need to purchase an external harddrive to b/u my stuff. will formating for snow leopard be ok when uploading to the new system (lion)?

oh sorry, I thought that was where we put the question I am on an extremely tight budget, but since I do shift work, I wanted to use the iCloud funciton to keep my calendars uptodate on my pc/mac mini/and iphone. Wish there were a way to do it for free on my snow and snow leopard OS, but sinc e I cannot, I am wondering about formatting the external harddrive (which I have to purchase). If I format for the snow leopard, will there be a problem re installing the information into the new snow leopard OS machine? Also, I am wondering about the older Mac Pro I have that is the OS before snow leopard (Snow, I believe) will I be able to use this same HD for backing it up to upgrade it (at a later date)?
Thank you for your help.
Deb

so sorry, I mean uploading information from the back up (ex HD) onto the new Snow Lion OS. (and later doing the same with the Mac Pro which is the system before snow leopard.) TY

I've got Snow Leopard Server, but don't need the server functions. What to do?

This is somewhat complicated, so please bear with me. My Mac Pro was running OS X 10.5 and required updating. But we have legacy Power PC apps (mainly FreeHand) that we want to continue using, even though Mountain Lion doesn't support them.
As a solution, I'm going to run Snow Leopard Server in emulation on Parallels 8 Desktop. I would rather have used plain old Snow Leopard instead of the server version, but Apple's EULA only allows 10.6 Server to run in emulation.
So, I got Snow Leopard Server and have used it to upgrade 10.5. Eventually, (once I get everything working properly), I'll upgrade that to Mountain Lion and use SL Server in Parallels emulation to run the old Mac apps we can't do without.
But I've run into a problem I didn't anticipate: I don't have a clue about running a server.
I'm having trouble setting it up so the other Mac user in my department can access a shared folder. Also, I want the login window to display the list of users, but that option is grayed out.
What I'd like to do is strip out all the server functions and just run as if 10.6.8 was a standard version of Snow Leopard, which I'm familiar with. If that's not practical, please explain how to get sharing to work since that's the main problem.
I've tried turning off the services listed in the Server Preferences (iCal, Mail, etc.) but that hasn't fixed the problems. I think there may be server functions running that I haven't found preventing me from fixing the problems. Or it could be something else entirely (as I said, no clue).

DON'T MAKE A MOUNTAIN (lion?) OUT OF A MOLEHILL!
Several points in response to your post, in chronological order, not necessarily in order of importance:
• It was a common Urban Myth that Snow Leopard (client's) EULA prohibited its virtualization in Lion or Mt. Lion on a Mac! That myth has been largely debunked in the last 18 months.
Here are detailed instructions on how to install Snow Leopard client into Parallels 7 or 8:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1365439
That being said, and being the author of the aforementioned thread, I STRONGLY recommend that, where possible, you use Snow Leopard Server in favor of Snow Leopard client. This will side step some later corruption problems that can arise from the improper use and shutting down of this Parallels partition.
Historically, this thread was written when Apple sold Snow Leopard Server for $499+ or ceased sales altogether. Now, Apple has rendered the (now diminishing) debate over the EULA moot, by its recent release of Snow Leopard Server to the US & Canadian community for $20; leaving those who cannot purchase SLS (or get someone to purchase it for them) to continue to follow the instructions in my thread (or asking me to purchase SLS for them and forward it to them; my preferred course of action!).
• I ALWAYS recommend that data files be stored on the real Mac's HDs and NOT in a virtualized world. This is easy to accomplish and establishes a backup regimine (Time Machine, etc.) that will protect the users data. Lost applications are easily restored from their installer discs.
• In practice I find that using SLS in Parallels 8 is the same as using SL client in Parallels. I have even removed the Server apps from the Dock so as to not be confused by them.
So, your solution is to establish a "shared folder" on the hard drive of the Mac that is hosting Parallels. When in SLS in Parallels you will have access to your shared folder, ironically through Parallels' "Shared Folders" feature that is now present in Mac OS Guest installs on version 8 (see the "Shared Folders" SERVER on the right side of the screenshot, below).
When using Freehand MX or other PowerPC apps, save your data files into your shared folder through access to it by Parallels' Shared Folders. Other users on your network will have access to the SAME data files, through their customary use of file sharing to access your shared folder from your Mac's hard drive.
IGNORE the Server applications in the Applications folder...
Freehand MX running in Snow Leopard Server installed into Parallels 8 for use in Lion or Mt. Lion:
[click on image to enlarge]
Postscript: your post was so easy to follow!

New Snow Leopard server problems -need advice.

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