OSX Server 3 upgrade install works, clean install has mail servers problems.

I decidied to be cautious and do a prelminary upgrade install from server version 2 to verion 3 rather than a fresh install or Mavericks and Server 3 . That went without a hitch and so I then decided to do fresh install. I have found that when i do a fresh install, the mail server component seems to be in an endless loop of updating virus definitions.
After doing a fresh install twice and experienceing the same problem, I attempted to locate the cause which appears to be that postfix is unable to communicate with amavisd over the loopback interface and so the mail server fails to start or more precisely starts momentarily and then falls back to a message about updating virus definitions. This type of problem seems to have occured in previous server versions but I am unable to find any sort of definitive fix.
Has anyone experienced this problem or have any ideas how to fix it.

I have been an ardent user of aperture for years now and got used to the great workflow. Ever since version 1 I have been enjoying working with aperture. It is the workflow that kept me from changing.
I got a new MacPro 12 GB ram, 4TB HDD my library mostly indexed files sits on a raided 2TB for maximum of comfort. I did this in an effort to keep me from writing the posts I writing lately. I do not have the time rally to do this but reality is something different.
Today I am working on a job I need to finish quickly and in aperture workflow manner. So I switched to full screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen mode and after pressing 'H' for the HUD my screen started flickering. please look at the video I posted in my flickr account: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mawas/4719742585/
Now this is the second time this happened in a short time after I got a new mac and upgraded to 10.6.4! After the screen had jammed up : http://gallery.me.com/masuwa/100103 I needed to hard boot my mac I am getting nervous!

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Greetings...Apologies in advance for the lenght of this post...but I wanted to provide as much info as possible to the community to see if someone can see what I may be doing wrong.
My goal: Replace an existing iMac running Mavericks Server v3.01 that I use for Open Directory & file sharing with a new Mac Mini Server (late 2012) running Mavericks Server v3.01. Once new server is working and users defined...I will copy the users data from the iMac to the mac Mini server...then re-purpose the iMac as a simple client (bound to the new Mac Mini server).
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Can you have 2 Mavericks servers on the same Local network?
Can you have 2 servers as OD Masters on the same local network?
Are there any "Best Practices" I can follow to set up the new server on a local network that already has a server on it?
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First off...I assign a static IP address to the Mac Mini on the router and disable the WiFi on the mac mini. I am using a direct ethernet cable connection from the mac mini to the router.
Next, I intall Mavericks client and configure that. I download Sever from the App store and install it. After it is installed...I run the "ChangeIp -CheckHostName" command in a terminal window and it reports that the "Names are the same" or something to that effect.
Next up...I turn on Open Directory and set up a OD Master...using essentially all the defaults. I then turn on file sharing and set up a share for the "Users" folder and set that share to use AFP & SMB and to also use it for Home folders.
I then set up a test user as a "Local Network user" and specify that the users home folder is on the "Users" sharepoint.
Once that is done. I logoff the admin account on the server. I then go to my macbook pro and bind it to the server (Users/Login options). I see the server identified as "Mac-Mini.home", select that and it shows a green dot next to the server...which I interpret as it was bound successfully.
I then log in to the newly created network user from newly bound macbook pro. No errors are reported and I seem to be functioning fine. I can use Safari.
As a functional test (lame ... probably) I try to log in from a bound client, save a text text file to the documents folder. Log out as the user on the bound client...Then I log in as that user on the server to see if I can edit/update that same file from thedocuments folder.
However, when I launch the TextEdit app on the bound client, it appears briefly on the Dock...then crashes with a system error. I tried to read the error...but it looks greek to me. I did see something to the effect "operation not permitted...".
I logoff the bound macbook pro. go to the server and log in as that newly created local network user. I get logged in. I am able to launch Text edit when logged in as the user. I can add text...save the test file to the document folder. Everything looks good. I just cannot seem to log in as the user from both the bound client and the server and have it work normally.
So...I am obviously not doing something either in the correct order, or not configuring a service correctly...something I am doing wrong.
Any suggestions are appreciated.

A NAS should work. A proper file server will cache active files in memory. So it's not obvious use of SSD storage will speed your service. In any case figure out how to back it up and most important how you will recover after a disaster requiring full recovery.

Spam Protection for Email showing Critical for Exchange Server 2007 after installing Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange

Hi there,
I have SBS 2008, and I have recently installed Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange version 7.5 but when I take a look on Windows SBS Console under Security, it shows "Spam Protection for Email Critical Exchange Server 2007" However,
when I open the SMSME it shows running well with no problem..
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Thanks

Hi,
Would you please let me confirm whether all functions (which are related to Exchange Server) run as normal? Just
a confirmation, thanks for your understanding.
Please run
SBS BPA and check if find relevant issues. In addition, please refer to GaryD9’s suggestion in following thread and check if can help you.
SBS
2008 & Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange - SBS Console Error
If any update, please feel free to let me know.
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Is it true that Thunderbird does no longer works well with POP mail servers and only works well with IMAP servers?

Our email host is telling us that our outdated POP mail server doesn't work well with Thunderbird and it the reason we're having sporadic difficulty sending out emails with attachments when using Thunderbird (no problems when sending emails directly from the email host's web portal and bypassing Thunderbird). We'll often get notification when using Thunderbird and trying to attach PDF'd documents to an email that "Sending of message failed. The message could not be sent because the connection to SMTP server timed out." The email host company is advising that this problem will be solved if we upgrade from the free POP email to the not free IMAP email. True? Or are they just using this Thunderbird problem as an excuse to sign us up for unnecessary services?

I think they are using this as an excuse.
Messages are sent via SMTP. Both, POP and IMAP are protocols to receive mail.
In any case, it would be '''their''' 'outdated POP mail server', not yours.
Check this article for troubleshooting the problem.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cannot-send-messages

Error message after upgrade to iTunes 11: "iTunes has detected a problem with your audio configuration. Audio/Video playback may not operate properly." At this point my PC running XP loses all audio.

Several attempts to upgrade to iTunes 11 have failed. After an upgrade to 11 the error message reads: "iTunes has detected a problem with your audio configuration. Audio/Video playback may not operate properly." At this point--after the upgrade to iTunes 11--my PC running Windows XP loses audio playback for all functions--in iTunes, in the browser and the volume icon disappears from the System Tray. Only by removing iTunes 11, and then using System Restore to turn back the OS settings can I return the PC to normal functioning.
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Sync not working seems snyc has been a problem from day one and has never been fixed.

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TS5376 Downloading the upgrade to 11.1.4 has caused timewasting problems and errors - R6034 - and no solution. What's gone wrong?

Downloading the upgrade for iTunes to 11.1.4 has caused timewasting problems and error message such as R6034. I have followed Apple's advice to reinstall iTunes, but still have the problem or error messages and no iTunes. What's going on? Upgrades until now have all worked smoothly.

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After upgrading to iTunes 11 I have lost all sound on my PC running Windows XP. When I try to open iTunes I get the following message: "iTunes has detected a problem with your audio configuration. Audio/Video playback may not operate properly." I have also lost sound when I attempt to listen to audio from a Website while in a browser session. I notice I have also lost the volume setting icon from the system tray in the lower right corner of the screen.
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Hotplugging is off. Both old and new xorg.conf are at http://pastebin.com/m23c8ea46
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Have you done an upgrade install and had no problems?

I am thinking of upgrading my G4 Powerbook to Tiger, but do not want to spend a week reinstalling all of my stuff- How many of you have chosen the upgrade option and have had no problems to date?

Jay:
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Can't figure out how to make my OSX Server / AD (magic triangle) work- Please help

Hi there,
I have set up a machine with Mac OS X 10.9.1 and Server.app 3.0.2. I think installation and configuration was made ok (I do have experience with Macs and I am part-time admin for the Active Directory in my organisation). I set up a magic triangle by binding my Mac server to an Active Directory domain. Now, I am not a specialist for this so I bought and used "OS X Mountain Lion Server For Dummies" by John Rizzo, which helped me. I did set up everything, even including AD users to OD groups on the Mac server.
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Two things that don't seem normal but I can't understand :
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I'm kinda lost here. Anyone wishing to help?

No reason to be angry as it's in his book on page 112. You possibly did not understand its significance until you'd done it yourself?
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"Are preferences correctly inherited between AD and OD groups and users?"
In my experience they are.
"What if I want users in some AD Groups to be controlled users on the client and users in other AD groups to be admins on the client?"
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Error when login windows 2003 server: Generic host process for win32 services has encountered a problem and needed to close

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Hi,
Please try to update the hot fix then monitory the status again, at same time that error ome times also can cause by virus infection some time please back up important files
update your AV soft then scan the virus.
The relate hot fix:
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932762/en-us
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Itunes wont work.Says there has been a problem with the program and then shutsdown. only works using safe mode

Recently itunes stopped working. It will only work using safe mode. i have check the plug ins folder but i have no plug ins.

Hello MaFiosoXIII
For issues with iTunes crashing and only working in Safe Mode, then check out the article below to continue your troubleshooting to get it working again.
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IT STILL WONT WORK! ITUNES HAS ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM!!

Ok, im tired of not having music. Its been... I don't know, ever since 7.2 came out. I've uninstalled, got old ones... Tried it all... Please give me some help THAT WORKS Thanks...

And no quicktime is fine...
If you're getting that message when you launch iTunes, but your QuickTime is launching fine, we'd better check to see if it is a Systemwide problem on your PC, or if it's associated with a specific user account.
(This is not a cure in itself, but it can give us a heads up on possible causes of the problem.)
let's try an experiment.
head into your user accounts control panel and create a new user account with full administrative rights. (there's help documentation on how to do that at the left of the control panel screen.) while you're in that control panel, switch off "fast user switching" in your logging-on preferences.
now log out of the old account and log into the new account.
does itunes launch properly from inside the new account?

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Hi,
I have purchased two MacMini Servers with 10.6 OSX Server software pre-installed.
I have changed the organization as our company name changed and run into license issues.
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I have the original CDs or DVDs and have extra, external hard disks to do a Time Machine backup, etc.
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If you are looking to do a nuke and pave of the system, and you have an external optical drive, then yes, that is likely the most direct method. Connect the optical drive, insert the installation DVD, and reboot the system targeting the optical disk as the boot volume (you can do this by holding down the C key or the Option key during startup).
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