Upgrade 10.7 to 10.8: OSX server

I bought the version 1.5.0 for OSX 10.7, I upgrade my OS to 10.8 and OS X Server don't work anymore... I try to update but I receive the error message: error 1004! Please I need help

OS X Snow Leopard Server was about $500,-
OS X Server is about $15,-
Besides the huge price difference, it's a 'new' product.
OK, postfix stays postfix and a lot of the features that Snow Leopard had, like Failover IP, are no longer there, but I truly believe it's for the better as Failover IP should actually be done by your DNS provider.
Anyway this 'new' product is more suitable for a bigger audience than Snow Leopard Server was, while it retains almost all possibilities. The way to edit the possibilities is now through the command line.

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I was upgrading my OSX Server to Mavericks,
so went from 10.7.5 to 10.9 OK
10.9 to 10.9.2 OK
Then needed to upgrade the server software to latest version.
Downloaded and installed - OK.
The clicked on the server icon to start the migration/upgrade.
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We have about 20 email users on the systems and am reluctant to force a restart.
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After leaving over night, the server reported that it had completed the update will some errors (phew).
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Only issue with it is related around our certificates and the remote mail system.
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Apple write an operating system and also produce file sharing software as part of that to be used as a file server. Apple provide documentation for third-party software developers on how they should write software to work with Apple's software and also give those developers early access to new versions so those third-party developers can test and if needed make adjustments and issue updates to cope with any Apple changes.
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It appears Microsoft have never paid any attention in particular to how Apple expect file-locking to be handled when accessing files on a Mac server. There have been problems for years and years and years with Office. Two other problems I have seen which seem different to yours but probably related are -
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Here is a log from a fresh reboot:
Jul 6 13:37:50 localhost com.apple.launchctl.System[2]: /etc/rc.server: line 55: logger: command not found
Jul 6 13:37:50 localhost com.apple.launchctl.System[2]: kern.maxproc: 532 -> 2500
Jul 6 13:37:50 localhost com.apple.launchctl.System[2]: kern.ipc.somaxconn: 128 -> 2500
Jul 6 13:37:50 localhost com.apple.launchctl.System[2]: kern.maxnbuf: 16384 -> 21000
Jul 6 13:37:50 localhost com.apple.launchctl.System[2]: kern.maxvnodes: 66560 -> 120000
Jul 6 13:37:50 localhost com.apple.launchctl.System[2]: kern.maxprocperuid: 266 -> 1000
Jul 6 13:37:52 localhost com.apple.launchctl.System[2]: launchctl: propertyList is NULL
Jul 6 13:37:52 localhost com.apple.launchctl.System[2]: launchctl: no plist was returned for: /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/nmbd.plist
Jul 6 13:37:54: --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Jul 6 13:37:52 localhost com.apple.launchctl.System[2]: launchctl: propertyList is NULL
Jul 6 13:37:52 localhost com.apple.launchctl.System[2]: launchctl: no plist was returned for: /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.samba.winbindd.plist
Jul 6 13:37:54: --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Jul 6 13:37:52 localhost com.apple.launchctl.System[2]: launchctl: propertyList is NULL
Jul 6 13:37:52 localhost com.apple.launchctl.System[2]: launchctl: no plist was returned for: /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/smbd.plist
Jul 6 13:37:54: --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Jul 6 13:37:52 localhost com.apple.launchctl.System[2]: launchctl: Please convert the following to launchd: /etc/mach_init.d/dashboardadvisoryd.plist
Jul 6 13:37:52 localhost com.apple.launchctl.System[2]: getaddrinfo(): Temporary failure in name resolution
Jul 6 13:37:52 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.RemoteDesktop.PrivilegeProxy): Unknown key for boolean: EnableTransactions
Jul 6 13:37:52 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (org.apache.httpd): Unknown key: SHAuthorizationRight
Jul 6 13:37:52 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (org.cups.cupsd): Unknown key: SHAuthorizationRight
Jul 6 13:37:52 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (org.ntp.ntpd): Unknown key: SHAuthorizationRight
Jul 6 13:37:52 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (org.x.privileged_startx): Unknown key for boolean: EnableTransactions
Jul 6 13:37:55 localhost kernel[0]: formExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/RP01@1C/IOPCI2PCIBridge/P8PC@0/IOPCI2PCIBridge/S AS@2/AppleLSIFusionSAS/SAS Target 052B290A8A98376A@3/IOSCSITargetDevice/IOSCSILogicalUnitNub@0/IOSCSIPeripheralDe viceType00/IOBlockStorageServices/IOBlockStorageDriver/ST380815AS N Media/IOGUIDPartitionScheme/Customer@2
Jul 6 13:37:52 localhost kextd[24]: safe boot detected
Jul 6 13:37:55 localhost kernel[0]: BSD root: disk0s2, major 14, minor 2
Jul 6 13:37:52 localhost kextd[24]: safe boot; invalidating extensions caches
Jul 6 13:37:55 localhost kernel[0]: FusionMPT: Notification = 22 (SAS Discovery) for SCSI Domain = 0
Jul 6 13:37:55 localhost kernel[0]: Discovery condition = 0x00000000
Jul 6 13:37:55 localhost kernel[0]: IPv6 packet filtering initialized, default to accept, logging disabled
Jul 6 13:37:55 localhost kernel[0]: Jettisoning kernel linker.
Jul 6 13:37:55 localhost DirectoryService[25]: Launched version 5.8.1 (v514.28)
Jul 6 13:37:59 localhost kernel[0]: AppleIntel8254XEthernet: Ethernet address 00:1e:52:f3:ca:24
Jul 6 13:37:59 localhost kernel[0]: AppleIntel8254XEthernet: Ethernet address 00:1e:52:f3:ca:25
Jul 6 13:38:06 localhost kernel[0]: Resetting IOCatalogue.
Jul 6 13:38:06 localhost kextd[24]: 0 cached, 287 uncached personalities to catalog
Jul 6 13:38:06 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 0
Jul 6 13:38:06 localhost mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-176.3 (Jun 17 2009 18:57:49)[31]: starting
Jul 6 13:38:08 localhost kernel[0]: Previous Shutdown Cause: 3
Jul 6 13:38:08 localhost kernel[0]: ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin::getCPU_PSSData - WARNING: _PSS table invalid; ACPI is probably incomplete
Jul 6 13:38:10: --- last message repeated 3 times ---
Jul 6 13:38:10 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (com.openssh.sshd): Unknown key: SHAuthorizationRight
Jul 6 13:38:12 localhost kernel[0]: Ethernet [Intel8254X]: Link down on en0 called by enableHardware() --
Jul 6 13:38:13 localhost bootlog[83]: BOOT_TIME: 1309923414 0
Jul 6 13:38:14 localhost com.apple.printservice_LPR_mDNS_Media_A3_Printer[63]: Registering Service Media A3 Printer._printer._tcp port 515 TXT txtvers=1 qtotal=1 rp=Media_A3_Printer pdl=application/postscript ty=$null$
Jul 6 13:38:16 localhost kernel[0]: Ethernet [Intel8254x]: Link up on en1, 1-Gigabit, Full-duplex, No flow-control, Debug [792d,ac08,0de1,0e00,c1e1,7800]
Jul 6 13:38:14 localhost com.apple.printservice_LPR_mDNS_Media_A3_Printer[63]: 13:38:14.436 Got a reply for service Media A3 Printer._printer._tcp.local.: Name now registered and active
Jul 6 13:38:14 localhost com.apple.printservice_LPR_mDNS__ITS3_01m[65]: Registering Service Media A3 Printer @ ITS3-01m._printer._tcp port 515 TXT txtvers=1 qtotal=1 rp=_ITS3_01m pdl=application/postscript ty=$null$
Jul 6 13:38:14 localhost com.apple.printservice_LPR_mDNS__ITS3_01m[65]: 13:38:14.436 Got a reply for service Media A3 Printer @ ITS3-01m._printer._tcp.local.: Name now registered and active
Jul 6 13:38:14 localhost com.apple.printservice_LPR_mDNS_HCCSTU_Media_Test_Printer[64]: Registering Service HCCSTU-Media Test Printer._printer._tcp port 515 TXT txtvers=1 qtotal=1 rp=HCCSTU_Media_Test_Printer pdl=application/postscript ty=$null$
Jul 6 13:38:14 localhost com.apple.printservice_LPR_mDNS_HCCSTU_Media_Test_Printer[64]: 13:38:14.436 Got a reply for service HCCSTU-Media Test Printer._printer._tcp.local.: Name now registered and active
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Jul 6 13:38:15 hillcrestmac watchdogtimerd[54]: Automatic reboot timer enabled.
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Jul 6 13:38:17 hillcrestmac /sbin/nfsd[67]: exports:3: path contains non-directory or non-existent components: /Volumes/Data/Library/NetBoot/NetBootClients0
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Jul 6 13:38:19 hillcrestmac fseventsd[75]: log dir: /.fseventsd getting new uuid: 99F02D5F-57A3-4BDE-AC4B-76CC829E92B0
Jul 6 13:38:19 hillcrestmac configd[29]: setting hostname to "hillcrestmac.hillcrest.local"
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Jul 6 13:38:19 hillcrestmac kextd[24]: writing kernel link data to /var/run/mach.sym
Jul 6 13:38:20 hillcrestmac named[50]: command channel listening on 127.0.0.1#54
Jul 6 13:38:24 hillcrestmac /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow[69]: Login Window Application Started -- Threaded auth
Jul 6 13:38:25 hillcrestmac emond[77]: SetUpLogs: uid = 0 gid = 0
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Jul 6 13:38:26 hillcrestmac com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.portmap[100]): Policy denied Mach service lookup: com.apple.dyld
Jul 6 13:38:28 hillcrestmac /sbin/nfsd[67]: Too many groups for root
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Jul 6 13:38:28 hillcrestmac /sbin/nfsd[67]: Too many groups for root
Jul 6 13:38:28 hillcrestmac /sbin/nfsd[67]: exports:3: export entry OK (previous errors cleared)
Jul 6 13:38:28 hillcrestmac fseventsd[75]: bumping event counter to: 0x34cab (current 0x166) from log file '00000000000347cc'
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Jul 6 13:38:36 hillcrestmac com.apple.KerberosAutoConfig[143]: Couldn't find KerberosClient config record
Jul 6 13:38:37 hillcrestmac com.apple.KerberosAutoConfig[144]: Couldn't find KerberosClient config record
Jul 6 13:38:54 hillcrestmac com.apple.ATSServer[154]: FODBCheck: New annex file created
Jul 6 13:38:59 hillcrestmac loginwindow[69]: Login Window Started Security Agent
Jul 6 13:39:02 hillcrestmac servermgrd[60]: servermgr_web: Created WebDAV lock directory /var/run/davlocks
Jul 6 13:39:08 hillcrestmac servermgrd[60]: servermgr_calendar: created default calendar virtual host
Jul 6 13:39:09 hillcrestmac servermgrd[60]: servermgr_ipfilter:ipfw config:Notice:Flushed IPv4 rules
Jul 6 13:39:09 hillcrestmac servermgrd[60]: servermgr_ipfilter:ipfw config:Notice:Flushed IPv6 rules
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Jul 6 13:39:16: --- last message repeated 1 time ---
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Jul 6 13:39:54 hillcrestmac kernel[0]: serialnumberd 209 FS_WRITE_DATA SBF /dev/dtracehelper 13 (seatbelt)
Jul 6 13:39:54 hillcrestmac /usr/sbin/serialnumberd[209]: serialnumberd started as /usr/sbin/serialnumberd.
Jul 6 13:39:55 hillcrestmac kernel[0]: serialnumberd 209 FS_READ_DATA SBF /dev/autofs_nowait 13 (seatbelt)
Jul 6 13:39:55 hillcrestmac kernel[0]: serialnumberd 209 FS_READ_DATA SBF /usr/sbin 13 (seatbelt)
Jul 6 13:39:55 hillcrestmac /usr/sbin/serialnumberd[209]: SN_Register(): New persistent, network record [tag=xsvr, extra=hillcrestmac.hillcrest.local] registered successfully by pid 209.
Jul 6 13:40:01 hillcrestmac /usr/sbin/serialnumberd[209]: launchd did not pass version 1 Mach port (bad launchd plist?)
Jul 6 13:40:31 hillcrestmac com.apple.dyld[26]: update_dyld_shared_cache[26] regenerated cache for arch=i386

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Hi Gang,
We are trying to use our Xserver running OSX Server 10.4.8 as a central processing center for some of our photo workflow. Our workflow uses some scripts which trigger Photoshop actions. For this to work, it must have access to an OS with an install of CS2.
I seem to have two options. The first is easy. I connect a client running CS2 to the server and use this client as a processing hub for the scripts. I don't like this solution because it will increase network traffic and tie up one of our clients regularly.
A second option would be to run CS2 on the server, either in the OSX Server environment, or to create a partition on the server that runs OSX and has CS2 installed. I don't know whether either of these arrangements is possible.
Has anyone tried to run CS2 on OSX server 10.4.8? I know Adobe doesn't support it, but doesn't mean it won't work. Alternatively, has anyone created a partition on their server that runs OSX 10.4.7?
Any experience greatly appreciated.

Please don't say that CS2 doesn't work under Rosetta, when it does. There are performance issues, and for those who use CS2 for large, system intensive purposes have good reason to not want to upgrade to Intel, but that doesn't mean CS2 won't work.
I haven't experienced the install problem personally, but googling "cs2""intel""mac" yields this article:
http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20060524084530919
To summarize, it may be an issue with either Quicktime 7.1 or Adobe Version Cue.
Good luck.

Is OSX server right for me?

i work for a small dvd authoring house and I am trying to improve the efficiency of our workflow.
We are mostly PC based, with a few powermac G5s. I have set up one of the powermacs as a central storage server. It is connected to a 2 terrabyte raid array via fiberchanel.
Everyone retrieves and places files on to the array by connecting through gigabit ethernet to the powermac which is sharing the volume using a shareware program called sharepoints.
I have recently setup one of our employees that works remotely with an FTP account using tigers built ftp server so that she can also connect to the central array.
My questions:
Will upgrading the powermac to osx server yield any benifits for our workflow?
Is it possible to put two seperate gigabit ethernet cards in everyone's computer for faster network transfers to and from the central storage?
Our remote employee has noted that downloads and uploads to our server via FTP are far slower than transfers she makes to other ftps. Currently 20k a sec is her top speed with an avg of 10. She was getting close to 100k/s with the FTP server we rent from Readyhosting. Will upgrading to osx server improve the speed of remote transfers, what about rumpus?
We transfer a lot of media files throught out the day, it adds a lot of overhead. We cant afford to go all out with xsan and fiberchannel switches. Does anyone have any suggestions that may improve the workflow.
What would be ideal is if our digitizers could capture a movie directly to the central storage array and our dvd authors can read the files directly from the array. My gut feeling is a gigabit network doesnt have the bandwidth for this.
thanks for any insight.
ryan

Will upgrading the powermac to osx server yield any benifits for our workflow?
I doubt it. As long as the limited number of connections and lack of GUIs for the configuration aren't a problem, there isn't really much difference between client and server.
Is it possible to put two seperate gigabit ethernet cards in everyone's computer for faster network transfers to and from the central storage?
Not really. Trunking or bonding is connection based. In other words, one file goes over one wire, next file next wire. So if you're going to be transferring numerous files at once, it will benefit you, but if you're just transferring one big file, it won't.
Our remote employee has noted that downloads and uploads to our server via FTP are far slower than transfers she makes to other ftps. Currently 20k a sec is her top speed with an avg of 10. She was getting close to 100k/s with the FTP server we rent from Readyhosting. Will upgrading to osx server improve the speed of remote transfers, what about rumpus?
Have you checked the configuration of FTP thoroughly? FTP has the ability to limit how fast connections can transfer and this may be on accidentally.
We transfer a lot of media files throught out the day, it adds a lot of overhead. We cant afford to go all out with xsan and fiberchannel switches. Does anyone have any suggestions that may improve the workflow.
One other possibility is InfiniBand. It looks to be ~$1500/machine vs. ~$2100/machine for XSan.
What would be ideal is if our digitizers could capture a movie directly to the central storage array and our dvd authors can read the files directly from the array. My gut feeling is a gigabit network doesnt have the bandwidth for this.
Judging by the number of posts in the XSan forum that frames are dropped with XSan, I would say that gig isn't going to cut it. It looks like one of these streams needs ~150 MB/s and that would be, to be solid, both controllers on an XRaid.
Roger

Latest wordpress not working on OSX server 10.4

I have had wordpress running a theme called semiologic without problems for quite some time. However, I have been trying to update with the latest version of that theme which includes the latest version of wordpress and it will not work. I continually get errrors when trying to use it such as:
[Mon Dec 31 00:50:39 2007] [notice] child pid 19223 exit signal Bus error (10)
httpd(19236) malloc: * Deallocation of a pointer not malloced: 0x36b0af8; This could be a double free(), or free() called with the middle of an allocated block; Try setting environment variable MallocHelp to see tools to help debug
[Mon Dec 31 00:50:49 2007] [notice] child pid 19222 exit signal Bus error (10)
[Mon Dec 31 00:50:51 2007] [notice] child pid 19236 exit signal Segmentation fault (11)
httpd(19237) malloc: * Deallocation of a pointer not malloced: 0x36b3f38; This could be a double free(), or free() called with the middle of an allocated block; Try setting environment variable MallocHelp to see tools to help debug
httpd(19237) malloc: * error for object 0x36b3e50: incorrect checksum for freed object - object was probably modified after being freed, break at szone_error to debug
httpd(19237) malloc: * set a breakpoint in szone_error to debug
httpd(19237) malloc: * error for object 0x36b3e50: incorrect checksum for freed object - object was probably modified after being freed, break at szone_error to debug
httpd(19237) malloc: * set a breakpoint in szone_error to debug
[Mon Dec 31 00:51:08 2007] [notice] child pid 19237 exit signal Bus error (10)
I cannot find the source of this problem. I am wondering if anyone has the current version of wordpress running on OSX server 10.4 and any suggestions what might cause this problem. Thanks in advance!!
Eric

Only 10.3.9 server here, sorry. But the WordPress v2.3.2 is running fine.
Have you attempted to switch to the default theme and see if it works? There may be an issue between that theme, the new WP, and possibly there were a couple of remnant files left behind when you upgraded that could be causing your problem.

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