Thread-topic: Yet Another Alternative (Re: OSX Server Pieces on Multiple Machines)
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On 12/31/05 07:25, "Robert Dell" <email@hidden> wrote:
> if somebody wants to run a dns server only, do it on a client.
> if somebody wants to run a web server only, do it on a client.
If you want kerberos, this is incorrect.
> if somebody wants to run a ftp server only, do it on a client.
If you need kerb, this is incorrect
> if somebody wants to run a mail server only, do it on a client.
If you want an easy to maintain user database, this is incorrect.
> if somebody wants to run any combination of the above, do it on a client.
>
> if somebody wants to share files with another computer, buy osx server.
>
> that's the message Apple server tech support gave me.
That tech support person was wronger than a wrong thing that's wrong.
>
> the only things server is for are:
> a fancy user interface to the core functionality already existing in the
> client machines
> the ability to share files with other mac computers (something taken away
> from client machines with the shift from os9 to osx)
> a watchdog timer that restarts services that were supposed to be running but
> for some reason shut down
That completely leaves out Open Directory and the Kerb integration, and is
an astoundingly clueless thing for an Apple person to say.
--
John C. Welch Writer/Analyst
Bynkii.com Mac and other opinions
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