These are in my opinion (and I've been working for enterprise tech
support for 6 years) the only two os x admin books worth reading. As
soon as the 10.5 versions are going to come out these will be on my
shopping list again. I still have the 10.4 versions on my Safari
bookshelf
This doesn't do much for people trying to get 10.5 working now.
Releasing software without adequate documentation is a bait-and-switch
tactic as far as I am concerned. If the only way to get a new system
to work is to hire a consultant, that should be on the wrapper. Right
now you can read everything necessary to be an "Apple Certified
Technical Coordinator" and still not be in a position to install even
the simplest Leopard Server configuration.
Apple put this out 7 March:
You can set up and manage your own network
Using Mac OS X Server. The simply powerful solution from Apple
harnesses the power of Leopard to run your network, letting you set
up and manage a server in just a few clicks. It’s the perfect option
for small business owners just getting started with servers. Or even
IT managers who’d like to quickly deploy a wide assortment of new
client services.
This is why people are ranting. That is the appropriate response when
you have been lied to and spent thousands on a system that simply will
not work, unless you are ready to throw thousands more after it, and
it still might not work. Even if you have the time to read what
appears to be the necessary books, it still adds a couple of hundred
to the price of a product that starts at five hundred. If the Company
is dishonest, there is no basis for doing business with it, as far as
I am concerned.
Now it looks like the iPhone will be supported on Windows before it
supported by OS X. If this is where the Apple Server is now, where
will it be in a few years? We have heard from others here that they
found it easier to switch to M$ than to get OS X Server to do the job.
It wasn't long ago that having a Windows free environment was
considered to be an end in itself. The idea of someone switching from
Mac to Windows was incomprehensible. The Good Will that was created by
Apple Computer with the Mac is now being turned into cash. It sounds
like the end is near for this product line.
dss
David Stodolsky email@hidden Skype: davidstodolsky
