Ask MetaFilter questions tagged with Server and OSX Questions tagged with 'Server' and 'OSX' at Ask MetaFilter. Tue, 03 Sep 2013 23:00:05 -0800 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 23:00:05 -0800 en-us 60 If I've upgraded PHP on my Mac, should I now avoid all OS X Updates? If I've upgraded PHP on my Mac, should I now avoid all OS X Updates? I'm hosting a website on a Mac mini in a datacenter, and some of my software required a newer version of PHP than what's included out-of-the-box in OS X Mountain Lion. I keep getting the notification saying system updates are ready, and restart to install. But I'm scared it's going to overwrite my PHP upgrades and break everything. And it took me an insanely long time to get the PHP upgrade to work properly and play nicely with OS X Server.,2013:site.247845 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 23:00:05 -0800 hosting mac mamp osx php resolved server software updates ferdinandcc Cool things to do with a Mac mini server hosted in a datacenter? I recently got a Mac mini server hosted in a datacenter in order to host my CRM server, and now I'm wondering what other useful things I can do with it. I use Daylite for my CRM, and I'm interested in productivity apps, automation apps (like Keyboard Maestro, Hazel, etc.), archival apps like DEVONthink Pro, etc. Software used for collaboration and/or group chat would be cool.<br> <br> I've installed OS X Server on it in hopes of someday transferring some of my domains over to it, but haven't totally got that figured out yet (extra credit points for tutorials on transferring a domain to a hosted OS X server, and getting MySQL/PHP apps running on it). I mention this in case any of the apps you may recommend require a domain or a web server.<br> <br> Any cool apps you can recommend that benefit from a sync server I can install on my hosted Mac mini?,2013:site.244708 Sun, 14 Jul 2013 22:59:45 -0800 applications datacenter hosting mac osx server software sync ferdinandcc Why is Time Machine trying to backup so much? Why is Time Machine trying to backup 35 GB of data every single day when I'm only using 300 GB of my 500 GB HD and I know I have not changed or added that much in the time since my last backup? I have a MBP running 10.6.8 that I am backing up and a Mac Mini running Mountain Lion (and Server) hooked up to a 2 TB external drive that acts as my NAS and Time Machine. The Mac Mini is connected to my wifi router via ethernet and acts as my home server. Using Mountain Lion Server, I've set it up as a Time Machine server as well. <br> <br> Every time I come home and connect to the wifi network it does it's daily backup as expected, but it is so much bigger than expected. I was under the impression the backups were only supposed to copy new files or altered files, and there is no way I'm changing 10% of my drive each day at work...,2012:site.229986 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:46:31 -0800 backup mac mountainlion mountainlionserver osx resolved server timemachine wifi pwb503 Help a relative server n00b keep his Mac Mini safe. I'm planning on getting a Mac Mini with Lion Server. I don't have much experience with security or setup. Point me to some basic articles, sites, or books, please. I'll also take any advice the hivemind might have as well. This is for a household with multiple Macs, iPods, iPhones and an iPad.<br> <br> My interests are for backup, as a household media server and as a drive I can access from outside the home, as well as the small, energy efficient footprint that fits anywhere. I've done enough research to know that this pretty much fits the bill.<br> <br> How do I keep it secure, yet still be able to access it anytime I like?<br> <br> I have lifelong (since the first Macs, as a kid) experience with computers and am pretty savvy, and know enough to know that I could get myself in a lot of trouble.,2012:site.229954 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:00:19 -0800 apple lion mac mini os osx server nevercalm Destroy all the things. Hey, please help me delete these files in OSX. They just won't go away. While moving files from one server to another, I noticed that some of the files refuse to be deleted. OSX tells me that the files are locked. When I go into the file info and try to click on the box to unlock the file, nothing happens. There are hundreds and hundreds of files, so I'd like to be able to unlock them all at once and then delete them. <br> <br> I've seen a few things about terminal and batching and all that out on the interwebs, but I have no experience with that, and I'd prefer to not <strong>destroy all the things</strong>. <br> <br> Basically, I can follow instructions (terminal-wise), but none of the instructions involve working from a server. So, how can I do this? Help me destroy <strong>some</strong> of the things.,2012:site.209226 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:56:51 -0800 files locked osx server degoao Help me set up a media server for my home. Help me set up a media server for my computer network on one of two old Windows boxes. I've recently gotten hold of two four-year-old desktop machines from my company. They have been wiped and have a clean Windows XP install on them.<br> <br> My wife and I are generally an OSX household, but I'd like to use these machines to set up some sort of a media server: I have tons of movies and music, and would prefer to store them on a box in a closet and free up the space on my iMac.<br> <br> Is there a way to do this? Can I install something like Ubuntu on one of these machines and connect via iTunes, or something like that? Or would it be better to leave them as operational Windows machines and do this all through iTunes?<br> <br> If there's something obvious I'm missing about this question, let me know. I am not a super-skilled programmer/terminal user, but I can follow directions and used to be in AV club, so I have a knack for cobbling together solutions.,2012:site.207520 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:06:34 -0800 itunes media network osx server ubuntu windows rocketman Remote access a Snow Leopard Server My boss wants me to set up remote access to our OSX (Snow Leopard) server. What is the best way to do this? We have a Snow Leopard Server behind a Cisco router. The boss wants users to be able to access documents and data from home.<br> <br> I presume I need to set up a VPN? I'm just not sure what that is or what it means. Or what extra security measures that I need?<br> <br> Real simple instructions appreciated (I'm a desktop expert rather than a server person).,2012:site.206192 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:34:50 -0800 OSX server chairish What's the real ongoing-cost of adding an OS X Server? We're adding a Mac OS X Lion server to our small business soon. What's reasonable amount to budget for monthly OS X Server support compared to what we pay occasionally now for issues on our workstation-based network that we can't solve ourselves? Are we in for monthly billing shock once a true server gets added? All the details and As our business grows, we're considering adding an OS X Lion server to our small business' stable of Macs. Our motley collection of hardware includes: 3 Mac Mini-'s running Java/mySQL retail POS and credit card processing applications, an iMac running the POS system for back-office work, a couple of MacBooks doing general business related work (accounting, word-processing, social media stuff, and a wee bit of inDesign work), a slug (3-4) iPads and iPhones, and then a gaggle (8) of printers ranging from monochrome/color lasers, thermal printers, Dymo label printers, and workhorse receipt printers. Total users: 5-8 at any given time. And a TimeCapsule and PogoPlug for backups. All running on a combination of wired and wireless connections. We're likely to add a couple more Mac workstations this year.<br> <br> We've been having some problems recently maintaining connectivity (both local network and on the internets), as well as starting to feel the strains of this workstation-based system, in terms of file access, user setups, and the like. We're pretty handy when it comes to fixing "hey, the internets down" and "why won't the printer print?" type questions, so we expect (hope?) to be able to continue these routine troubleshooting ourselves. <br> <br> So, how do we judge what a reasonable cost will be for ongoing monthly maintenance of our new Server and 5+ workstations? We're evaluating both a fixed monthly fee and per hour approaches, but are not sure how much more hand-holding/admin time adding an OS X server is going to need. Moreover, is regular "maintenance" necessary for this type of network or can we safely let it hum along in the background and just call in Mr. Chips whenever something goes broke?,2012:site.204673 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:31:04 -0800 lionosx lionserver mac macminiserver osx server webhund Appearance of mysterious servers in OSX "Recent Items" Appearance of mysterious servers in OSX "Recent Items." Yesterday, I noticed the following three server names in my "Recent Items" in OSX 10.6.6:<br> <br> [C] Windows 7 (Retry)<br> [E] Windows 7 (Retry)<br> Config<br> <br> I've never noticed any servers in my "Recent Items" before, although I only have occasion to open up the "Recent Items" menu maybe once a week or so.<br> <br> There are two computers with Windows on my (passworded) network, but I've never tried to connect to either of them in any way that I'm aware of.<br> <br> The only Internet stuff I've done recently is visit sites on a web browser and download a couple PDFs. Haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary except that (probably totally irrelevant) for a few days all my YouTube videos (in Firefox only, not in Chrome) were restarting after about 10-30 seconds, but today that problem seems to have gone away.<br> <br> Any idea what might be going on here? Happy to provide more info as needed. Thanks in advance!,2011:site.198201 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:25:51 -0800 internet osx server Cucurbit Server vs. file sharing What's the difference between setting up a Mac OS X server and turning on file sharing on a regular Mac? I'm not even sure if this question makes sense, I'm remarkably unversed in the networking/servering/etc of Macs (and computers in general).<br> <br> I work in a small office where we share a lot of files pretty much constantly. Right now, people end up passing around a lot of flash drives when they need to get a file someone else has. I'm looking into ways to make our workplace not quite so ridiculous.<br> <br> I was looking at <a href="">this</a> and it looks like a possible solution to our problem, to buy a mac mini and set it up as a server. But what's the difference between doing that, and just turning on all the file sharing stuff on one of the computers we already use?<br> <br> I'm totally open to specific answers, as well as more general "read this to understand servers" answers.<br> <br> Thanks a lot.,2011:site.196676 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:03:55 -0800 filesharing mac office osx server hapticactionnetwork Seeing my website inside the company Apple server gurus? I have a Mac OSX Snow Leopard server question. How to be able to view a company's externally hosted website from inside the company? I inherited a company using Mac OSX Snow Leopard server. We moved the website away from MobileMe and into an environment that offers PHP etc.<br> <br> The new website is alive and kicking but when accessed from inside the company the site defaults to a MobileMe error message.<br> <br> How and where do I fix things so that the correct site shos up?,2010:site.162931 Sat, 21 Aug 2010 20:49:42 -0800 apple mac osx server website chairish What type of wirelessly accessible storage solution should I go with in my new home network? Details inside... What type of wirelessly accessible storage solution should I go with in my new home network? Details inside... In my apartment, I am looking to move from a high capacity desktop machine to some sort of wirelessly accessible storage solution. My desktop machine is old and I'm having some hardware problems so I'm looking to get rid of it (and not salvage any parts).<br> <br> I will be accessing this storage solution (NAS or home server) with some sort of Windows 7 laptop that I will be buying in the near future. Maybe I'll ask for recommendations on that piece next week.<br> <br> Ideally, here are the required capabilities for my laptop/NAS or server combo:<br> <br> 1. <strong>Wireless Access. </strong> My music, photographs, documents, and movies will be stored on this NAS/server. I will be able to access/edit them from anywhere in my apartment via my laptop just as I would be able to if they were stored locally.<br> <br> 2. <strong>Music Streaming. </strong> I'll be able to listen to the music on this NAS/server over my wireless (currently G, probably moving to N soon) connection through speakers that will attached to my laptop.<br> <br> 3. <strong>Seedbox. </strong> I'll be able to have torrents constantly active on this NAS/server. They will be able to run even when my laptop is turned off. I would also like to be able to start new torrents on this NAS/server while I'm on travel.<br> <br> 4. <strong>Outside access. </strong> Related to #3, I'd like to be able to access the data on this NAS/Server while I'm on the road.<br> <br> 5. <strong>Automatic backups. </strong> I'd also like to have automatic backups running on this NAS/server. I'm sure this is a pretty easy thing to pull off.<br> <br> 6. <strong>Streaming HD videos. </strong> I'd like to stream movies from this NAS/server to the XBOX that is currently connected to my HDTV. However, is it possible to stream music to my laptop and stream a movie (prob .mkv or .ISO) to my TV at the same time? I don't know how often that would happen but how much does streaming an HD movie to a TV kill your wireless connection?<br> <br> <strong>Are these capabilities easy to acquire? If so, what type of NAS/server should I go with if I plan on buying a Windows 7 laptop here in the near future.</strong> I see Newegg has many 2 or 4 bay NAS devices for a few hundred bucks. But, are those advanced enough to do what I'm trying to do here? Should I build a server instead?<br> <br> <strong>Also, I'm not sure I entirely understand the difference between NAS and a server.</strong> I understand NAS to be nothing more than a non-OS-possessing piece of hardware that is used for storage. I understand a server to be a piece of hardware on your network that has its own OS. Can anyone help clarify these terms?<br> <br> Thanks, everyone!,2010:site.162559 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:25:16 -0800 htpc laptop macbook NAS networking osx server windows decrescendo What are my options for building a server-based storage solution wirelessly connectable to either an OS X or Windows 7 laptop? What are my options for building a server-based storage solution wirelessly connectable to either an OS X or Windows 7 laptop? I currently have an Macbook Pro from early 2008. I'm considering keeping it or buying a new Windows 7 laptop. That's a whole other issue...<br> <br> I have a desktop with a few hundred GB of music, videos, documents, and pictures that is currently on its last legs due to some weird hardware problems. I need to get rid of it and I'd like to move all of that data to some place I can connect to wirelessly with whichever laptop I end up using.<br> <br> Since I'm not sure if I'm going to be using an OS X or Windows 7 laptop to access this server, what are my options for building one? <br> <br> <strong>If I'm going Win7, what should I do?<br> If I'm going OS X, what should I do?<br> Is there any option that would work for both? </strong><br> <br> I'm fairly competent with computers but I'm not a programmer and not a fan of a ton of constant command line work. All of that data is basically stranded on that crippled desktop until I can figure this out and build something new. I don't want to just build a new desktop because in 2010 I'm sure I can build a server to access the data wirelessly from anywhere.<br> <br> I'd obviously like to be able to read and edit this few hundred GB of data on the OS X or Win7 laptop. However, how well does music wirelessly stream over Wireless-G or Wireless-N if I want to listen to it through speakers that will be connected to the laptop I end up using?<br> <br> Any help would be fantastic.,2010:site.159423 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:35:23 -0800 7 computer data macbook networking osx server windows wireless decrescendo I'm looking to move from an XP desktop full of music to a server-based solution but I have no idea where to start! Can anyone give me a hand? I'm looking to move from an XP desktop full of music to a server-based solution but I have no idea where to start! Can anyone give me a hand? My current home computer set-up:<br> <br> <strong> - Macbook Pro </strong>- Leopard install, bought in Feb 2008; not much data on it at all, only used for Internet access for the most part<br> <strong> - home-built XP Pro desktop </strong>- contains a few hundred GB of music, videos, pictures, documents; built in 2007 and the USB ports are wonky so I'd rather not use it for parts for the server<br> <strong> - XBOX 360 </strong>- I rarely use it but I figure this MIGHT factor into this solution<br> <br> Ideally, I'd like to move to a solution using the laptop for Internet and server control with a server on the back-end somewhere containing all of the data that now resides on my desktop. <br> <br> Requirements for this server:<br> 1. large capacity (that's the easy part)<br> 2. must be able to stream music, movies, videos, pictures, documents to my laptop, 2.1 system in my room, and HDTV/5.1 system in my living room<br> 3. either having redundant drives or NAS for backup<br> <br> At the moment, the laptop half would be this Macbook Pro that I paid too much damn money for in 2008. However, in the future I can see myself moving over to a Windows 7 laptop that's cheaper than this damn expensive Macbook (that I'm sorta wishing I didn't buy).<br> <br> The server half is totally lost on me. I've never built one before and I don't even know where to begin with the software. I've come across <a href="">this article</a> on Lifehacker about server software. Other than that, I'm not sure where to go.<br> <br> I realize that the server software is dependent on the client laptop. Right now, I have OSX but I'm not sure if I'll always have that. Does Windows Home Server work with this Macbook Pro? Is there an easy cross-platform solution? Part of me thinks I should buy a cheaper Windows 7 laptop just to use for Internet, word processing, etc. That way, when that Windows 7 laptop is out of date, I can buy another cheap one and continue the tech refresh cycle on the client end. However, maybe that's an unrelated story.<br> <br> Anyone have any recommendations? I'm not big into command line, programming, etc. I'm pretty competant with computers but I don't enjoy all the nitty gritty programmer stuff.,2010:site.151664 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:13:03 -0800 computer htpc mac osx server windows xp decrescendo A crash course in server administration At work I'm jumping head first into trying to setup and manage a OS X Server to be used for network load balancing, routing, and possibly netbooting a group of machines. Any tips or help appreciated. I'm currently working retail at a computer sales store that also has an internet cafe of about 30 computers. I've asked for, and been given permission to play around with and attempt to configure, an OS X Server 10.5.7 running on a dual-processor G5 (with 5 ethernet ports, 2 for WAN and the other 3 for each subnet). I've never really used the mac os before, but have a few years of playing around with various linux distros as my desktop os.<br> <br> For most of these questions I'm not needing direct answers even, I've really just been at a loss trying to find good online resources to read and put it all together. I really want to learn and get a grasp on what's going on, so even just links to reading to get me started would be excellent.<br> <br> Issue 1: network load balancing. In the store we have two separate DSL lines coming in to serve the whole building. From what I've read so far, it seems that OSX doesn't have this functionallity built-in, and I'm at a loss as to where to start looking for a solution.<br> <br> Issue 2: Routing. This one I feel like I've gotten really close and am just missing one last step. The goal here is to have DHCP and NAT running for 3 subnets; the tech/service area, the internet cafe, and our internal network. I have the DHCP/NAT/Firewall services all running, and dhcp is working properly giving each subnet an appropriate IP address, I'm able to ping the local server from a client machine, but it's not actually sharing the internet connection to any of the subnets. (Haven't had the chance to hook up a switch to any of the subnets yet either, so don't know if client machines would be able to see each other on the network as well.)<br> <br> Hypothetical 1: netbooting for the 30+ computers in the internet cafe. As it is currently, the cafe has about 3 or 4 different models of computers all running windows xp. The problem is, they're all regular installations, so if during the course of a days use one gets a virus, we have to manually take a disk to the machine to re-image it. I'd like to set it up to where each machine could just load a fresh image off the network each morning and run like new. This I'm not familiar with at all, and don't even know if OSX can even netboot a WinXP machine.<br> <br> Besides this there will probably be some basic file sharing and web hosting, but those seem pretty well documented and I'm not worried about getting that running.<br> <br> So any tips, links, answers, or leads would be excellent. I'm hoping to get this machine configured and possibly even implemented into the network by the end of next week.,2009:site.123478 Sun, 31 May 2009 02:52:02 -0800 apple loadbalancing mac netboot network osx routing server meowN What do I need to know about getting into OS X system administration? What do I need to know about getting into OS X system administration? This is phrased broadly, so please feel free to give any advice. I'm coming at this as a potential career path, but I don't have a lot of professional knowledge. I am self-taught on PCs and Macs from a young age and have fiddled around behind the scenes a little (played with mysql, macports, apache, etc.) but don't have a lot of experience in a unix environment. I read slashdot and daring fireball and etc. Basically I am loosely plugged in to the IT world, but no more so than the next guy, so I need help developing expertise and finding out if this is worth pursuing. Originally trained in architectural design, urban planning and real estate, so those aren't going to be a huge help, except that I use computers a lot and I am the de facto fix-it guy wherever I go. Questions:<br> <ul><li>I know OS X isn't a big market (right now), but I look at it as a stepping stone/complimentary skill to unix administration and I like working in the OSX environment. is this a valid direction?</li><br> <li>Is there job potential for a 20-something guy with intelligence but not professional experience? Job security? Money? What does the job market look like going forward? If you must know my secrets, I'm looking especially toward higher education and potentially design firms (when autodesk gets around to an OSX version of autocad)</li><br> <li>Is it worthwhile to pursue the apple professional certifications? What other professional networks/certs/etc. knowledge should I be checking out? who/what should I know? What should I read? What should I focus on?</li><br> <li>If you have personal experience in the field, what other advice would you give? What's the career like?</li></ul><br> Thanks in advance!,2009:site.122194 Fri, 15 May 2009 09:06:04 -0800 administration career IT osx server system work Chris4d Help me get Entourage to play nice with my company's exchange server. I need help fixing a problem with email on my Macbook. I am trying to get Entourage to play nice with my office's exchange server. I am running the latest version of Entourage on my Macbook (OSX Leopard). <br> <br> I can get it to connect to my exchange server when I'm <strong>in</strong> the office by listing the exchange server as "fs1". With those settings, it doesn't connect when I am <strong>out </strong>of the office. <br> <br> When I am <strong>out </strong>of the office, I have to change the exchange server setting to our exchange server address (our domain name, and then "/exchange". This setting does not work when I am <strong>in </strong>the office.<br> <br> There are other problems - when I send an email from Entourage, it is not visible in Outlook back in the office (on my PC). Also, I'm not able to view our company's public contact lists on Entourage. <br> <br> How can I set up Entourage to work both in and out of the office, and properly sync sent mail? <br> <br> I am not against using Mac's Mail program or something else, if it will work better.<br> <br> Thanks for any help.,2009:site.111539 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:18:33 -0800 Entourage exchange Mac OSX Outlook server kdern Mac server backup software Getting some Mac servers and looking for suggestions on backup software. I'm completely new to the Mac scene, but we're converting from a Windows to Mac environment which will eventually host 700 or so clients and am getting some Mac OSX servers we'll be using as file &amp; print server, iCal, wiki, etc, initially, but host more applications as this project grows.<br> <br> The problem is that from what I've gathered, Retrospect is one of the few cheaper enterprise Mac solutions (as in under $2000 per edu license), but apparently hasn't been updated in quite some time and is mainly used for just data backup, not SQL/db/user profiles/system state/etc applications like Backup Exec or True Image.<br> <br> So, any suggestions for backup software on Mac servers?<br> <br> (I've also read previous mac backup questions, and they were all more along the line of personal backup data or SOHOs, whereas I'm looking more for disaster recovery capability to restore everything in one click, which again, sounds like Retrospect isn't ideal for).,2008:site.102526 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:36:12 -0800 backup mac osx server software jmd82 MacOSX in a PC World Help a PC guy out with Mac/Linux networking. I have a pair of questions I hope someone can help me get a concise answer to:<br> <br> I am a PC guy, I run a 150pc+ network (Windows 2003 + XP desktops). I am used to being able to run Login scripts to mount network drives, and single sign-on across all desktops. <br> <br> I am working with a group that has 5-10 Macintosh PC's, and it seems as though they act like standalone XP machines normally (ie, you can share drives between them, but you need to setup user accounts/passwords on each machine).<br> <br> If we purchase a copy of OSX Server, can we somehow "join" all the Mac's to the server so they all centrally authenticate like XP+Windows 2003 does? (ie, you need a valid 'domain' login to login to any of the OSX workstations).<br> <br> For bonus points -- how could we bypass purchasing an OSX Server and simply do this jazz with an Ubuntu/Linux Server.,2008:site.92762 Fri, 30 May 2008 06:03:35 -0800 mac osx server small workgroup SirStan Help me sell XServe to my boss and our client. Help me recommend XServe to my boss and our client. Please share your personal experience with the XServe hardware and software, particularly the GUI tools for service management. I work for a small business that provides technical support for a local school. They have a very small IT budget, and no IT staff (except for select volunteer students).<br> <br> Currently, they have two 7-10 year old NT 4.0 servers. One is running Exchange, and the other is just used as file storage.<br> <br> I have no personal experience with the XServe, but reading their specifications, it seems to fit what this school is looking to do. For the most part, I'd like to know about any caveats with recommending this system and software to my boss, and to the school, that otherwise aren't obvious from reading the specs and reviews.<br> <br> I'm a bit concerned that it doesn't yet have iCal Server built in, but could I install some web-based software while we wait for the release?<br> <br> What <strong>won't</strong> this server be able to do for them? The biggest hurdle I need to overcome is the momentum generated from my boss' sole experience working with Exchange and Windows servers. He's open to the idea, but seems to only vaguely understand that Macs aren't locked-off in some proprietary realm apart from Windows machines anymore.<br> <br> Personal opinions, experiences, and thoughts on such a recommendation?<br> <br> Thanks!,2007:site.64551 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:33:57 -0800 mac network networking osx server servers xserve odinsdream OS X Server alias remembers last-used name. Stop it! OS X: An alias to a server remembers the last user name that was used. Where is that piece of data stored, and can I change it to be blank? (On a public lab computer, I'd rather the dialog comes up empty rather than suggesting the last-used name.),2006:site.45278 Sat, 26 Aug 2006 05:55:07 -0800 alias osx server Wolfdog How to go from "this_" to "this" ? Batch unzipping and file renaming on UNIX or OS X? All_ my_ files_ look_ like_ this!_.gz I recently lost all files on one of my domains, but was able to recover everything from my server's backup. However, all the files now have an underscore appended to the end of the filename (<em>index.html</em> is now <em>index.html_</em>, for example). All the files and all the folders are like this. <br> <br> And some of them are gzipped, so some files are now <em>filename.cgi_.gz</em>.<br> <br> What's the quickest, easiest way to unzip everything and remove the _ from the end of the files, including those within nested folders? Is there a shell command I can use? (or a way to do this using Automator on OS X if I copy everything from my server to my computer?),2006:site.34947 Thu, 23 Mar 2006 08:59:45 -0800 backup batch file gzip mac osx rename server unix unzip zip Robot Johnny Protecting data on Mac server? Mac OSX Server Backup question: what's the best way to ensure that my small office doesn't lose the data we store on our file server? Right now we use Retrospect with a tape drive, but it's not an ideal solution, because finding stuff on the tape is a huge pain, and the time required to maintain it is lost time. Should we go with a portable external hard drive (someone brings the tapes home just in case of fire or explosion)? Or purchase an off-site solution?,2005:site.22062 Tue, 02 Aug 2005 14:01:03 -0800 backup business mac office osx server small miss tea