The Server Administration Software contains administration software and tools that you can install on a computer other than your server. The following tools will be installed into Applications/Server folder with the exception of QuickTime Broadcaster: Server Admin, Workgroup Manager, Server Monitor, Network Image Utility, Server Assistant, and QuickTime Broadcaster.
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The following tools will be installed into Applications/Server folder with the exception of QuickTime Broadcaster: Server Admin, Workgroup Manager, Server Monitor, Network Image Utility, Server Assistant, and QuickTime Broadcaster.
That’s kind of a confusing sentence(s). The folder the tools are installed to seems like a relatively minor detail, but if you keep it in then you might want to change the sentenc eto read to something like:
“This package will install the following tools:
[list of tools]
With the exception of QuickTime Broadcaster, the installer places them in [folder path].”
You might also want to elaborate because, as it stands, I’m not clear if you’re pointing out a bug, making a criticism, or contrasting with (say) OS X Server.
I have not tried it as I don’t run OSX Server. This is Apple’s own text, as found on VersionTracker.
This is Apple’s own text, as found on VersionTracker.
Ah, I see. It just struck me as an odd way to say it – at first glance, it appears that the list is of the tools that are installed in that particular folder – rather than a list of the tools themselves.
See, Apple? That’s what happens when you let programmers write copy
now I need to play with em…
Would any of these tools be at all useful for someone not running OS X Server?
Querú Hunter, the issues in that link were fixed a really really long time ago.
DJ Jedi Jeff, not useful at all unless you have OS X Server.
Are these tools that just let you administer a server from a regular OS X box?
As far as I can tell, yes. These tools shipped with 10.2 Server, and I haven’t gotten 10.3 Server yet, so I guess they don’t ship with that.
I find their sentence far more cogent than your version.
can i install these on OSX client version?
they say that you can install on “you can install on a computer other than your server”
I have QuickTime Streaming Server installed on a very old mac running Mac OS X (client). Not only does it hold all of my MP3s, it serves as my apache webserver. Will these tools allow me to admin this mac’s QTSS from another OSX mac on the LAN, instead of using the web admin interface?
so can i have a decent FTP server on my client?? the present one is really week
Okay. Lets clear this up. These are tools to admisiter an OS X Server from an OS X Client. They are not the actual server applications and technologies.
According to the description, this has nothing to do with QuickTime Streaming Server, only QuickTime Broadcaster. These are two different things.
There are many ways to set up an FTP server on OS X Client. The built in FTP server has never given me any problems, but there are other options.
You can use a wide variety of open source solutions or check out this…
http://www.tenon.com/products/itools/
Sorry, wrong link. It’s here…
http://www.tenon.com/products/itools-osx/
So this is a package of tools that will let me fix OS X Server, but not OS X. Are there seperate tools for repairing OS X client? Would these tools allow me to build my own OS X Server from the ground up? Am I a tool, or just a fool?
Tools tools tools tools tools
<drools>
They don’t fix anything. They are meant to let you control OS X Server from another computer running OS X Client. That’s all.
I find their sentence far more cogent than your version.
That’s helpful. Care to explain why?