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Mac OS X Server Update 10.5.3 build 9D12 Seed Note

Important Installation Instructions

1) The Mac OS X Server 10.5.3 Update (Delta) updates Mac OS X 10.5.2

2) The Mac OS X Server 10.5.3 Update (Combo) updates Mac OS X 10.5, 10.5.1 or 10.5.2

Additional Information

Please be aware that you will not be able to revert back to your previous system after updating. Please install this update on a system you are prepared to erase if necessary.

As this is a pre-release build, it is not advisable to use this software on a production system with information on it that you depend on for your business.

Reliable backups can be made using the command line asr tool.

	•	For example: 
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	•	sudo asr -source /Volumes/Source -target /Volumes/Backup
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...would clone the volume called 'Source' to the Volume called 'Backup.' This can be done while booted from the Source volume.
Focus Areas
- Authentication and Binding in Active Directory Environment
- Calendar Server Reliability
- Password Server Reliability
- Improved DNS Support
- Wiki Server Improvements
- general quality and stability enhancements.

Areas of Change
Wiki Server
- Group services now disabled for the local node
- Editing is allowed for Wiki Edit ACL group members which are themselves groups
- Pasting HTML with two top-level comments now works
- Enabling Podcast Blog no longer adds 'Subscribe to iTunes' icon/link in groups Mail
- Deleted pages now removed from the search index
- pasting a mailto: URL into "Enter URL" dialog now works
- "version mismatch" error for end-users fixed

Weblog Server
- Blog Page podcasts now functions correctly

Server Manager Sharing
- Server Sharing now synced with Finder Sharing
- Spam related mail server options fixes
- Unmounting NFS Sharepoint no longer deletes files in that sub-directory
- DHCP invalid net_address fix
- Active Directory groups import fix in Workgroup configuration

Server Preferences
- Administrators can now manually send "Welcome" email messages to users
- Imported users now immediately visible after import

Server Assistant
- Binding to Active Directory support in Server Assistant added

Server Admin Sharing
- Inherit permissions now work when using POSIX permissions

Server Admin Mail
- Server Admin app now reports Mailing Lists-Delivery and Delivery Failures

Server Admin DNS
- DNS zone transfers for reverse zones fix

Server Admin DHCP
- DHCP settings for lease time fix
- Updating static map entries for the DHCP service now updates correctly

QTSS Core Server
- QTSS on the new 8 core system performance fix
- Broadcaster can now be launched from the command line
- Active Directory users authentication to QTSS fix

Network Image Utility
- System Image Utility now defaults to NetBootSP0 folder instead of Documents

Mail Server
- Mail services no longer stops when Time Machine is started up

iCal Server
- SSL problems when the certificate private key has a passphrase

Bug Reporting
This build is being provided to you for testing and development purposes. Should you encounter any problems, please submit a bug report using the online Bug Reporter at <http://bugreporter.apple.com/>. In the bug title and description include the build information ("9D12"). This information will ensure that your bug is reviewed quickly.

When submitting a bug report include a Summary, Steps to Reproduce, Actual Results, Expected Results, the System Profile Report, and any other relevant information that is necessary to process the report.

IMPORTANT: Engineering requires additional information for crashing bugs, kernel panics, and hanging issues.

Crashing Bugs: Crash logs are required for crashing bugs. Crash logs can be retrieved from ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter or /Library/Logs/CrashReporter

Kernel Panics: Backtraces, which contain vital information for investigating kernel panics, are required for kernel panic issues. Backtraces can be saved to nvram on Restart Shutdown, then copied to the panic.log file on restart. The panic.log file can be found in /Library/Logs.

Hanging Issues: When an application is hung, a sample should be provided. This can be done using the Activity Monitor (/Applications/Utilities/). To generate a sample using this utility, click on the hung application name, then from the Process Menu select "Sample".
    
For complete instructions on submitting bug reports, please visit the Bug Reporting page at:
<http://developer.apple.com/bugreporter/>
<http://developer.apple.com/bugreporter/bugreportingguide.html>

Thank you for your support.
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