Re: Installing Client on Xserve

[Mark Krueger <mkrueger@xxxxxxxxx>]

Unfortunately, I don't know of a way around this. Unlike a Linux box, so 
many useful OS X tools really need a GUI user to be logged in. Since my 
servers are in highly secured facilities, I go ahead and have them 
auto-login. As a long-time IT guy, it makes me cringe sometimes, but in 
reality I don't think I'm losing a lot of security.

If a machine was user accessible, then I can see a bigger problem with 
this technique.

-Mark

Terry Allen wrote:
> > We've converted all of our Xserve's to 10.4 workstation. Even brand 
> > new ones. It's no problem.
> >
> > I do recommend you run SMARTReporter on your Xserve and set it up to 
> > email you if there is a problem. The one missing thing with 
> > workstation OS X vs. Server is hardware monitoring.
> >
> > http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/23232
> >
> > -Mark
> Hi again,
>     I have had SMART reporter for ages on my desktop machine - do you 
> know if there is some way to have it start at boot time for a machine 
> which does not come up to log in automatically? Would be great to run 
> that service on an iTools server.
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