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OS X Mountain Lion (version 10.8) is the ninth major release of OS X, Apple Inc.'s desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers.

OS X Mountain Lion (version 10.8) is the ninth major release of OS , Apple Inc.'s desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers.

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MySQL server PID file could not be found

I can start MySQL fine, /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server start Starting MySQL SUCCESS! But any MySQL action after that I get the error: MySQL server PID file could not be found /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server…
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OS X Command Line IPv4 interface Reset

Juniper's Network Connect VPN client seems to leave an OS X network interface in an unusable state if it does not disconnect gracefully. Edit: "disconnect gracefully" refers to any time the VPN drops for reasons other than clicking the "Sign Out"…
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Any folders or files I create in /var/run/ get deleted when restarting the mac

Any added files or folders in /var/run they are deleted when I restart my machine. Why is this happening? What should I do to ensure these files are not deleted (or are recreated) and how would I go about doing this? Any help appreciated
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ssh-add Has No Effect

I'm trying to add password-less ssh access to my Mac OS X 10.8.3 that acts as a server. I've followed instructions like this: http://osxdaily.com/2012/05/25/how-to-set-up-a-password-less-ssh-login/ But when I do ssh user@myserver.com I still get…
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Mac OS X 10.8 Server File Sharing is strangely slow

I work in a small company as a web designer/developer and part of my job is server administration. I am not a professional administrator and most of my knowledge I pick up while working. So, the network in the company is small and not very complex,…
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Windows 8 Client unable to open specific folder of SMB share from OSX Mountain Lion Server - every other share from same server is fine

After spending almost 3 days on this issue without any idea how to solve it or finding similar problems on serverfault and other communities, I guess I have to open a question. Here's the problem: We work in a pure Mac environment, however for some…
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How to correctly set up network names on Mountain Lion?

I am from a Linux background with a fair amount of Windows knowledge too but I find myself in the curious position of having to look after someone's macbook air. I am totally new to OSX. I would appreciate some guidance to help me understand how the…
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Mac OS X Server Configure DHCP Options 66 and 67

I need to configure Mountain Lion (10.8.2) OS X Server BOOTP to provide DHCP options 66 and 67 to provide PXE booting for PCs on my network. I have tried following the bootpd MAN pages, but they are not specific enough. I have also read conflicting…
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Remote deployment of OS X as an full version upgrade, not a fresh install

Anyone have any ideas or suggestions (or know if its even possible) to remote upgrade a fleet of Macs from 10.6.8 to 10.7,10.8, or 10.9 remotely. I presume I can push the installESD through ARD, but I want it to run completely unattended. If it is…
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Configuring dnsmasq to properly work with mod_rewrite on Mac OS X Mountain Lion

I desperately need help. I read an article on the echoditto blog (http://www.echoditto.com/blog/never-touch-your-local-etchosts-file-os-x-again) and followed the recommendations for setting up dnsmasq on my mac using homebrew. Now I am having an…
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DHCP Requests out of line with lease time, inordinate amount of requests to server

Environment contains an OS X 10.6.8 Server with OS X 10.8.2 clients. DHCP is running on server with a lease time of 1 Day (86400 seconds). The system log is flooded with DHCP REQUEST/ACH messages logged every 2 hours (not the expected 1 day…
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Stop Apache being controlled by Mountain Lion Server

Before I installed OS X Server through the App Store, everything was working fine. I had a number of virtual hosts, some of which were proxy passing to other servers on the network. I also had Phusion Passenger installed and working great. But, when…
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OS X Server: Trouble logging into (network home) account on server (guest: off)

Edit (tl;dr): I think I may have found the "error" - Guest access was turned off on the /Homes directory. I turned it on and now I can login as a network user. Can someone explain why this is necessary, if indeed it is, and how it's not a security…
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OS X Server 10.8 Sending Email

I'm running a 10.8.5 OS X Server box, with mail running. I'm using one of my local email accounts to send email to a hosted address I have. This where it gets tricky. Web is hosted internally. Mail is hosted externally, for this target domain. …
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Is it possible to stop a service through launchd if the service is started manually?

I am using launchd to start mysql on boot, it is working fine. I am able to stop and start the service using 'launchctl unload' and 'launchctl load' commands. Also I am able to start the service by typing 'mysqld_safe' command in terminal. But, if I…
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