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Mac OS X Server - Useful Utilities
WhatSize?
Discover the space hogs on your server!

HomeDirectoryHelper
Copy files to and delete files from Home folders, reset home folder permissions, Group ownership, etc

Server Cleanup 2
Similar to HDH (above) - redirect browser caches and movie saving locations. Reset Home folder and Windows profile permissions. Also some other useful stuff here (including Kid Pix 4 redirect to Home folder).

Propagator
Copy one files or folders into the folders of dozens, or hundreds, or thousands of users. Great for preference files.

WorkGroup Manager Addendum
Similar to HDH and Server Cleanup (above) - reset Home folder permissions, change groups access to Home folders, distribute & delete files and caches from Home folders.

Home Directory Redirector
Redirect folders (eg MS Office User Data, etc) to the local disk, rather than the network Home folder.

PrintingWorks
Open-source print accounting software.

TextWrangler
Edit your system files - maintains Unix carriage returns.

KeyChain Minder
Fix those annoying KeyChain messages (which occur if a user's password has been changed by the admin, etc).

File Blaster
Distributes files to mulitple folders. Originally written for Macintosh Manager, but still seems to work OK with OSX Server home folders. (See also Wazza's FB notes - pdf 248k)

Chipmunk Serial Searcher
Handy if you are looking to buy an older Mac - enter the serial number and this site will give you a whole stack of info about that particular computer.


 
xSUIM
(OSX Server User Import Manager)
For NSW DET schools. (Needs Filemaker). Imports users from OASIS into Workgroup Manager, as well as keeping your user accounts (and Intranet index pages) synchronised with your school's OASIS admin records. (You will need a copy of FileMakerPro - Get FMP Demo).

Passenger
Comprehensive tool to create users, set up folders, permissions, etc for OSX servers. (Commercial - about $US60)

SWIG
(Student Web Index Generator)
A spreadsheet that exports a web index page, providing links to student web pages on an OS X web server.
 

Mac OS X Server Web Password
If you like tinkering with this sort of thing - allows a user to change their password from a web page (might be useful for Windows users).

Sharepoints
No file server? SharePoints lets you add and delete share points and users and groups to computers running OSX client. Also provides for configuration of AFS and Samba SMB Server properties.

APC Tracker
Software for monitoring and managing an APC UPS.

Server Admin Tools 10.5
WorkGroup Manager, Server Admin, etc for Leopard.

Server Admin Tools 10.4
WorkGroup Manager, Server Admin, etc for Tiger.

 

 
     
 
Updated June 2008
 
   
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