Apple Mac OS X Server Update 10.5.6

Delivers overall improved reliability for Mac OS X Server 10.5
The 10.5.6 update is recommended for all servers running Leopard Server.

Main features of Apple Mac OS X Server Updater:

This update includes general operating system fixes, as well as specific fixes for:
· directory service reliability and authenticating new File Sharing connections
· binding and authentication in Active Directory environments
· editing Wiki content in Safari, Firefox and Internet Explorer
· viewing Wikis and Blogs from an iPhone or iPod touch
· searching with Spotlight in the Finder and on the web
· sending 'Welcome' email messages to users in Server Preferences
· importing users and working with nested groups in Server Preferences
· randomization of DNS source ports and transaction IDs
· updating DNS information when server IP address changes occur
· hosting DHCP services
· supporting private events in iCal
· synchronizing Portable Home Directories
· enabling Software Update Server
· using SNMPv3 services
· hosting with WebObjects; update to version 5.4.3
· hosting mail services for users with long user names
· preventing mail server database corruption
· ensuring security of LDAP password hashes
· propagating password changes to Open Directory replicas
· creating and editing DNS records in Server Admin
· using System Image Utility to create NetBoot and NetInstall images
· creating augment directory records in Advanced server configuration
· using Managed Preferences when clients are bound to Active Directory
· providing RADIUS authentication to 802.11n-enabled AirPort Base Stations


What's New in This Release:

File Services:

Improves performance and reliability of Apple File Service.

Spotlight provides more reliable results when remote users search a server volume with Spotlight searching enabled. Important: This change takes effect when you enable Spotlight searching on a sharepoint. In order to take advantage of this improvement on a sharepoint where you have already enabled Spotlight searching, disable Spotlight searching, save, re-enable Spotlight searching, and save again. The sharepoint will remain online during this process, but Spotlight searching will be unavailable for a short time while the index is rebuilt.

Fixes an issue that could make NFS exports unavailable at server startup.

Podcast Producer:

Podcast Producer now supports Digest-MD5 authentication, for improved compatibility with Active Directory users, and Kerberos authentication for single sign-on. Note: In order to use Single-Sign On in Podcast Capture, you must explicitly select that Authentication Type option in Preferences. For more information about enabling Single-Sign On for the Podcast service in an Open Directory environment, click here. For more information about enabling and disabling authentication methods on the server, see this article.

Improves reliability of camera connections.

Password Server:

Improves performance of Password Server replication.

System Imaging:

When deploying a system image created from a volume, the target computers will no longer have identical local KDC files. For more information, see this article.

Added NetBoot/NetInstall model filters for recent MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air computers.

Server Admin:

Fixes an issue that could cause Server Admin to stop responding when propagating permissions on a folder which is on a volume other than the boot volume.

System Performance and Reliability:

Improves overall system reliability.

Improves performance and reliability of TCP connections.

Fixes an issue that could occur when ejecting a volume on a Promise VTrak RAID.

Improves reliability of RAID Utility

Additional improvements:

Improves Mac OS X Server Security.

Mac OS X Server 10.5.6 also includes all other improvements delivered in the Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update (client update).