Mac OS X Server Archives - Garbage In Garbage Out https://gigoblog.com/tag/mac-os-x-server/ Tech tips & other words Mon, 03 Nov 2025 17:28:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Clear Mac OS DNS cache via command line https://gigoblog.com/2025/10/28/clear-dns-cache-in-mac-os-via-command-line-all-versions/ https://gigoblog.com/2025/10/28/clear-dns-cache-in-mac-os-via-command-line-all-versions/#respond Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:52:59 +0000 http://www.gigoblog.com/?p=631 The method for clearing or flushing the local cache in Mac OS has changed over the years. Here are all the Mac OS versions on one page that details how to clear Mac OS DNS cache via command line. TLDR; Add this alias to your .zshrc file: alias flushdns="sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder;sudo killall mDNSResponderHelper;sudo dscacheutil […]

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]]> https://gigoblog.com/2025/10/28/clear-dns-cache-in-mac-os-via-command-line-all-versions/feed/ 0 Firewall locked you out of screensharing on OS X? https://gigoblog.com/2014/11/13/firewall-locked-you-out-of-screensharing-on-os-x/ https://gigoblog.com/2014/11/13/firewall-locked-you-out-of-screensharing-on-os-x/#respond Thu, 13 Nov 2014 21:17:13 +0000 http://www.gigoblog.com/?p=626 Sadly, I had this experience lately. Even though I had the firewall explicitly set to allow connections using Screen Sharing, for some reason my Mavericks OS X 10.9 server hiccuped and I couldn’t access it via screen sharing. Here’s how I resolved my dilemma: I was thankfully able connect via SSH; so I first checked […]

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]]> https://gigoblog.com/2014/11/13/firewall-locked-you-out-of-screensharing-on-os-x/feed/ 0 Fix SpamAssassin Error on Mavericks Server 3 https://gigoblog.com/2014/11/05/fix-spamassassin-error-on-mavericks-server-3/ https://gigoblog.com/2014/11/05/fix-spamassassin-error-on-mavericks-server-3/#respond Wed, 05 Nov 2014 20:24:10 +0000 http://www.gigoblog.com/?p=624 Every once in awhile Apple’s shitty Server 3 throws errors that prevent SpamAssassin from processing new spam. The error shows up when I run spam trainer. The error it throws looks like: ERROR: Bayes dump returned an error, please re-run with -D for more information bayes: cannot open bayes databases /Library/Server/Mail/Data/scanner/amavis/.spamassassin/bayes_* R/O: tie failed: Permission […]

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]]> https://gigoblog.com/2014/11/05/fix-spamassassin-error-on-mavericks-server-3/feed/ 0 Set up Mavericks Server 3 for email and train bayes spam filter https://gigoblog.com/2014/08/11/set-up-mavericks-server-3-for-email-and-train-bayes-spam-filter/ https://gigoblog.com/2014/08/11/set-up-mavericks-server-3-for-email-and-train-bayes-spam-filter/#respond Mon, 11 Aug 2014 16:20:37 +0000 http://www.gigoblog.com/?p=615 OS X Mavericks 10.9 Server 3 ships with SpamAssassin, but there are almost no controls available to admins (shame on you, Apple). Of course, a well-trained Bayes spam filter will cut down on annoying spam messages. Thanks to the good folks at topicdesk.com, it’s super easy to set up the server for training the onboard […]

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]]> https://gigoblog.com/2014/08/11/set-up-mavericks-server-3-for-email-and-train-bayes-spam-filter/feed/ 0 Adding SSL certificate to Mavericks Server 3 on Mac OS X 10.9 https://gigoblog.com/2014/01/02/adding-ssl-certificate-to-mavericks-server-3-on-mac-os-x-10-9/ https://gigoblog.com/2014/01/02/adding-ssl-certificate-to-mavericks-server-3-on-mac-os-x-10-9/#respond Thu, 02 Jan 2014 21:50:25 +0000 http://www.gigoblog.com/?p=596 I wanted to add a cheap SSL certificate to my Mac OS X Mavericks 10.9.1 server. I purchased a Comodo PositiveSSL certificate for $9 from Namecheap.com. After generating the signed certificate request using the Server.app tool, I followed their directions and finally got the certificate. But after installing it, Server.app and Keychain both reported that […]

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]]> https://gigoblog.com/2014/01/02/adding-ssl-certificate-to-mavericks-server-3-on-mac-os-x-10-9/feed/ 0 Test whether outbound port is open on Mac OS X 10.9, 10.8, 10.7 https://gigoblog.com/2013/12/02/test-if-outbound-port-is-open-on-mac-os/ https://gigoblog.com/2013/12/02/test-if-outbound-port-is-open-on-mac-os/#respond Mon, 02 Dec 2013 14:56:08 +0000 http://www.gigoblog.com/?p=588 Wondering if a certain outbound port on your Mac is open or closed? Here’s a way to determine outbound open ports on Mac OS using netcat via the command line in terminal. We’ll use  using a free service from portquiz.net. From the terminal, enter: nc -v portquiz.net 443 where 443 is the port number you want […]

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]]> https://gigoblog.com/2013/12/02/test-if-outbound-port-is-open-on-mac-os/feed/ 0 Create a Dropbox clone on Mac OS X Mavericks using OwnCloud https://gigoblog.com/2013/11/14/create-a-dropbox-clone-on-mac-os-x-mavericks-using-owncloud/ https://gigoblog.com/2013/11/14/create-a-dropbox-clone-on-mac-os-x-mavericks-using-owncloud/#respond Thu, 14 Nov 2013 23:28:31 +0000 http://www.gigoblog.com/?p=504 My company uses Dropbox extensively for sharing project files. It truly is an enhancement to our workflow. But, we don’t like the privacy concerns of hosting our contracts and other confidential information in their cloud, nor do we like the cost. We like everything else. OwnCloud is an open source alternative to Dropbox, and provides […]

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]]> https://gigoblog.com/2013/11/14/create-a-dropbox-clone-on-mac-os-x-mavericks-using-owncloud/feed/ 0 Add Internationalization extension to PHP on Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server https://gigoblog.com/2013/11/14/add-internationalization-extension-to-php-on-mac-os-x-10-9-mavericks-server/ https://gigoblog.com/2013/11/14/add-internationalization-extension-to-php-on-mac-os-x-10-9-mavericks-server/#comments Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:53:52 +0000 http://www.gigoblog.com/?p=576 You can easily install the intl international support extension to PHP 5.4 on Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server. Here’s how: Mavericks Upgrade Notice If you’ve upgraded to Mavericks from an earlier version, and you’ve installed PHP extensions using MacPorts, read this article to upgrade PHP extensions for Mavericks server before continuing with this article. Download […]

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]]> https://gigoblog.com/2013/11/14/add-internationalization-extension-to-php-on-mac-os-x-10-9-mavericks-server/feed/ 1 Add mcrypt PHP extension to Mac OS X Mavericks server https://gigoblog.com/2013/11/14/add-mcrypt-php-extension-to-mac-os-x-mavericks-server/ https://gigoblog.com/2013/11/14/add-mcrypt-php-extension-to-mac-os-x-mavericks-server/#comments Thu, 14 Nov 2013 19:37:25 +0000 http://www.gigoblog.com/?p=543 You can easily install the mcrypt extension to PHP 5.4 on Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server. Here’s how: Mavericks Upgrade Notice If you’ve upgraded to Mavericks from an earlier version, and you’ve installed PHP extensions using MacPorts, read this article to upgrade PHP extensions for Mavericks server before continuing with this article. Download and install […]

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]]> https://gigoblog.com/2013/11/14/add-mcrypt-php-extension-to-mac-os-x-mavericks-server/feed/ 3 Add the ssh2 extension for PHP on Mac OS X Mavericks server https://gigoblog.com/2013/11/14/add-the-ssh2-extension-for-php-on-mac-os-x-mavericks-server/ https://gigoblog.com/2013/11/14/add-the-ssh2-extension-for-php-on-mac-os-x-mavericks-server/#comments Thu, 14 Nov 2013 19:35:55 +0000 http://www.gigoblog.com/?p=541 You can easily install the PHP SSH2 extension to PHP 5.4 on Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server to support the CDN features of SocialEngine 4. Here’s how: Mavericks Upgrade Notice If you’ve upgraded to Mavericks from an earlier version, and you’ve installed PHP extensions using MacPorts, read this article to upgrade PHP extensions for Mavericks […]

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