Mac OS X Server

Based on the BSD Unix-based operating system software Apple Computer acquired from Next Computer—which formed the basis of the current Mac OS X—Mac OS X Server is the server edition of the Mac OS.

Prior to OS X, Apple's Appleshare services provided server applications such as file and printer sharing and user management.

As of version 10.0 of the Mac OS, the server version and the standard version are nearly identical; OS X Server mainly adds server management software—web, mail, and user services. Most of OS X Server's services are based on standard BSD tools, e.g., the Apache web server; OS X Server adds a GUI interface to these services. An exception, however, are User services, which are based on (Next) NetInfo.

A partial list of updates to Mac OS X Server

• 19 December 2003: Mac OS X Server Update 10.3.2 (Apple Computer, Inc., 2003)

References

• Apple Computer, Inc. (2003). Mac OS X Server Update 10.3.2: Information and Download. Retrieved December 19, 2003, from " class="external">http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120293

See also: Mac OS.