System information
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The password for a new installation of Mac OS X Server is the rst 8 characters of the
server’s built-in hardware serial number. To nd the serial number, look for a label on
the server. Match the capitalization of the serial number when you type it. For an Intel-
based Xserve that has had its main logic board replaced and has no hardware serial
number, enter “System S” (don’t enter the quotation marks) as the password. For a
computer that has no built-in hardware serial number, use 12345678 as the password.
The password for an upgraded server is the password of the server’s root user.
9 Click Continue and proceed through the Server Assistant panes, following the onscreen
instructions and entering the information you’ve recorded on the Installation & Setup
Worksheet.
For information about settings in a Server Assistant pane, click the Help button in
the pane.
1 0 After server setup is complete, Server Assistant presents three options:
Set Up Another Server: Go back to step 1 and set up another server for the rst time.
(Because Server Assistant is already open, you can skip steps 6 and 7.)
Congure: Open Server Preferences on the computer you used to set up the
remote server. Then you can open a new connection to the remote server and set
up users and groups, customize services and system information, or monitor server
activity. For information about these tasks, see “Connecting Server Preferences
to a Remote Server” on page 77 and Chapter 5, “Managing Your Server,” through
Chapter 10, “ Managing Server Information.”
Share Screen: Begin a screen sharing session with the server you just set up. When
asked to authenticate, use the name and password of the administrator account you
created on that server.