Administrator’s Guide

Installing FileMaker Server in the Mac OS 3-5
3. Copy or drag the alias into the Startup Items folder in your
System Folder.
Quitting FileMaker Server (Mac OS)
Quitting FileMaker Server disconnects all FileMaker Pro guests and
closes all database files hosted by FileMaker Server.
To quit FileMaker Server:
1. Choose File menu > Quit.
2. Enter text for disconnection options in the dialog box, or accept
the default settings, and then click OK.
After you select Quit, you see a diamond next to the command in the
File menu. In the Local Administration dialog box, all databases or
guest names become italicized to show that FileMaker Server is
attempting to close all files, disconnect all guests, and quit.
FileMaker Server will give guests five minutes, or the amount of
time you specify in the dialog box, to close files before disconnecting
them. Guests see a notification dialog box requesting that they close
the files hosted by FileMaker Server. If guests don’t close the files,
the dialog box reappears one minute before the files are closed by
FileMaker Server.
It might take FileMaker Server several minutes to complete the
process of quitting.
Installing the Server Administration plug-in
on a remote computer running the Mac OS
To have full administrative capabilities when administering
FileMaker Server from a remote computer (a computer that is not
running the server software), you must install the Server
Administration plug-in on each remote computer you plan to use for
remote administration. The plug-in is available as a custom
installation option in the FileMaker Server Installer.
In addition to viewing information about databases, guests, and
FileMaker Server activities, the plug-in also lets you use a remote
computer to:
1 open FileMaker Pro 5 files for access by FileMaker Pro guests
through FileMaker Server
1 close files hosted by FileMaker Server
1 disconnect a selected FileMaker Pro guest from one or all hosted
files
1 send messages to guests of hosted files
These instructions describe how to install the Server Administration
plug-in on a remote computer running the Mac OS. For instructions
on installing the plug-in on a Windows based remote computer, see
page 2-6.
Note The plug-in does not get installed during an Easy Install. You
must install it separately using the Custom installation option in the
FileMaker Server Installer. In addition, you must be running
Mac OS 7.6.1 or later on the remote computer to install the Server
Administration plug-in.
To install the Server Administration plug-in on a computer running
the Mac OS:
1. Quit all other applications, especially virus protection software,
and disable file sharing.
For this option Do this
Message to send Type text you want the guests to see.
Minutes until guests forced
to disconnect
Enter a value (the default is 5 minutes or the
last-entered value).
Application alias