Changing the windows server name 241, Finding the server’s workgroup name 241, Checking windows services status 241 – Apple Mac OS X Server (Administrator’s Guide) User Manual

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To set automatic startup:

1

In Server Settings, click the File & Print tab.

2

Click Windows and choose Configure Windows Services.

3

Click the General tab, then click “Start Windows Services on system startup.”

4

Click Save.

Changing the Windows Server Name

The default server name is the NetBIOS name of the Windows file server. The name should
contain no more than 15 characters and no special characters or punctuation.

To change the file server name:

1

In Server Settings, click the File & Print tab.

2

Click Windows and choose Configure Windows Services.

3

Click the General tab and enter a name in the Server Name field.

4

Click Save.

Finding the Server’s Workgroup Name

You can discover the server’s workgroup name in the General pane of Configure Windows
Services.

To find the server’s workgroup name:

1

In Server Settings, click the File & Print tab.

2

Click Windows and choose Configure Windows Services.

The Workgroup name is shown in the General pane.

Checking Windows Services Status

You use Server Status to check the status of all Mac OS X Server devices and services.

To view Windows services status:

1

In Server Status, locate the name of the server you want to monitor in the Devices & Services
list and select Windows in the list of services under the server name.

If the services aren’t visible, click the arrow to the left of the server name.

2

Click the Overview tab to see whether the services are running and when they started, the
number of connections, and whether guest access and logging are enabled.

3

Click the Logs tab to see the Windows file service and name service logs.

Use the Show pop-up menu to choose which log to view.

4

Click the Connections tab to see a list of the users currently connected to the Windows
services.

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