OS X Server Update Improves Time Machine, App Store Support

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Apple released OS X Server 2.21 on Monday with improved support for managing Time Machine backups and Mac App Store downloads. OS X Server is an add on package for OS X Mountain Lion that adds server features.

OS X Server gets a maintenance and security updateOS X Server gets a maintenance and security update

Version 2.21 added Time Machine service monitoring, improved caching for Mac App Store downloads, added Active Directory groups to Profile Manager, added Retina Display support to Wiki Server, corrected a setup failure issue related to SSL errors, fixed a Profile Manager problem where uploaded apps could be accidentally deleted, and more.

The update also included security fixes that addressed Ruby on Rails issues that could allow arbitrary code execution in Profile Manager and Wiki Server.

OS X Server for Mountain Lion 2.21 is a free update and is available through the Mac App Store's Update feature.

Jeff Gamet

Jeff Gamet

Jeff is the Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and co-host of the Apple Context Machine podcast. He is the author of "The Designer's Guide to Mac OS X" from Peachpit Press, and writes for several design-related publications. Jeff has presented at events such as Macworld Expo, the RSA Conference, and the Mac Computer Expo. In all his spare time, he also co-hosts the We Have Communicators podcast, and makes guest appearances on several other podcasts, too. Jeff dreams in HD.

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