Mac OS X Lion Server 10.7.4 - Changelog

What's new in Mac OS X Lion Server 10.7.4:

May 9th, 2012

Recommended for all servers currently running Lion Server. This update includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, migration and security of your server and improvements of the following services and applications:

File Sharing:
· defining custom names for file share points
· using Kerberos authentication
· emptying trash when using a network mounted home directory
· using WebDAV with third-party iOS clients
· copying files and Finder information over SMB
· general reliability of SMB file services

Profile Manager:
· enhanced payloads and management settings for iOS and OS X clients
· reliability of device enrollments after changing server hostname
· configuring VPN management settings
· using profiles to join 802.1x networks
· installing enterprise iOS applications
· setting iCloud, Spotlight and Media Restrictions for OS X clients

Web Server:
· improved handling of URL redirects and alias matches

Mail Server:
· improved reliability of SMTP services
· prevent overwriting of manually configured greylisted mail servers

The update also includes specific fixes for:
· more flexible service data storage
· reconfiguring DNS settings when changing hostnames
· editing DNS expirations
· archival and migration of Open Directory
· preserving local accounts during upgrades

What's new in Mac OS X Lion Server 10.7.3:

February 2nd, 2012

File Sharing pane in the Server application:
· display number of connected users
· list connected users
· disconnect specific AFP users with a message
· send a message to specific AFP users
· set a login greeting message for AFP users
· access to advanced ACL controls

VPN pane in the Server application:
· choice of enabling L2TP or L2TP and PPTP protocols
· sharing of address ranges between L2TP and PPTP (if PPTP is enabled)
· configure DNS name server addresses and domain names provided to VPN clients
· option to save L2TP or PPTP settings as a configuration profile

Web pane in the Server application:
· enable .htaccess overrides
· edit web sites' domain names
· map multiple domains into a single web site
· configure redirects and aliases
· specify custom index files
· choose SSL certificates for individual websites

Wiki Server:
· support for editing Wiki pages from an iPad running iOS 5 or later
· support for Active Directory groups
· improved reliability for certain timezones
· improved support for an administrator-specified custom tag, protocol and inline style whitelist

Profile Manager:
· updated Exchange, Mail and Restrictions payloads for iOS clients
· updated Dock payloads for OS X clients
· performance improvements
· allow VPN payloads to be used by both iOS and OS X clients
· support for External Account home folder locations
· improved support for managing enterprise applications

The update also includes specific fixes for:
· iCal Server auto-acceptance of meetings during free times
· authenticated directory binding to Open Directory servers with Directory Utility
· improved reliability of setting up Open Directory replicas
· correctly create podcasts when bound to an Active Directory server using Podcast Publisher
· improved support for different certificates used for IMAP/POP and SMTP in the Server application
· improved searching of logs in the Server application
· web password reset support when using the Internet Explorer 9 browser

What's new in Mac OS X Lion Server 10.7.2:

October 13th, 2011

Recommended for all servers currently running Lion Server. This update includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your server and improved reliability of the following services and applications:
· Calendar Server
· Directory integration
· Mail Server
· Open Directory Server
· Podcast Producer Library and Publisher
· PostgreSQL database
· Profile Manager
· Server.app
· Software Update Server
· Wiki Server

The update also includes specific fixes for:
· Viewing logs from within Server.app
· Resetting passwords for multiple users in Server.app
· Improved support for editing multiple groups in Server.app
· Support for new iOS 5 Mobile Device Management features in Profile Manager
· Support for creating a Recovery Partition in images created with Server Image Utility
· Improved support for specifying web server Virtual Host configurations using Server.app
· Specifying where service data is located
· Improved reliability when migrating servers