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Chapter 3 Installing Server Software and Finishing Basic Setup 47
Storing a Configuration File in an Accessible Location
Server Assistant looks for configuration files in the following location:
/Volumes/
vol
/Auto Server Setup/
where vol is any device volume mounted in /Volumes.
Devices you can use to provide configuration files include:
 A partition on one of the computer’s hard disks
 An iPod
 An optical (CD or DVD) drive
 A USB or FireWire drive
 Any other portable storage device that mounts in the /Volumes folder
Configuring the Server Remotely from the Command Line
It’s possible to configure the server remotely from the command line. Performing this
task requires the following tools:
 dscl—Directory service command line is a general purpose tool that allows you to
create, read, and manage directory service data. If invoked without any commands,
dscl runs interactively, reading commands from standard input. See Chapter 8,
“Working with Users and Groups,” for more information about the usage of this
command.
 systemsetup—Use systemsetup to set a number of system-wide preferences. If you
were going through Server Assistant, you would have to select the proper keyboard
and time zone. The systemsetup tool can configure both these preferences, and
more. See Chapter 5, “Setting General System Preferences,” for mor information on
the usage of this command.
 networksetup—Anything that you can configure in the Network pane of System
Preferences can also be configured using networksetup. See Chapter 6, “Setting
Network Preferences,” for more information about the usage of this command.
See the man pages related to these tools for more information. The man pages for
systemsetup and networksetup are only available on Mac OS X Server.