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Old 30-10-2007, 07:50 AM
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Putting Leopard Server on iMac G5?
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When I get my Leopard Server sometime this week, I am wanting to install (actually upgrade from Tiger 10.4) it into an iMac G5. Is it possible to upgrade from a client machine to a server?

Assuming it will just be a local computer (on a local network) will I still be able to run things like Directory and Teams?

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Old 30-10-2007, 08:11 AM
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All the features will work fine, you dont' even need a network - just start the service and log into the service via localhost.

I don't think it's possible to do an upgrade from client - you'd need to do a clean install. I'd do a clean install regardless.
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Old 30-10-2007, 08:15 AM
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You can upgrade 10.4 client to 10.4 server so an upgrade would probably work
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Old 30-10-2007, 08:30 AM
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You can upgrade 10.4 client to 10.4 server so an upgrade would probably work
Saying that - if it doens't work, do I lose everything?
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Old 30-10-2007, 07:11 PM
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Old 30-10-2007, 07:14 PM
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If something go's horribly wrong yes there would be a chance of data loss like with any OS update
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Old 30-10-2007, 07:23 PM
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I had problems with directory services not working properly last time i did an upgrade from client to server
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Old 31-10-2007, 10:19 PM
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Once I do Install the Server Edition, is there any way to "downgrade" to client without doing a clean install?

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Old 31-10-2007, 10:59 PM
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Once I do Install the Server Edition, is there any way to "downgrade" to client without doing a clean install?

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You might be able to do an "archive and install" but I don't think I'd recommend it. Just back up what you need and start fresh if you go back to client.
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You cannot downgrade to client without doing at least an Archive Install, but if it lets you do that, you can still preserve users and network settings. I'm not sure if a Leopard Server disk will give you the option of upgrading a Tiger client install.
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