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Apple has released server admin tools with various updates including the following:

Server Admin

Eliminates delays in Server Admin on an IPv6 network.
The "Edit Over Quota Error Message" button is now always enabled for the Mail service.
You can now stop the NetBoot service without stopping the DHCP service first.
NetBoot/NetInstall filtering by client MAC address now works.
Adds NetBoot/NetInstall model filter for iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) computers.

System Image Utility

Fixes an issue that could generate the message "Catalog file is too fragmented for restore" when creating a NetRestore image from a volume.
When using the Add Packages and Post-Install Scripts task, you can now specify the order of the added packages and scripts.
You can now create a NetRestore image that includes a package such as iTunes, which would previously prevent the new disk image from being unmounted during creation.
The Customize Package Selection workflow now works when the primary language is not English.
Adds model filter for iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) computers.
Improves the ability to add Software Update and other installation packages to a NetInstall workflow. (* see note below)
You can now Enable Automated Installation for a NetRestore image. (* see note below)
Fixes an issue that could cause systems created from a NetInstall image to show an alert that "the client computer already exists" when binding to an Open Directory server. For details, see this article. (* see note below)
Fixes an issue with setting a custom system name using the Apply System Configuration Settings task. (* see note below)
When you Enable Automated Installation for a NetInstall image, clients can now successfully choose which volume to install on, if the "Volume: Selected by user" option is set. (* see note below)

* Note: In order to take advantage of these improvements, you must create an image from a 10.6.3 or later source volume.

Workgroup Manager

Fixes an issue that could cause a user's primary shortname to be changed when adding or editing additional shortnames.

Server Admin Tools 10.6.3 also includes these improvements, first delivered in Server Admin Tools 10.6.2:

Server Admin

Improves stability of Server Admin application.
Includes Netboot/Netinstall model filters for Macs introduced in October, 2009.
DHCP service status is now reported correctly when viewing the Netboot service overview.
Fixes an issue that could cause a cache file to grow out of bounds when Server Admin checks for server software updates from behind an authenticated web proxy.

Server Assistant

Now enforces LOM password length requirements during setup (at least eight characters, no more than twenty).

Server Preferences

Improves general usability and reliability of Server Preferences, including the creation and deletion of users and groups.
Guest access for File Sharing is now correctly granted when enabled in Server Preferences.

System Image Utility

Workgroup Manager

Fixes a user interface issue in Mac OS X Server v10.6.1 that prevented the creation of users with a period "." in the short name on a Snow Leopard Server.
Fixes a user interface issue in Mac OS X Server v10.6.1 that could cause incorrect options to appear when creating users on a Snow Leopard Server.

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