I just switched over to an OSX server and upgraded to 5.5 and would like to know if I could have FM pro server start automatically if lets say it crashes or should restarts.

Any Idea? This was pretty easy to figure out in OS9 server...

RET

Looks like there are instructions at the FileMaker website...

http://www.filemaker.com/ti/107911.html

but it's not for the fainthearted. Anyone had any luck with this procedure.

My experience with FMServer on OSX is that I'd rather NOT have it start automatically, specially after a crash.

I've seen 'it' starting up, checking a database for corruption and 'eating' the file whilst doing that...

I'd rather make a backup of what's left of the files after a crash and then opening them in client or recovering them with a client when necessary.

Sorry, the direct answer to your question is 'no'

Best regards,

Ernst.

I wonder if one could launch an applescript to replace the database files with the most recent backup and then auto-start the server...

Although I find it again 'not for the fainthearted',

I think this could be done.

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Seems like a good work around... as long as you can count on the backup not getting corrupted.

It shouldn't be too complicated -- with the exception of scripting the shell commands. I think that should be straight forward, but I've no experience. Once I get some freetime, I delve into it. Let me know if you have any luck.