Server vanishes after restart

[hank101]

Hey folks,

I'm installing FM9 server on a new machine, upgrading from a very old version, but starting with a fresh install, I've already converted my databases and all is well.

But here is my problem, I've set up my machine the way I want it, added/subtracted apps, utilities etc, installed FM9, started the server, no problems. Now I run general maintenance (I'm running onyx, permissions/prebinding, nothing crazy) so I can make a clone and have a clean copy for restore if need be. After the onyx restart, the dock has reverted back to the original, the alias's for FM have disappeared, the system login name has been modified to include user at the end, etc etc. Does anyone have any idea what's going on here?

As a side note, I created a clone without doing any cleaning, tested my restored clone, and the same thing.

[Steven H. Blackwell]

You're doing all this stuff to your machine while Server is running? I hope not.

Steven

[hank101]

No No, Filemaker is not running when I ran utilities, after installing it, I tested it and it was fine. Opened up my test databases a-ok. After I restart the computer, everything vanishes, the user home folder has been moved into /library. There are no alias's on the desktop, or the admin console.

I'm going through the logs now to see if anything strange is happening. I don't see how it can change my user account though, just the name, not the password.

I will try installing again and see what happens (on a fresh os of course). I do have my drives mirrored using softraid, that couldn't be an issue could it?

thanks

[Steven H. Blackwell]

Software RAID is definitely not a recommended configuration.

Steven