MAC FMS9 Admin on 10.6?

[John May - Point In Space]

Have folks found that the FMS(A)9 admin client does not work properly on OS X 10.6?

We have some FMSA9 servers still running (servers actually running on 10.4 themselves), and I'm trying to administer with my MacBook Pro running 10.6.1. I can login to the server OK using the admin client, but when I go to the clients, database or schedule list, I get the following error:

Admin Server Connection Error:

An unknown error has occurred.

I know FMS(A)9 is not officially supported on 10.6, but I was hoping the admin client would at least continue to run properly. I have cleared my java cache, tried forcing to 32 bit mode, etc. and no luck.

Please let me know if you've seen similar issues, if yours is working OK and/or if you have any solution. Thanks!

- John May

[msar]

i am running 10.6.6...and i just successfully installed the leopard (10.5) version of java and my console for filemaker server admin for server 9 now works fine.

i used the instructions here:

http://mike.crute.org/blog/java-woes-on-snow-leopard-10-6

due to the lack of wget (and my lack of skills in command line) i downloaded directly and moved the 1.5.0 folder using "HideSwitch" which shows invisible files and folders in the finder.

i did use the terminal (command line) to make the symbolic link.

it was also reported here and i posted the solution there as well:

http://forums.filemaker.com/posts/6e1baa91e9