Hi Frank,

Usually the checkbox to administer the Server from another Mac is not checked 
by default.  You'll need to go to the Mini, open the Server app and select the 
server name in the Services table.  Stop Interacting with the table, navigate 
to the Settings button and press it.  Interact with the Scroll area and make 
sure the "Allow Remote Administration using Server" is checked.  Now, you 
should be able to login to the Server from another Mac as long as you either 
use a local Admin user from the Mini or, if you've set it up as an Open 
Directory Master, then you should be able to use the Directory Admin user for 
administering the Server remotely.

So, whether you're logging on from within your LAN or from elsewhere, you are 
logging on to the Mini, so you need to log in with an account that resides on 
the Mini.

HTH.

Later...

Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada

On Feb 17, 2014, at 4:51 PM, Frank Ventura <[email protected]> 
wrote:

> Hello all, I have OS Server installed from the factory on a Mac Mini. I have 
> two problems:
> 1. I have installed the server app on my laptop and have chosen to access the 
> OSX server on the Mac mini. The mac mini shows up in the list of available 
> servers. It then asks me for a username and password. I am not sure what 
> username to enter. For example if my short username is Joe and the full 
> username is Joe Blow and my email address is [email protected], which 
> username do I use. I think I tried all combinations without any luck.
> 2. I have the VPN role enabled on the ser and I have the same problem as 
> above in problem 1. No matter what variation of the username I put in it 
> always fails to connect with the error that I am using the incorrect username 
> and/or password. It is not a firewall issue since I have the same problem 
> from within the LAN.
> Can anyone help with these two connection issues. I am new to OSX server so I 
> am sure I am missing something simplisitic. I am coming over from Windows 
> servers and this is somewhat new to me.
> Thanks
> Frank
> 
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