April 27, 2005 6:30 AM PDT
Mac OS X 10.3.9: Download Links, Release notes, upgrade procedure
On Friday, April 15th, 2005, Apple released Mac OS X 10.3.9 and Mac OS X Server 10.3.9 to Software Update, and as a series of standalone Web downloads:
Mac OS X 10.3.9 Client provides the following enhancements:
- file sharing and directory services reliability for mixed Mac and PC networks
- Mail, Safari and Stickies application reliability
- compatibility for third party applications and devices
- previous standalone security updates
Mac OS X Server 10.3.9 provides the following enhancements:
- reliability of Open Directory authentication requests, and Active Directory integration
- AFP performance when listing large files and directories
- update to Cyrus version 2.2.10 for more reliable email message storage
- reliability of Ethernet communications on Xserve
- compatibility for third party applications and devices
- previous standalone security updates
As usual, we recommend the following procedure when applying a system update:
- Make sure your hard drive is in good shape: Boot from the OS X Install CD and run Disk Utility's Repair Disk function (or use a third-party drive utility such as DiskWarrior or TechTool Pro).
- When booted from the volume containing Mac OS X, run Disk Utility's Repair Disk Permissions function.
- Install the update.
- After rebooting, again run Repair Disk Permissions.
