By AppleInsider Staff

Published: 04:45 PM EST (01:45 PM PST)

Apple Computer on Tuesday released Mac OS X 10.4.7, a maintenance and security update to its Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger operating system.

The update is recommended for all users and includes general operating system fixes, as well as specific fixes for the following applications and technologies:

sharing using AFP, SMB/CIFS, NFS and FTP file sharing protocols

reliable access to Open Directory, LDAP and Active Directory services

login and authentication in a variety of network environments

file access and byte range locking with AFP file sharing

network access when using proxy server automatic configuration files

connecting to Cisco VPN servers using IP/Sec and NAT

AirPort and Bluetooth wireless connectivity

RAW camera support, including updated ATI and NVIDIA graphics drivers

usability of Dashboard and widgets

searching iWork '06 and Microsoft Office documents with Spotlight

saving Word documents automatically when using a network home directory

viewing of QuickTime streaming media behind a firewall

audio playback in QuickTime, iTunes, Final Cut Pro, and Soundtrack applications

ensuring icons are spaced correctly when viewed on desktop

determining the space required to burn folders

synchronizing contacts, bookmarks, and calendars to .Mac and mobile phones

mounting and unmounting iDisk volumes

time zone and daylight savings for 2006 and 2007

Address Book, AppleScript, Automator, Dictionary, Font Book, iCal, iChat, DVD Player, Keynote, Mail, Preview, Safari, and Stickies

Disk Utility, Keychain Access, Migration Assistant, and Software Update

compatibility with third party applications and devices

previous Mac OS X updates and standalone security updates

Download Links

Mac OS X Update 10.4.7 Combo Intel (215MB)

Mac OS X Update 10.4.7 Intel (131MB)

Mac OS X Update 10.4.7 Combo PPC (145MB)

Mac OS X Update 10.4.7 PPC (64MB)

Mac OS X 10.4.7 Server

Also on Tuesday, Apple released Mac OS X 10.4.7 Server, which is recommended for all servers. The update includes fixes for:

AFP server deadlocks and dropped connections

saving Adobe and Quark documents to AFP mounted volumes

resharing NFS mounts with AFP

configuring up to 64 NFS server daemons in Server Admin

virus filtering and quarantine; update to ClamAV version 0.88.2

updating Kerberos keytab files when using changeip

periodic rolling of Password Server log files

configuration issues affecting MySQL performance

preallocating files when using tar, cp and mv with Xsan volumes

rebooting SAN clients without causing other clients to hang

reporting software RAID rebuild status in Disk Utility

compatibility with third party applications and devices

previous standalone security updates

Download Links

Mac OS X Server Update 10.4.7 Combo (192MB)

Mac OS X Server Update 10.4.7 (95MB)