

When you let a group view the logs, they will see the full logs, not just log entries related to the files in their folder.Īlong the same lines of providing access to a FileMaker Server without giving away the master password or adding someone to your external authentication group that provides full access, you can now use private/public key pairs to grant access and restrict the validity of that access to the Admin API.This limitation is not just for sub-admin groups but for external authentication as a whole. While this works for macOS and Windows, it does not for Linux. If your server is on Ubuntu, then you cannot use local accounts and local groups that exist in the OS of the server.Their privilege does not extend to the Admin CLI or the Admin API.


That brings the Linux version closer to feature parity with its macOS and Windows siblings.īringing back the XML API is a surprise move, and it is unknown at this point what effect this has on the Data API allotment. The XML API is now available in the Linux version of FileMaker Server. Ubuntu 20 LTS (Long Term Support) will be supported through 2030 with security patches and until 2025 with active updates: Ubuntu 20 LTS and active updates timeline XML API If you are upgrading your server from 19.5 to 19.6, we suggest that you install Ubuntu 20 fresh instead of upgrading the OS from 18 to 20. With FileMaker Server 19.5, you could pick either Ubuntu 18.04 LTS or 20.04 LTS now, you need to use Ubuntu 20.04. There are two noteworthy changes that are relevant only to the Linux version of FileMaker Server.
