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  • February 3, 2012
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When setting up ASUS on Lion Server 10.7
I've noticed that the following catalog files do not exist

<string>http://buildbox-syd3.xx.com:8088/content/catalogs/others/index-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog</string>
<string>http://buildbox-syd3.xx.com:8088/content/catalogs/others/index-leopard-snowleopard.merged-1.sucatalog</string>
<string>http://buildbox-syd3.xx.com:8088/content/catalogs/others/index-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog

but I noticed that

<string>http://buildbox-syd3.xx.com:8088/content/catalogs/others/index-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog.apple</string>
<string>http://buildbox-syd3.xx.com:8088/content/catalogs/others/index-leopard-snowleopard.merged-1.sucatalog.apple</string>
<string>http://buildbox-syd3.xx.com:8088/content/catalogs/others/index-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog.apple

and all the sucatalog.apple point back to apple for updates

Is there are reason why these catalog files are not in the correct format?

i.e

index-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog
index-leopard-snowleopard.merged-1.sucatalog
index-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog

I've recreated the swupd.conf and plist files several times now, not sure why this is not working..

Any ideas?

Thanks

Abz

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bentoms
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Abz,

AFAIK the .apple catalogs are there as like a default. But are not the one's clients use.

What if you look @ where the catalog files exist, are the correct one's there?

I think lion server does not publish the catalogs until the 1st sync is complete, so maybe Monday?


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  • February 3, 2012

Hi Ben

I've looked where the catalogs exists and they are not the correct ones I have *.apple and *.composite


bentoms
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  • February 3, 2012

Sorry Abz, that doesn't sound right.. But I'll not be near a mac this weekend so can't check for sure.

Anything in the logs? Has the sever finished its initial sync?


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  • February 3, 2012

nothing specific in the logs, it looks like it is actually downloading updates although for some reason over 300 have been enabled of which only one has been copied

I've also tried deleting the entire html/ folder and re-sync again but still the same thing

very weird
Will have a look again on Monday, have a nice a weekend

Abz


bentoms
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shhh.. snuck on my home server..

ls /private/var/db/swupd/html catalogs.sucatalog catalogs.sucatalog.alternate catalogs.sucatalog.apple catalogs.sucatalog.apple.previous content index-leopard-snowleopard.merged-1.sucatalog index-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog index-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog

& then

ls /private/var/db/swupd/html/content/catalogs/others 
index-leopard-snowleopard.merged-1.productscache
index-leopard-snowleopard.merged-1.sucatalog
index-leopard-snowleopard.merged-1.sucatalog.apple
index-leopard-snowleopard.merged-1.sucatalog.apple.previous
index-leopard-snowleopard.merged-1.sucatalog.composite
index-leopard.merged-1.productscache
index-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog
index-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog.apple
index-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog.apple.previous
index-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog.composite
index-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.productscache
index-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog
index-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog.apple
index-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog.apple.previous
index-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog.composite

I guess you should see the same.


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  • February 3, 2012

LOL

This is what I see

var/db/swupd/html
catalogs.sucatalog
catalogs.sucatalog.alternate
catalogs.sucatalog.apple
catalogs.sucatalog.apple.previous
content
index-leopard-snowleopard.merged-1.sucatalog
index-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog
index-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog

& then

ls /private/var/db/swupd/html/content/catalogs/others index-leopard-snowleopard.merged-1.productscache
index-leopard-snowleopard.merged-1.sucatalog.apple
index-leopard-snowleopard.merged-1.sucatalog.apple.previous
index-leopard-snowleopard.merged-1.sucatalog.composite
index-leopard.merged-1.productscache
index-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog.apple
index-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog.apple.previous
index-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog.composite
index-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.productscache
index-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog.apple
index-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog.apple.previous
index-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog.composite

I'm working on two Lion Servers and both have exactly the same issue

I've trashed the swupd.conf and swupd.plist files but still get the same issue - I'm at my wits end!


bentoms
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hmm one server is going through an authenticated proxy which could explain things, but the other is not, it has direct Internet access

hopefully its all working on Monday as if by magic!


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  • February 6, 2012

Ben you was right, it just needed some time to sync

Thanks for all your help

Abz