10/9 sus "no updates available"

[schwende]

So, I had software updates working before, though I couldn't get 10.9.1 or an imovie and iphoto. The rest worked fine.
Updated to 10.9.2 and server 3 0 3 and now when I try updates, I just get a message saying "no updates available".
Client is running 10.9.2 currently. I don't see anything wrong, not that I can tell anyways.

Yesterday I removed all the updates manually and downloaded them again and enabled them.

Just a plain jane 10.9 server, no 3rd party software other than deploy studio. Seems to image fine and everything else, just software updates that no longer work.

[bentoms]

Errr wrong post. Lol

What does the URL look like in /Library/Preferences/com.apple.softwareupdate.plist

[schwende]

On which one, the client or server?

[colonelpanic]

client

[twinfield]

if you are using the NetSUS appliance, I noticed yesterday that it does not come with the latest version of reposado out of the box. You'll need the latest version as it includes support for the index-10.9-mountainlion-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog.

A note of caution, the 10.9 update catalog includes all the developer preview updates for Mavericks (7 in total is what came down for me), all but one were over 2GB.

[schwende]

It says this:

bplist00‹
  
LastSuccessfulDateLastBackgroundCCDSuccessfulDate_LastAttemptSystemVersionZCatalogURL_LastUpdatesAvailable_LastRecommendedUpdatesAvailable_RecommendedUpdates_LastFullSuccessfulDate_PrimaryLanguages_LastSessionSuccessful_LastBackgroundSuccessfulDate^LastResultCode3A??>

[schwende]

Using just osx server, no third party software or anything.

[bentoms]

If you locate the plist & press the space key, QuickLook should give you a preview of the plist & then you can read the contents better.

What we're looking for is the CatalogURL value.

I think the below should work too (not @ a mac to test though):

defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.softwareupdate CatalogURL

[schwende]

CatalogURL is: http://fqdn:8088/content/catalogs/others/index-10.9-mountainlion-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog

That is what the terminal command gives me for a response.

[bentoms]

That'll be it then.

Your Mac is looking @ the 10.8 URL.

Since 10.6 Apple has unified the URL, I've a post it that: http://macmule.com/2011/07/21/how-to-connect-clients-to-lion-servers-apple-software-update-service/

Follow the link to the KB article for the correct format & defaults write command, then try again.

[schwende]

There is a lot of posts there. What it sounds like is I should change the http://fqdn:8088/index.sucatalog? If that is the case, I still have the same response of no updates available.

[bentoms]

Hang on.

Are you looking for the iMovie & iPhoto updates to be delivered via ASUS?

For the newer versions they are now from the App Store & not ASUS.

[schwende]

No, at this point, I am just trying to restore the functionality. I had 10.9.1 on the server before and they worked fine. updated to 10.9.2 and I have nothing now. I don't care much about iphoto and such, since it is rarely used at my work, but the other updates such as 10.9.2 for clients and such is kinda important.

maybe I just need to wipe out all settings for the sus and start from scratch, as long as I don't need to completely reinstall Server 3.0.3

[bentoms]

Do you have another 10.9.1 client you can test?

Just change the URL then run:

softwareupdate -l

[schwende]

I will image a different client and see what happens.

[schwende]

OK so I imaged a macbook and checked updates. Well, it found an itunes update, but nothing else. Images is 10.9.1 and I am sure there has to be more than just an itunes update.

[bentoms]

Did you change the catalog URL to having index.sucatalog at the end on the 10.9.1 client before you tried?

[schwende]

Yes, I changed it to httpL//fqdn:8088/index.sucatalog and then tried.

[bentoms]

Odd.

Is the 10.9.2 available & downloaded on your ASUS?

[schwende]

I have 2 of them. One at 1.23GB and a second at 859MB.