Need some help with HTTP distro access

[Sean_M_Harper]

Hello community!

I am either still exhausted from the JNUC, or I am just overly confused. Would anyone mind helping me through changing a non-http distribution point into an http distribution point?

My main distribution server is running OS X Server 10.7.5, and the CasperShare directory is located in /Shared Items/CasperShare.

I have https access allowed on this server (IE you type the xx.xx.xx.xx address and you get the Lion Server Splash Page), but do not have any idea what to do when it comes to setting this up.

Note: I am changing to HTTP on this one server because otherwise Self Service runs into an issue due to other share points that clients have mounted on their machines. According to the lectures at JNUC, turning on HTTP access should fix this issue.

Thanks in advance for the help!

[bentoms]

You'll need to create a symbolic link in the servers web directory to your Casper share.

I've a post about an issue on 10.7 & this http://macmule.com/2012/04/11/error-the-package-does-not-appear-to-be-on-the-server-400-line-1-synta....

JAMF's KB article: https://jamfnation.jamfsoftware.com/article.html?id=116

[Sean_M_Harper]

so I did as the article suggested, and this was the result:

mdm:~ admin$ sudo ln -s /Shared Items/CasperShare/ /Library/Server/Web/Data/Sites/Default/ Password: ln: /Library/Server/Web/Data/Sites/Default//: File exists

However, I still can not navigate to a package. https://10.5.10.32 works to open the lion server home page still... but https://10.5.10.32/CasperShare/Packages/anything.dmg still fails to load anything.

[bentoms]

10.8 server?

[bentoms · Accepted solution]

Nvm. 1st post says what OS.

I think I needed to do this as root, trying entering;

sudo su

Type your admin password & then try:

ln -s /Shared Items/CasperShare/ /Library/Server/Web/Data/Sites/Default/CasperShare

[Sean_M_Harper]

Thank you very much for the help!