Using WebDAV for file sharing

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akimbo

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Hi,

I'm setting up an OS X (10.3) server for file sharing. I'll use AFP and SMB for my internal network clients.

I also want to enable offsite users access to these same shares via WebDAV, so that they can mount them on their desktops and read / write / drag as if they are local drives.

I'm not sure how to configure this. It seems that OS X only offers WebDAV access for folders that are set up as web sites, but I'm not sure this is the case. Anyway, I'm new to OS X server... any help setting up the above configuration will be appreciated.

Thanks!

Doug
 
Hi Elander,

Thanks for the document referenced above.

Is this the recommended procedure for working within OS X Server? It seems like Server allows for a GUI-based setup of WebDAV services through the Workgroup Manager / Server Admin apps. Also of setting up accounts, etc. So I'm wondering if it's possible to use the built-in system, rather than using Terminal to build the encrypted password files, etc.

Thoughts?

Thanks again for the quick response!

-- Doug
 
OK, I'm making some progress.

I believe I can set the same folder up as both an AFP share and a Web site, so that it can be accessed via WebDAV. So I've set up a test case (using OS X Server's built-in tools) and am experimenting with it.

The problem I'm now having is that when logged in to a WebDAV folder as a client via the Finder, I'm not able to add or change any folders or files.

I've set the folder up as a realm, and given "everyone" permission to both browse and author. Yet when I try to create a folder, or change a file, I get the message "The operation could not be completed because you do not have enough access privelages."

Is there somewhere else that I should be setting additional access permissions, or...?

Thanks,
Doug
 
akimbo said:
Hi Elander,

Thanks for the document referenced above.

Is this the recommended procedure for working within OS X Server? It seems like Server allows for a GUI-based setup of WebDAV services through the Workgroup Manager / Server Admin apps. Also of setting up accounts, etc. So I'm wondering if it's possible to use the built-in system, rather than using Terminal to build the encrypted password files, etc.
-- Doug
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No, the document I wrote deals with OS X Client. In OS X Server I'd go with the GUI tools. And, if you feel adventurous, you could even try that in OS X Client. Just copy the Workgroup Manager and Server Admin apps and try. I'm pretty sure I saw someone mentioning that they work on Client too (although I haven't tried that myself).
 
akimbo said:
OK, I'm making some progress.
I've set the folder up as a realm, and given "everyone" permission to both browse and author. Yet when I try to create a folder, or change a file, I get the message "The operation could not be completed because you do not have enough access privelages."

Is there somewhere else that I should be setting additional access permissions, or...?

Thanks,
Doug
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Yeah, you need to change the folders owner to "www", since it is actually Apache that does the writing in it (step 3 in the text I wrote in the linked document above).
 
um. i found that i needed access for "my" account on my server to be able to change/delete files. i just set the owner/group to www and added my account to www group.
 
Update: halfway (?) there.

By making www the owner of the folder, I am able to do the following things:
- create a new folder in the WebDAV folder
- copy a document into the WebDAV folder
- delete a new document that I've created

However, I'm NOT able to do the following:
- change the name of a document that I've created (when I try to change the name of a new folder from "untitled folder" to something else, I get an "unexpected error -43")
- save a document into the folder from an application (i.e., save a text file from TextEdit into the WebDAV folder)

But I can create and delete those same files! Anyone have an idea what's going on?

Config: G5 1.8GHz, originally 10.3.7, installed OS X using disk 2, and updated to 10.3.9

Thanks!
Doug
 
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