In Mac OS X Server v10.6, the Software Update service may not be able to download the catalog or update files from Apple’s public Software Update servers if your server is behind a HTTP proxy. If your server is behind a HTTP proxy server and Server Admin does not list any available updates, check the /var/log/swupd/swupd_syncd.log for the following messages: Fri Oct 23 15:30:18 server.example.com swupd_syncd[31893] : ========== Sync Started ========== Fri Oct 23 15:30:18 server.example.com swupd_syncd[31893] : Unable to retrieve catalog(s) from the Apple server Fri Oct 23 15:30:18 server.example.com swupd_syncd[31893] : Sync Complete If you see these messages in the log file, use the following solution to allow the Software Update service to download the catalog and update files (more…)
