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I thought I would get WebDAV up and running simply by
sudo wfsctl start
this guide doesn’t make it anymore complicated either
It appears to be running but every client fail with a timeout unable to connect/authenticate http://imac.local:443/sharedFolder
What do we need for it to work?
- Make sure the port is right.
- Use the share command to assign shared folders.
- Use the diagnose command to troubleshoot
user9298721
Posted 2019-02-13T07:45:07.210
Reputation: 11
Are you sure it is running? What is the result of
sudo wfsctl status? If it showsenabledthen what is the result ofsudo wfsctl shares? Does that show the directory you are trying to share? If so, what are you trying to connect to imac.local with? Another computer? A phone? From said device, can you ping imac.local? – MMB – 2019-02-15T06:53:44.020Safari on iPhone gives the “It’s Working!” message for imac.local and the status does show
enabledandsharesgives the desired folders and marks them as (WFS yes) – user9298721 – 2019-02-15T11:06:28.660Before adding another device to the equation, try to connect to the webdav share from the iMac that you're running it from. Once you've confirmed that webdav is
– MMB – 2019-02-16T03:27:59.080enabled, select "Connect to Server..." from the Finder's Go menu item and enter https://imac.local/ in the field. You will need to login with a user on the machine. Does that work?It’s the same behavior, it asks for username/password try to connect until timeout and present the exceptionally helpful message of failed to connect/contact the admin. https & http aren’t the same although both fail – user9298721 – 2019-02-16T06:37:40.310
Are there any relevant logs in the Console? – MMB – 2019-02-16T22:56:25.807
httpd: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using MacBook.local. Set the 'ServerName' directive globally to suppress this message !!!? – user9298721 – 2019-02-17T20:38:11.033