Error: Could not write to /Library/JSS/Tomcat/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/web.xml

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When trying to setup a clustered DMZ server as a computer only JSS I received the below error:

Could not write to /Library/JSS/Tomcat/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/web.xml

To resolve I needed to enable change management in the JSS. But as the JSS did not have write permission to /var/logs/ I couldn’t enable change management.

So I changed the log location & enabled change management. I could then enable the JSS instance  as computer management only version.

Error: The package does not appear to be on the server (400). / line 1: syntax error

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Recently we setup a 10.7 Mac Server in our DMZ & clustered this with our main JSS to enable external clients connectivity to our JSS & for them to be able to use Self Service & ASUS when off the network.

However we’ve had some issues getting the distribution point to work over HTTPS, however HTTP & AFP worked fine.

Below are some details on the steps taken to investigate this issue, and resolve.

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Error: Syntax error on line 241 of /etc/swupd/swupd.conf: Port must be specified

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This morning one of my Apple Software Servers (ASUS) was not supplying updates. When checking the swupd_err.log in Server Admin I saw the following repeated hundreds of times:

Syntax error on line 241 of /etc/swupd/swupd.conf: Port must be specified

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