Error Reading Settings Lion Server File Sharing
Please enter a title. You can not post a blank message. Please type your message and try again. kevinfromhunt Level 1 (0 points) Q: How can I reset File Sharing on Lion Server.app? I am getting message that says "Error Reading Settings" when I try to open the File Sharing on Server.app. Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.3), Lion Server Posted on Feb 17, 2012 4:04 AM I have this question too Close Q: How can I reset File Sharing on Lion Server.app? All replies Helpful answers Page 1 Next by td234, td234 Apr 2, 2012 9:23 AM in response to kevinfromhunt Level 1 (0 points) Apr 2, 2012 9:23 AM in response to kevinfromhunt Same issue here. Updarted to 10.7.3, stopped File Services to update Drobo, Server crashed, now File Services cannot read settings. Helpful (0) Reply options Link to this post by thepod7, thepod7 Apr 22, 2012 7:26 PM in response to td234 Level 1 (0 points) Apr 22, 2012 7:26 PM in response to td234 Did either of you find a fix for this, mine started doing this tonight Helpful (0) Reply options Link to this post by diffuseuk, diffuseuk Apr 23, 2012 8:28 AM in response to thepod7 Level 1 (0 points) Apr 23, 2012 8:28 AM in response to thepod7 Ever since I upgraded to 10.7.3 I've had this same problem, no matter what I try I can't solve it.I've tried everything I've read through the forums, including deleting the com.apple.AppleFileServer.plist file, but nothing seems to work.If anyone has any ideas on how to fix it, I'd be very grateful. At the moment, I'm using SSH and SFTP to access files off the server, but it's much slower than over AFP/SMB.Gavin Helpful (0) Reply options Link to this post by td234, td234 Apr 23, 2012 9:58 AM in response to thepod7 Level 1 (0 points) Apr 23, 2012 9:58 AM in response to thepod7 I restarted the computer and my started working. Helpful (0) Reply options Link to this post by diffuseuk, diffuseuk Apr 23, 2012 11:03 AM in response to td234 Level 1 (0 points) Apr 23, 2012 11:03 AM in response to td234 No, sadly that doesn't do anything. I still have "Error Reading Settings" when I go back in to Server.app, with the spinner in the bottom right of the app spinning away saying "Starting File Sharing service", but nothing ever happens. Helpful (0) Reply options Link to this post by Beno 44, Beno 44 May 2, 2012 4:47 PM in response to kevinfromhunt Level 1 (15 points) May 2, 2012 4:47 PM in response to kevinfromhunt Hi kevinfromhunt,Try sudo launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.AppleFileServer.plist sudo serveradmin start afpSuppose it would work with other services as well.It worked for FileSharing for me.It appears that 10.7 Lion doesn't unload properly and as
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Start here for a quick overview of the site Help Center Detailed answers to any questions you might have Meta Discuss the workings and policies http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/49665/server-balks-at-reading-the-web-settings of this site About Us Learn more about Stack Overflow the company Business Learn more about hiring developers or posting ads with us Ask Different Questions Tags Users Badges Unanswered Ask Question _ Ask Different is a question and answer site for power users of Apple hardware and software. Join them; it only takes a minute: Sign up Here's how it works: error reading Anybody can ask a question Anybody can answer The best answers are voted up and rise to the top Server balks at reading the web settings up vote 1 down vote favorite I have a lightly used server that no longer will show me the settings for Web services in the server app. I see the progress spinner when selecting "web" from the error reading settings list of services - but after a little while, servermrgd logs an error message and I see "Error Reading Settings" displayed where the Server app normally shows the web settings and controls in the main pane. Here is what's logged to /var/log/system.log when select web... Apr 25 12:00:32 www servermgrd[15799]: xswebconfig failed: Exception: undefined method `downcase' for nil:NilClass Apr 25 12:00:32 www servermgrd[15799]: servermgr_web: Error Domain=XSServerFoundationErrorDomain Code=4 "Failed to read settings: Exception: undefined method `downcase' for nil:NilClass ." UserInfo=0x7fc7c1def3d0 {NSLocalizedDescription=Failed to read settings: Exception: undefined method `downcase' for nil:NilClass .} Where do I look next for a clue as to what is wrong or what might need to be fixed so I can resume using Server to manage the web sharing service? 10.7.3 build 11D50b - The server is a pretty simple setup - hosting one domain / one site - isolated server (all in one). The service is running (it serves up web pages), but I'd like to get control back of the settings or at least know what has broken to prevent the Server app from reading the settings. osx-server server.app share|improve this quest