macosx: webdav set up

webdav_setup_mac_osx.txt

webdav set up on mac osx for use with iPad pages keynote goodreader


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Edit the file /etc/apache2/httpd.conf, (remember to use sudo to edit it) and locate this line:

LoadModule dav_module libexec/apache2/mod_dav.so

Make sure it is not commented out (there should be no “#” at the beginning of the line.)

Next, locate this line (towards the bottom of the file):

Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-dav.conf

Again, make sure it is not commented out. It is disabled by default, so you need to remove the “#” from this line.

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DavLockDB "/usr/var/DavLock"
DAVMinTimeout 600

Alias /webdav "/Users/username/Sites/webdav"

<Directory "/Users/username/Sites/webdav">
    Dav On
    AllowOverride None
    Options None
    Order Allow,Deny
    Allow from all
    AuthType Digest
    AuthName WebDAV-Realm 
    AuthUserFile "/usr/var/user.passwd"
    AuthDigestProvider file 
    <LimitExcept GET HEAD OPTIONS CONNECT POST PROPFIND PUT DELETE PROPPATCH MKCOL COPY MOVE LOCK UNLOCK>
        Require valid-user
    </LimitExcept>
</Directory>

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sudo mkdir -p /usr/var

sudo htdigest -c "/usr/var/user.passwd" WebDAV-Realm username

New password:
Re-type new password:
Adding password for user [username]


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sudo mkdir -p /Users/username/Sites/webdav
sudo chown -R www:www /Users/username/Sites/webdav
sudo chmod -R 775 /Users /Users/username/Sites/webdav

sudo chown -R www:www /usr/var
sudo chmod -R 775 var/

sudo mkdir -p /usr/var/DavLock
sudo chown -R www:www /usr/var/DavLock
sudo chmod -R 775 /usr/var/DavLock