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It's bad that Apple has a paid MobileMe account, and sometimes you need to store data online to use it from anywhere. But if there is no money or no credit card with which you can pay your account, then this is not a hindrance if you put ... a wonderful dotMac program that allows you to make to:
10.5 “Leopard”

10.4 “Tiger”

But for this you need to work hard

1. Download dotmac


svn checkout dotmac.googlecode.com/svn/trunk ~/dotmac

2. Configure Apache


And so we create a server on our own machine, for that, everything is in Leopard (but Apache does not work correctly). First, let's make a backup of the modified Apache files:
sudo cp /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_dav.so /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_dav.so.default
sudo cp /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_dav_fs.so /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_dav_fs.so.default

now download and unzip the Apache in the Home directory:
cd ~
curl -O archive.apache.org/dist/httpd/httpd-2.2.6.tar.gz
gnutar -xzf httpd-2.2.6.tar.gz

Now let's write a patch for the dotmac quota, so that it includes support for iDisk quotas
cd ~/httpd-2.2.6
patch -p1 < ~/dotmac/Patches/Apache/quota.patch.txt
patch -p1 < ~/dotmac/Patches/Apache/ampquotefix.patch

Next, configure and install the patched modules (using CFLAGS install support for all platforms)
./configure CFLAGS='-arch x86_64 -arch i386 -arch ppc -arch ppc64' --enable-modules=most --enable-mods-shared=all
make

we change original modules for patched ones
sudo cp ./modules/dav/main/.libs/mod_dav.so /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_dav.so
sudo cp ./modules/dav/fs/.libs/mod_dav_fs.so /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_dav_fs.so

3. Configure Perl


There is nothing to download, everything is there, so we will customize.
We call it as follows:
sudo su
cpan

he will ask if you want to configure manually, write no, everything will be done automatically
now the input line has changed to cpan> it means you can install modules
install HTTPD::UserAdmin
install MD5
install XML::DOMcpan

on the last team asks whether to queue dependencies, answer yes .
We continue
install HTTP::DAV

if you are using a G4 or i386 processor then add
install XML::LibXML
q

If you have a G5 or Xeon processor, do the following:
get XML::LibXML
look XML::LibXML
# perl Makefile.PL
# nano Makefile

will throw us back to bash where you need to edit /var/root/.cpan/build/XML-LibXML-1.66/Makefile.PL , change the iarch -arch i386 -arch ppc to -arch ppc64 -arch x86_64 in it (in 3 places )
# make install
# exit
q
# exit

where # is bash commands

4. Install the dotmac tree and Perl modules


we copy dotmac in the necessary directory
sudo cp -r ~/dotmac/server/var/www/dotmac /Library/WebServer/dotmac
sudo mkdir /Library/WebServer/dotmac/userxml/testuser

Now set permissions on dotmac folders:
sudo chown -R www:www /Library/WebServer/dotmac
sudo chmod -R 755 /Library/WebServer/dotmac
sudo chown -R root:wheel /Library/WebServer/dotmac/private
sudo chown www:www /Library/WebServer/dotmac/private/iDiskUsers

5. Admin Password


The standard administrator password must be replaced with something secure and easily remembered by you.
sudo htdigest /Library/WebServer/dotmac/private/iDiskAdmins idisk.mac.com admin

Then the system will ask you to enter a password and confirm it.
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6. Copy modified configuration files


Copy dotMac configuration files and change permissions so that they load with Apache
sudo cp ~/dotmac/extras/platform_specific/Leopard/dotmac.conf /etc/apache2/other/dotmac.conf
sudo chown www:www /etc/apache2/other/dotmac.conf
sudo cp ~/dotmac/extras/platform_specific/Leopard/httpd-ssl.conf /etc/apache2/other/httpd-ssl.conf
sudo chown www:www /etc/apache2/other/httpd-ssl.conf
now we find my $ dotMacIPAddress = '###. ###. ###. ###' ;

and change ###. ###. ###. ### to your IP

7. Check the Apache server


For complete confidence, restart the computer. We check Apache for correct settings via apachectl . You should not see any mistakes! If it does, go to the Leopard Installation Guide #Troubleshooting | troubleshooting to find a way to fix them.

sudo apachectl configtest

Run /Applications/Utilities/Console.app and check the LOG FILES> / var / log> apache2 to see the Apache server running. Start the Apache server using System Preferences> Sharing and enable Web Sharing. You should not have any errors and warnings in Console.app. If you still appear, then go to Leopard Installation Guide #Troubleshooting | troubleshooting to find a method of elimination.

8. Configure hosts on the client machine


Now we will deceive .mac, that he would not climb on Apple's .mac server. (Remember that the server must have a static IP address). On each client machine, it is necessary to edit the hosts file so that it does not climb to the DNS server for the real address of the .mac server. Open the / etc / hosts file using nano or any other text editor.

sudo nano /etc/hosts

Go to the end of the file and enter (by changing ###. ###. ###. ### to your IP ):

###.###.###.### www.mac.com syncmgmt.mac.com idisk.mac.com configuration.apple.com lcs.mac.com certinfo.mac.com delta.mac.com notify.mac.com publish.mac.com homepage.mac.com
###.###.###.### www.mac.com. syncmgmt.mac.com. idisk.mac.com. configuration.apple.com. lcs.mac.com. certinfo.mac.com. delta.mac.com. notify.mac.com. publish.mac.com. homepage.mac.com.

Save (ctrl-o) and exit (ctrl-x). You do not need to reboot to enter into force of these changes, but you need to clear the system's DNS cache with the following command:
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard:
sudo dscacheutil -flushcache

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger:
lookupd -flushcache

9. Account creation


For each user, you will have to create an account manually via the iDiskAdmin web form, to set a password and quota.

Copy the sample iDisk folder into the USERNAME iDisk folder:

sudo cp -r /Library/WebServer/dotmac/skel /Library/WebServer/dotmac/idisk/USERNAME
sudo chown -R www:www /Library/WebServer/dotmac/idisk/USERNAME

Using Safari, go to configuration.apple.com/idiskAdmin under the admin and create a new user account USERNAME and set the quota.

Restart the server:

sudo apachectl graceful

10. Setting up a client certificate


The dotMac server will provide a certificate that the client must confirm and install before connecting to .mac. This certificate must be manually added to the list of trust certificates for each client.

Using Finder, connect (cmd-k) to idisk.mac.com/USERNAME

You will be prompted to confirm the certificate. Select Show Certificate and drag the certificate icon onto the desktop to create a dot.mac.com.cer file.

Open the / Applications / Utilities / Keychain Access.app and select login keychain (if necessary, click the Show Keychains button in the lower left). Drag the certificate from Desktop to Keychain Access and select Always Trust when prompted.

11. Configure the .mac client


Open System Preferences> .mac and drive in a name and password.

it may sometimes be necessary to restart the dotMac server

12. Done!


Now you have a full .mac account with iDisk and iSync support

Now you can delete the Apache and dotMac sources.

rm -r ~/httpd-2.2.6
sudo rm -r ~/dotmac

Possible problems


If you have problems, try running sudo apachectl configtest and review the error log in Console.app and find ways to solve problems with your apache configuration and modules. Many problems are discussed on the dotMac website.

Symptom: Apache start / test error due to DAVSATMaxAreaSize.

org.apache.httpd90519 $parms->add_config() has failed: Invalid command 'DAVSATMaxAreaSize', perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration at /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.8.8/darwin-thread-multi-2level/Apache2/PerlSections.pm line 203.\n

Problem: The Apache DAV module (s) installed (mod_dav.so and / or mod_dav_fs.so) are not patched to support DAVSATMaxAreaSize. You have not installed the correct Apple update for the Apache server.

Solution: re-patch, create and install mod_dav.so and mod_dav_fs.so modules for Apache.

Symptom: Apache start / test error due to lack of images.

Can't load '/Library/Perl/5.8.8/darwin-thread-multi-2level/auto/XML/LibXML/LibXML.bundle' for module XML::LibXML: dlopen(/Library/Perl/5.8.8/dacd rwin-thread-multi-2level/auto/XML/LibXML/LibXML.bundle, 1): no suitable image found. Did find:\n\t/Library/Perl/5.8.8/darwin-thread-multi-2level/auto/XML/LibXML/LibXML.bundle: no matching architecture in universal wrapper at /System/Library/Perl/5.8.8/darwin-thread-multi-2level/DynaLoader.pm line 230"

Problem: The module (s) that you compiled (mod_dav.so, mod_dav_fs.so or XML :: LibXML) are not built for your architecture. You can verify this by using the following command (replace the corresponding paths and file name).

file /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_dav.so

Solution: You must be sure that the corresponding compiler flags are set correctly. By default, only i386 and ppc7400 (G4) are included.

Done!

Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/60904/

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