Troubleshooting - lesula/munki GitHub Wiki

Troubleshooting tips

Introduction

Where to start troubleshooting when things aren't working as you expect.

See also the FAQ.

Details

Command line

Run /usr/local/munki/managedsoftwareupdate -vvv to get more verbose output.

Logs

By default, logs are written to /Library/Managed Installs/Logs/

ManagedSoftwareUpdate.log is the main log; errors and warnings from the most recent run are in errors.log and warnings.log, respectively. The Managed Software Center application runs as the user, and uses a different path, described here: https://github.com/munki/munki/wiki/MSU-Logging

Server troubleshooting

The Munki client talks to the Munki server via normal web protocols -- you may be able to troubleshoot by using a web browser to download the same info:

http://yourmunkiserver/repo/manifests/name_of_client_manifest

http://yourmunkiserver/repo/catalogs/production

http://yourmunkiserver/repo/catalogs/testing

Still stuck? Ask for help here: http://groups.google.com/group/munki-discuss