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Standalone Sophos Autoupdate fails

For a few weeks I've had a standalone Windows 7 PC failing to update using the "Sophos" update point. Endpoint has been reinstalled and yesterday upgraded to 10.0, but this has no effect.

The log file seems suggest a credential problem, but the same credentials are used elsewhere and on our SEM server without any problems.

I'm now wondering whether the ISP could have a problem reaching the es-web-2.sophos.com site. I tried changing to es-web.sophos.com and Sophos was able to update - but unfortunately downgraded to 7.3! I guess newer versions are all hosted on the es-web-2 site? The ISP is Virgin Media UK.

Log file extract listed below if anyone can offer any suggestions. I've checked things like the indexing service and clearing autoupdate cache mentioned in other posts.

Trace(2011-Dec-09 07:54:37): Failed to synchronise load balancing and redirection files: Sophos is not an SDDS warehouse for product SDDS
Trace(2011-Dec-09 07:54:37): TrySyncProduct<class AutoUpdate::SDDSUpdateLocation>, Calling SyncProduct with {9BF40A4E-23AE-48be-9974-5A1F261DBEE8}
Trace(2011-Dec-09 07:54:37): SDDSUpdate(SyncProduct.Start): Sophos AutoUpdate, Sophos
Trace(2011-Dec-09 07:54:37): SDDSUpdateLocation: Exception caught whilst finding the minimum download version: Couldn't authenticate user for resource with host server.
URL was: http://es-web-2.sophos.com/update/9BF40A4E-23AE-48be-9974-5A1F261DBEE8/0aa0cbdbad557dec39dcbf8a97dc4585x000.xml
Trace(2011-Dec-09 07:54:37): SDDSUpdateLocation caught exception from download: Couldn't authenticate user for resource with host server.
URL was: http://es-web-2.sophos.com/update/9BF40A4E-23AE-48be-9974-5A1F261DBEE8/0aa0cbdbad557dec39dcbf8a97dc4585x000.xml

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  • Hi,

    If you click on the links in the post, I assume you are prompted to login?  Using the same credentials you have in SAU, can you download the XML files?

    Jak

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  • Hi, sorry about the delay getting back. Yes, if I enter the same credentials in a browser windows I can download the .xml file fine.

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  • very odd, and you're retyped them in to AutoUpdate?  I've fallen foul of the extra whitespace at the end of a username/password before when the application doesn't trim the string.

     

    Jak

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  • Hmmm, problem fixed - but I've no idea how. Retyped in the credentials and now it's updating ok. I had done this at least 3 or 4 times over the past few weeks and it's never worked before. 

    I guess it sounds a bit like fat fingure syndrome... If this was one of my users I'd now be putting it down to user error!

    Oh well, just relieved everythings working again. Many thanks for taking the time to help.

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