Recent Sync Error - Method not allowed (405)
Hey,
I get an error when trying to sync my iphone and mobileme. It worked two days ago... I made sure to update my current version of the desktop and I then resent the settings to my phone.. but that did not fix the problem. The error is as below: Unable to synchronize database with server. Unable to perform WebDAV operation. The idisk.me.com server returned "method not allowed" (405) in response to "PROPFIND/"username"/Documents/OmniFocus.ofocus". Also, my settings are: Synchronization: MobileMe User Name: "username" Path: Documents Auto sync: on Thanks in advance for your help! Eric |
It appears that the user name and password that OmniFocus for iPhone uses can get stuck on a particular value. If you enter a typo or if your login information for your sync server changes, OmniFocus gets stuck using the bad information. I suspect that's what's happening here.
If I remember correctly, 1.1 prompts you for another user name and password, but for the time being, we'll work around the problem by doing the following: In OmniFocus' settings screen, scroll down to the sync settings. Tap "advanced", then enter "http://demo.omnigroup.com" into the "Location" field. Tap 'done', then tap the sync button. Your phone will attempt to contact our server for a sync; we'll prompt the phone to ask you for a new login and password. Type in random gibberish for the user name and password - the point here is that we want our server to send you a 'bad password' response. (Do not type in the user name and password of the *account you're actually trying to sync with; we could read that data.) In any case, when the password sheet comes down a second time, tap 'cancel'. Switch the sync settings back to their normal values and start a sync. You will be asked for the user name and password; you can now enter the new info you want OmniFocus to use. Does that get you back up and syncing? |
Re: Recent Sync Error (405)
Hi,
I also received the same error on sync from my iPhone when I changed the connection port to my private WebDAV server (not MobileMe). I followed the same instructions that Brian posted below to reset the authentication, and it worked. I will say that if I hadn't found this forum topic, I would have spent a lot longer to figure this one out! Thanks, bsd |
Glad it helped! I added a bit more information to the thread title to hopefully make it easier to find.
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Solution not working when trying to sync two computers via webDAV (Bluehost)
I followed the steps provided above, but it didn't work.
I'm trying to sync two computers using my server. I set up a web disk via Bluehost's C Panel. Here's the error message I get: Unable to perform WebDAV operation. The xxxxxxxxxxx.com server returned “method not allowed” (405) in response to a request to “PROPFIND /omnifocus/OmniFocus.ofocus”. Any other suggestions? Any help much appreciated! |
I'd do a forum search for Bluehost and see what turns up. I don't think it is one of the more commonly used webDAV servers with OmniFocus.
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[QUOTE=whpalmer4;71392]I'd do a forum search for Bluehost and see what turns up. I don't think it is one of the more commonly used webDAV servers with OmniFocus.[/QUOTE]
You may need to include the port number, eg [url]https://mybluehostwebdav.com:2078[/url] where the port is 2078 |
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