Push Notification cert server broken for (old) MacOS Server?

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Push Notification cert server broken for (old) MacOS Server?

We maintained group calendars on MacOS Server until Apple removed the functionality in High Sierra. So instead, we dedicated an old surplus Mini to run MacOS Server on Sierra and continue serving just our calendars.

This worked fine until recently. The Apple Push Notification certificates need to be renewed every year, usually just a couple of clicks. But when I tried it on Friday, I got "An unexpected error (-80010) has occurred." I let it sit for a few days in case it was a temporary server outage, but it persists. I fear that perhaps Apple has decommissioned the servers that hand out the certificates. Has anyone else encountered this?

Mac mini, macOS 10.12

Posted on Dec 23, 2024 10:28 AM

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macswe Author

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Dec 24, 2024 2:43 PM in response to macswe

Worked with a pair of extremely competent pros at Apple's push-certificate group (an actual public phone number), who advised me that the certificates aren't really "ready" for renewal until about two weeks prior, despite OS Server's nag message that gets sent a month prior; and that they can be renewed on the web at identity.apple.com if the Server isn't cooperating. So I'm waiting out the two weeks before trying again.

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BDAqua

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Dec 24, 2024 6:35 PM in response to macswe

Thanks for the tip.

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