Tag: updates
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Using AppleScript to install macOS software updates via System Preferences
Right now, this is a bit more of a proof-of-concept, but since /usr/sbin/softwareupdate has become increasingly unreliable in the past year for automating and enforcing Apple software updates, having a way to automate installing updates through the GUI on certain relatively unattended Macs is worth exploring. I’ve created a GitHub project for that called Sys…
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macOS client can’t download Apple updates
This is a really odd situation. I have one client machine that cannot download a particular Apple update. This is the error message that comes up: softwareupdate -d -a Software Update Tool Finding available software Error downloading Security Update 2017-002: The Internet connection appears to be offline. Done. Error downloading updates. Here are two things…
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Capturing new FileMaker Pro updates for macOS
For older FileMaker Pro versions, there used to be downloadable updates on the FileMaker website, but starting with FileMaker Pro 15, they decided to have FileMaker updates on macOS go through FileMaker itself: As you can see here, they expect your user to have admin privileges. If you’re managing Macs (through Munki, for example), you…
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Making Microsoft AutoUpdate check manually for Macs with Munki
Note: I’m writing with regard to Microsoft Office for 2011. It’s possible the .plist file updates here is different for other versions of Microsoft Office for Mac. If you’re using Munki to manage software updates, you don’t want the applications themselves to be constantly checking for updates or notifying your users when an update is…
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/System/Library/Keychains empty… and repercussions
The issue We ran into a weird situation once, in which a user could not update anything. Trying to update Adobe Flash ended in an immediate error (Application Initialization Error), launching the Mac App Store led to the App Store saying it couldn’t be contacted, and Chrome saying it was updated when it was several…