[Casper] Software Update Policy

[Ryan Harter]

So it looks like the general method is to do a weekly update, not just  
when it's available.  I think I can make that work.  Thanks.

Ryan Harter
UW - Stevens Point
Workstation Developer
715.346.2716
Ryan.Harter at uwsp.edu

On Jul 2, 2008, at 3:08 PM, Steve Wood wrote:

> Our policy is set to run every Friday at 12:30 pm while people are  
> at lunch, and to pull from our internal SUS server.  We also have a  
> policy that sets the SUS server every day in case a machine comes on  
> net that has been off for awhile.
>
> As for doing updates locally, I just remove the plist file, run the  
> update, then put the plist back.  You just need to remove /Library/ 
> Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.plist to the desktop and then  
> put it back.  Beats leaving machines set to Apple for the default.
>
> Steve Wood
> Director, Information Technology
> swood at integerdallas.com
>
> The Integer Group | 1999 Bryan St. | Ste. 1700 | Dallas, TX 75201
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>
>
> On Jul 2, 2008, at 2:59 PM, Ernst, Craig S. wrote:
>
>> Yup. Talks to our own ASUS so we control the updates, we don’t  
>> include Firmware updates since it requires being physically there.  
>> But we also don’t set our update server as the default for machines  
>> so you can still run Software Updates locally if you have admin to  
>> do the Firmware updates from Apples server.
>>
>> Craig Ernst
>> Systems Management & Configuration
>> ----------------------------------
>> University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
>> Learning & Technology Services
>> 105 Garfield Ave
>> Eau Claire, WI 54701
>> Phone: (715) 836-3639
>> Fax: (715) 836-6001
>> ----------------------------------
>> ernstcs at uwec.edu
>>
>>
>>
>> On 7/2/08 2:51 PM, "Ryan Harter" <rharter at uwsp.edu> wrote:
>>
>> Has anyone set up a policy to run Software Updates when they are  
>> available?  I was thinking of creating a smart group of all  
>> computers that have 1 or more updates available, but it just  
>> contains every computer in inventory.
>>
>> We user our own software update server, so none of the updates get  
>> activated until we are sure they are safe, so I'm comfortable with  
>> updating my machines automatically if there are updates available.
>>
>> Has anyone implemented this?
>>
>>
>> Ryan Harter
>> UW - Stevens Point
>> Workstation Developer
>> 715.346.2716
>> Ryan.Harter at uwsp.edu <mailto:Ryan.Harter at uwsp.edu>
>>
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