[Casper] Defaults write set software update interval

[NATHANIEL.LINDLEY at spps.org]

Thanks for the command to turn off software update checking, I couldn't 
get it to stop reliably before.  It there a way to set this script to FEU 
and FUT?   A system wide "softwareupdate --schedule off"  Otherwise it 
appears that new users have software update checking on.
Thanks,

Nathaniel Lindley

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Educational Technology
Saint Paul Public Schools
Saint Paul, Minnesota
nathaniel.lindley at spps.org
phone:  651-248-6861



Miles Leacy <miles.leacy at themacadmin.com> 
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Re: [Casper] Defaults write set software update interval






To turn the automatic checking off, use this command...

softwareupdate --schedule off

That's a lot easier than messing with plists.

You can put that into a policy for existing computers, and/or make it a 
part of your configuration for new deployments.  If you do, make sure you 
set it to be an "at reboot" script.

Then you can simply use the checkbox in the "Packages" tab of your policy 
to call software update.

I consider this a best practice and these are among the first 
policies/scripts I create when installing a JSS.

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On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 8:33 AM, Nichols, Jared <jared.nichols at ll.mit.edu> 
wrote:
That's exactly my goal :)  I asked about setting the interval on the plist 
because I want to disable it on the clients and run it strictly from a 
policy.

Now that I know it's in the scheduler plist that sets me on the right 
track.

Thanks!

j



On 1/23/09 15:40 , "Miles Leacy" <miles.leacy at themacadmin.com> wrote:

What would be even easier would be to turn off the schedule on the client, 
enter your Software Update Server's info into your JSS, and run Software 
Update via Casper policy.  Software Update is a checkbox in the Packages 
tab, and you can have your policy run every day, week or month.

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Jared Nichols
ISD Infrastructure and Operations ? Desktop Engineering
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
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