[Casper] Defaults write set software update interval

[Criss Myers]

Hi

Do you guys not use Xserves and workgroup manager ? As I do all this  
in workgroup manager

On 26 Jan 2009, at 16:11, John Wetter <john_wetter at hopkins.k12.mn.us>  
wrote:

> I seldom use that anymore because it only applies it to the root  
> user.  I have it set as a command to run once for each user, but it  
> seems to be running it as root, so it isn’t applying it to the user  
> logging in.  This looks to be the same issue as we ran in to trying  
> to change the Office plists.
>
> So, for now I guess moving plists is still what we’ll have to do...  
>  Unless there is a way to get these to apply to each individual user?
>
> -John
>
>
> On 1/26/09 9:47 AM, "NATHANIEL.LINDLEY at spps.org" <NATHANIEL.LINDLEY at spps.org 
> > wrote:
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> 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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> Miles Leacy <miles.leacy at themacadmin.com>
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> "Nichols, Jared" <jared.nichols at ll.mit.edu>
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> Re: [Casper] Defaults write set software update interval
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> 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 
>  <mailto: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 <http://miles.leacy@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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> John Wetter
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> Hopkins Public Schools
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