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[Jeff Strauss]

This is true; I was assuming an environment sans Casper. In a regular environment, standard users must authenticate with admin creds to install software updates.

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On Mar 26, 2009, at 5:08 PM, "Ernst, Craig S." <ERNSTCS at uwec.edu<mailto:ERNSTCS at uwec.edu>> wrote:

If your self service policy is set to install all available update ASUS should run as root and just install them in the background. Regular users should not have to interact to install unless it requires a reboot and you prompt for it at the end.

Craig Ernst
UW-Eau Claire
(715) 836-3639

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On Mar 26, 2009, at 6:46 PM, "Jeff Strauss" <<mailto:jstrauss at loyolahs.edu>jstrauss at loyolahs.edu<mailto:jstrauss at loyolahs.edu>> wrote:

I do the same thing as Craig and, as I imagine, most of the users on the list. Also, AFAIK, standard users will require admin credentials to install the software updates after they're downloaded.

- J

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On Mar 26, 2009, at 4:47 PM, "Ernst, Craig S." <<mailto:ERNSTCS at uwec.edu><mailto:ERNSTCS at uwec.edu>ERNSTCS at uwec.edu<mailto:ERNSTCS at uwec.edu>> wrote:

Im going to have Apple Software Updates available to end users from self service from my update server to control the updates they get. Usually avoid firmware updates and handle those with staff.

It somewhat empowers them without giving them power. They decide when to do it before I force it at a later date
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Craig Ernst
UW-Eau Claire
(715) 836-3639

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On Mar 26, 2009, at 6:28 PM, "John McLaughlin" <<mailto:John_McLaughlin at newton.k12.ma.us><mailto:John_McLaughlin at newton.k12.ma.us><mailto:John_McLaughlin at newton.k12.ma.us>John_McLaughlin at newton.k12.ma.us<mailto:John_McLaughlin at newton.k12.ma.us>> wrote:

I have what may seem a ridiculous question.  Is anyone allowing their end users to download and install Apple Software Updates?  I have users logging into AD on their machines and everyone is a standard user.  The whole idea of Casper seems to revolve around controlled installation of software but I'm wondering as to whether I should allow a standard user to download/install Apple's sanctioned updates.  My next question is, how are you allowing the standard users to download and install these updates within Casper?


John McLaughlin
Technical Support Specialist
Newton Public Schools
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