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DDM OS Reminder (1.0.0)

  • October 15, 2025
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dan-snelson
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A swiftDialog and LaunchDaemon pair for “set-it-and-forget-it” end-user messaging of Apple’s Declarative Device Management-required macOS updates

 

 

Overview

 

While Apple’s Declarative Device Management (DDM) provides Mac Admins a powerful method to enforce macOS updates, its built-in notification tends to be too subtle for most Mac Admins.

DDM OS Reminder evaluates the most recent EnforcedInstallDate entry in /var/log/install.log, then leverages a swiftDialog-enabled script and LaunchDaemon pair to dynamically deliver a more prominent end-user message of when the user’s Mac needs to be updated to comply with DDM-configured macOS version requirements.

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leonkaesmann
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  • October 15, 2025

This looks like a great solution for a set and forget approach. I will try this out. Thanks ​@dan-snelson