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Hey All,

Trying to build 3 policies for our JSS regarding the google chrome browser but I'm having 0 luck!

1: I need to force chrome installs with the automatic updater installed to run

2: I need to be able to install the automatic updater on machines that do not have it installed or configured but DO have chrome

3: I need to install chrome and have its automatic updater configured on for new enrollments.

I've got the policies figured out and the extension attributes in place to identify the presence of the automatic updater, I just can't get the programs to install correctly! I've tried composer and while I can get chrome to install, its automatic updater breaks and fails everytime it tries to go download a new version. I'm pretty new to Jamf and for that matter, the mac platform as a whole and we're just feeling a little stuck. Any help would be appreciated,

Thanks!

@jefff Has anyone actually set that up those instructions are great right up until you need to add:

  • Version
  • Variant
  • Preference Domain Properties

Not really sure what to add there would be interested in seeing how others here have this setup.

@JarvisUno Other examples of plists(Google themselves, not a 3rd party) seem to be consistent with 1.0 being the version. The other two are filled in automagically once the version is selected.

Hi all,

Please be aware of this: Today have found that 68 machines in my company got downgraded to version 98.0.4758.102

Downloaded file manually from here 'https://dl.google.com/chrome/mac/stable/GGRO/googlechrome.dmg' and it is 98.0.4758.102, looks like Google staff uploaded wrong version, this is the first time I see it in last three years, since I started using this policy.

Link 'https://dl.google.com/chrome/mac/universal/stable/CHFA/googlechrome.dmg' I use to update M1/M2 devices contains the latest 105.0.5195.52. Testing if the same installer works on Intel, since I see "universal" word.

While an old thread, I thought I would provide some rather undocumented things I've found....


The Chrome for enterprise download doesn't always install the googlesoftwareupdate component...

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/111996?hl=en#zippy=%2Cmac
Note: Download Chrome Again, Step 3, on Mac... Download and install Google Software Update again.

URL: https://dl.google.com/mac/install/googlesoftwareupdate.dmg

This kinda works like Microsoft MAU .app in which its an app that runs on schedule from a launchdaemon... It reads and applies settings from com.google.keystone... 

It installs mainly in /Library/Application Support/Google/GoogleUpdater/*

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