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Hello again guys--



I am trying to find best practices for delivering software updates to our managed clients. After reading the article here https://jamfnation.jamfsoftware.com/discussion.html?id=5207 I saw that there is a possibility of using self-service as a user initiated method of grabbing the updates and installing without admin. I know how to point the clients to my desired SUS, but I am unclear how to create the policy that the end-use would be clicking. Do I need to create a policy that will run a script? Thanks for the info ahead of time :P

The backticks around the UNIX commands are getting screwed up by the forum software.
Put backticks (the backwards apostrophe on the tilde ~ key) around



/usr/sbin/softwareupdate --list


and around



/usr/bin/who | /usr/bin/grep console | /usr/bin/cut -d " " -f 1

Thanks @lilmatt - fixed up the backticks, but mine is still throwing up loads of syntax errors. I'm not that great with Perl scripting so I'm scratching my head a bit at how to patch it up!



Actions from policy log:
[STEP 1 of 4]
Executing Policy Prompt Software Updates - TEST
[STEP 2 of 4]
Running script Software Updates Prompt...
Script exit code: 255
Script result: Backslash found where operator expected at /Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp/Software Updates Prompt line 29, near ") "
(Missing operator before ?)
Backslash found where operator expected at /Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp/Software Updates Prompt line 37, near ") "
(Missing operator before ?)
Backslash found where operator expected at /Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp/Software Updates Prompt line 45, near ""
(Missing semicolon on previous line?)
Backslash found where operator expected at /Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp/Software Updates Prompt line 51, near ""
(Missing semicolon on previous line?)
Backslash found where operator expected at /Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp/Software Updates Prompt line 57, near ""
(Missing semicolon on previous line?)
syntax error at /Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp/Software Updates Prompt line 14, near "if"
syntax error at /Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp/Software Updates Prompt line 29, near ") "
syntax error at /Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp/Software Updates Prompt line 37, near ") "
syntax error at /Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp/Software Updates Prompt line 41, near "}"
syntax error at /Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp/Software Updates Prompt line 41, near "else "
syntax error at /Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp/Software Updates Prompt line 44, near "}"
syntax error at /Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp/Software Updates Prompt line 50, near "}"
syntax error at /Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp/Software Updates Prompt line 56, near "}"
syntax error at /Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp/Software Updates Prompt line 61, near "}"
Execution of /Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp/Software Updates Prompt aborted due to compilation errors.

Error running script: return code was 255.
[STEP 3 of 4]
[STEP 4 of 4]


EDIT - I've found the script in this post as well (including lots of other variants to play around with!) [https://www.jamf.com/jamf-nation/discussions/5404/jamfhelper-software-update-trigger](link URL)

I'm having a similar errorresult with my copy of the script. @UESCDurandal



Script exit code: 255
Script result: Backslash found where operator expected at /Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp/TEST : Mac OS Software Updates : Weekly line 29, near ") "
(Missing operator before ?)
Backslash found where operator expected at /Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp/TEST : Mac OS Software Updates : Weekly line 37, near ") "
(Missing operator before ?)
Backslash found where operator expected at /Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp/TEST : Mac OS Software Updates : Weekly line 45, near ""
(Missing semicolon on previous line?)
Backslash found where operator expected at /Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp/TEST : Mac OS Software Updates : Weekly line 51, near ""
(Missing semicolon on previous line?)
Backslash found where operator expected at /Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp/TEST : Mac OS Software Updates : Weekly line 57, near ""
(Missing semicolon on previous line?)
syntax error at /Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp/TEST : Mac OS Software Updates : Weekly line 14, near "if"
syntax error at /Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp/TEST : Mac OS Software Updates : Weekly line 29, near ") "
syntax error at /Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp/TEST : Mac OS Software Updates : Weekly line 37, near ") "
syntax error at /Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp/TEST : Mac OS Software Updates : Weekly line 41, near "}"
syntax error at /Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp/TEST : Mac OS Software Updates : Weekly line 41, near "else "
syntax error at /Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp/TEST : Mac OS Software Updates : Weekly line 44, near "}"
syntax error at /Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp/TEST : Mac OS Software Updates : Weekly line 50, near "}"
syntax error at /Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp/TEST : Mac OS Software Updates : Weekly line 56, near "}"
syntax error at /Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp/TEST : Mac OS Software Updates : Weekly line 61, near "}"
Execution of /Library/Application Support/JAMF/tmp/TEST : Mac OS Software Updates : Weekly aborted due to compilation errors.
Error running script: return code was 255.

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