Incremental non OS Updates

[llitz123]

Apple released an update for Safari and my guess is there will be Security updates shortly.

How are admins updating these?

Thanks for any help.

[_gsm · Accepted solution]

If the update does not require a reboot, I just use "softwareupdate -i --safari-only" in Files and Processes. It's crude but effective.

[dmichels]

Ran updates remotely after hours, Computers must be setup via PreStage
Enrollment to get command to execute, install and restart:

Jamf Pro:

- Static Group (do for each group) try and scatter so not all
installing at once
- View
- Action
- Send Remote Commands
- Update OS version and built-in apps (macOS 10.11 or later,
Supervised or enrolled via a PreStage enrollment)
- Specific Version
- 12.6
- Download and install the update, and restart the computers after
installation
- Next
- Done

OR

- Individual select Computer Record
- Management
- Download and Install Updates



--
Debbie Michels
Apple Specialist
ITS Information Technology Services
Bergen Community College
Pitkin Building - Room A236
400 Paramus Road, Paramus NJ 07652

dmichels@bergen.edu
(O) 201-879-1694

[llitz123]

I have a workflow for updating macOS clients that uses full macOS installers yet misses the non-macOS specific updates, I believe.

I was actually interested in finding a way to address the non macOS updates without updating the macOS.  Or is this not possible now?

I hope that makes sense.

Thanks for any help.

[_gsm · Accepted solution]

If the update does not require a reboot, I just use "softwareupdate -i --safari-only" in Files and Processes. It's crude but effective.

[llitz123 · Accepted solution]

yeah that's what I decided to do.  I think I should be able to do the same with security updates once I use softwareupdate -l to find the name.

Thanks!

[oli]

Normally one was prompted for a password on Apple Silicon Macs.
Is this also working without this prompt?

[_gsm]

This will work without a password on a Safari update which does not require a reboot. This will not work for macOS updates as a password will be required. For macOS updates, investigate

Nudge,

https://github.com/macadmins/nudge

Super,

https://github.com/Macjutsu/super

or using MDM commands.

https://docs.jamf.com/10.42.0/jamf-pro/documentation/Remote_Commands_for_Computers.html?hl=mdm%2Ccom...