Apple just announced macOS Monterey (macOS 12) earlier today. Make sure to block the beta installer for everyone except your testing machines. Restrict the following process:
Install macOS Monterey Beta.app
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macOS 12 - macOS Monterey
+1@mickl089 You'll be able to add the installer app or the installassistant to your restricted software. You can also use the new softwareupdate profile payloads.
Is there a way to ignore monterey when it's release. I don't think the "sudo softwareupdate --ignore "macOS Monterey" works any more.
+3Hello, anyone how to block Monterey from the Restrictions Software part. We do this with Big Sur and works fine in the past, with Monterey now not, Users able to start the install, As i see you say we can block the InstallAssistant but i have during the start of the upgrade this not in my process list. second here, when we set the restrictions and apply to all computer, correct me this is applied then to all in JAMF, right? Sorry really new to JAMF and lerning a lot at the Moment.
+20Hello, anyone how to block Monterey from the Restrictions Software part. We do this with Big Sur and works fine in the past, with Monterey now not, Users able to start the install, As i see you say we can block the InstallAssistant but i have during the start of the upgrade this not in my process list. second here, when we set the restrictions and apply to all computer, correct me this is applied then to all in JAMF, right? Sorry really new to JAMF and lerning a lot at the Moment.
Uncheck “restrict exact process name.”
+6I am having the same issues as others with blocking Monterey. What did work before with Big Sur is no longer working. I am using restricted software to block the actual Install macOS Monterey.app as well as the InstallAssistant. I also have a policy to ignore, but it does not seem to work like it did when i was blocking Big Sur
Run Unix command 'sudo softwareupdate --ignore "macOS Monterey"'
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The only way i have found is to defer it for 90 days, which i wish they would give a longer time as we are in higher education and only do major upgrades like these in the summer to give us time to test all the software prior
+1Same as Sbrammer, they only solution right now is the 90 option within Jamf's configuration Profile, under restrictions, and Functionality, the scroll down and change Delay software updates from Major updates the max 90 days. My companies IS teams takes like 8 months to approve the new releases.
+8I am having the same issues as others with blocking Monterey. What did work before with Big Sur is no longer working. I am using restricted software to block the actual Install macOS Monterey.app as well as the InstallAssistant. I also have a policy to ignore, but it does not seem to work like it did when i was blocking Big Sur
Run Unix command 'sudo softwareupdate --ignore "macOS Monterey"'
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The only way i have found is to defer it for 90 days, which i wish they would give a longer time as we are in higher education and only do major upgrades like these in the summer to give us time to test all the software prior
The --ignore flag for the softwareupdate command has been deprecated by Apple. Thats why it does not work anymore (and unlikely to come back anytime soon)
+6Is there a way to defer the update past 90 days? Would be nice to at least have an option for deferring 180 days. Also, will the restricted software option in Jamf still work? Would really not like it to show up at all, so the defer option will be great until the 91st day, then will the restricted software still apply? I haven't tested it yet but will work on that today to find out.
+4Defer only works for updates not upgrades. (10.15 to 10.15.2 for example)
+25Defer only works for updates not upgrades. (10.15 to 10.15.2 for example)
In 11.3 and above, there is now the ability to delay Major updates. Apple Restrictions
+22I am having the same issues as others with blocking Monterey. What did work before with Big Sur is no longer working. I am using restricted software to block the actual Install macOS Monterey.app as well as the InstallAssistant. I also have a policy to ignore, but it does not seem to work like it did when i was blocking Big Sur
Run Unix command 'sudo softwareupdate --ignore "macOS Monterey"'
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The only way i have found is to defer it for 90 days, which i wish they would give a longer time as we are in higher education and only do major upgrades like these in the summer to give us time to test all the software prior
softwareupdate: unrecognized option `--ignore'
+8softwareupdate: unrecognized option `--ignore'
Exactly. Thats the error message that you get when you still try to run it.
+22Same as Sbrammer, they only solution right now is the 90 option within Jamf's configuration Profile, under restrictions, and Functionality, the scroll down and change Delay software updates from Major updates the max 90 days. My companies IS teams takes like 8 months to approve the new releases.
That works, thank you @Windbiel!
At list we have 90 days to figure out compatibility with other enterprise IT parts with no users asking "I see Monterey in Software Update, should I install it?"
+22Is there a way to defer the update past 90 days? Would be nice to at least have an option for deferring 180 days. Also, will the restricted software option in Jamf still work? Would really not like it to show up at all, so the defer option will be great until the 91st day, then will the restricted software still apply? I haven't tested it yet but will work on that today to find out.
It works, too; unfortunately, action happens after 12GB downloaded
+6I'd probably want a second pair of eyes to double check my shaky regex, but here is a string to identify devices incompatible with Monterey using the model identifier criteria:
^(iMac[1-9],|iMac1[0-4],[0-4]|MacBook[1-8],|MacBookAir[1-6],|MacBookPro[1-9],|MacBookPro1[0-1],[0-3]|Macmini[1-6],|MacPro[1-5],)
According to everymac.com, iMac15's aren't supported on Monterey either, so I updated your regex to include them:
^(iMac[1-9],|iMac1[0-5],|MacBook[1-8],|MacBookAir[1-6],|MacBookPro[1-9],|MacBookPro1[0-1],[0-3]|Macmini[1-6],|MacPro[1-5],)
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