"Restart Options" Policy Payload

[dstranathan]

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Is there any reason the "Restart Options" payload is always automatically configured and added by default to newly-created JSS Policies? Is there any harm in removing it if it isnt required?

I'm OCD about this kind of stuff - Can I remove "Restart Options"?

[Matt_Ellis]

I think its there incase a program, update or something else requires a restart. That way you dont forget it.

[Look]

It's a per bugbear of mine as well, I systematically remove it, I would rather have machines restart only when I think they should.

[obing]

this is quite dangerous as adding a software update and not realizing this is automatically there by default would cause all scoped machines to have a forced restart aka - sad or worse upset users. JAMF - any thought put into defaulting this to "Do Not Restart"?

[gjpalau]

This is one of those things that JAMF should remove on their next patch, but I bet you a barrel of beer, they wont because somehow they know better than we do.

[Kwhitt1]

Seriously? @Jamf_admin -- fix this major malfunction. Your product is over 13 years old, well past the age of maturity.

[Kwhitt1]

I'd like to know why they thought this was a good idea in the first place. @gjpalau @obing