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2 weeks ago
Hello
For those of you using super as any comes across this issue.
We currently rolling out MacOS 15 to our Mac estate
I have seen this message in the logs it doesnt seem to be all machines just some.
Sun Apr 27 06:44:10 M-5ce91eb4f537 super[94775]: Disallowed: The following "over-the-air" macOS major upgrades are available but not allowed:
Sun Apr 27 06:44:10 M-5ce91eb4f537 super[94775]: Disallowed: macOS major upgrade 1 of 1 is: Title:macOS Sequoia 15.4.1,Build:24E263,Version:15.4.1
Depsite my config profile having the write settings for major upgrades
<key>InstallMacOSMajorUpgrades</key>
<true/>
<key>InstallMacOSMajorVersionTarget</key>
<string>15</string>
The profile seems to be working on 100 of machines just some seem to be having issues. In some cases it seems to resolve itself.
Any idea?

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2 weeks ago
@tdenton A couple of questions come to mind: Do you have any update deferral Configuration Profiles deployed? Do any of these Macs reporting the error have an older full version of the macOS Sequoia installer app downloaded?
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2 weeks ago
No update deferral Configuration Profiles deployed and no sign of older full version of the macOS Sequoia installer either.
I moved this out of the config profile and into the policy that installs the super script and it doesnt seem to be doing it now.
<key>InstallMacOSMajorUpgrades</key>
<true/>
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2 weeks ago
Some Macs show a super log error stating macOS 15.4.1 is "disallowed" despite an MDM profile allowing major upgrades to macOS 15.
Possible Causes:
- MDM profile misapplied or conflicting.
- MDM deferral policies or restrictions.
- super bug or misconfiguration.
- Device-specific issues (disk space, M1/M2, etc.).
- Network or Apple server issues.
Solutions:
- Verify MDM profile: sudo profiles -P -o stdout.
- Check for MDM deferral/restriction policies.
- Review super logs and update the tool.
- Test update availability: softwareupdate -l.
- Check disk space and integrity.
- Try updating in Safe Mode or manually via installer.
- Test Apple server connectivity: ping swscan.apple.com.
- Verify bootstrap token: sudo profiles status -type bootstraptoken.
Recommendations:
- Prioritize macOS 15.4.1 for security fixes.
- Test on a few affected devices.
- Contact MDM support if unresolved.
- Check MacAdmins forums for similar issues.
Provide more details (MDM, super version, Mac models) for tailored help.
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2 weeks ago
Couple of thoughts, only because I ran into this while we are in the early stages other testing and deploying SUPER.
- You don't mention which version of SUPER you're using, but v 5.1.0 (still in beta) specifically calls out support for macOS 15.
- Apple recently released macOS 15.4.1 that resolved a macOS 15.4 update issues (https://support.apple.com/en-us/121011) that "Improves reliability when installing macOS updates". On the SUPER Slack channel, reports are this fixed an issue some SUPER managed devices were having.
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2 weeks ago
@pbenware1
We aere using version 5 which I belive is compatablie with macOS 15 I saw the info about the fixes for macOS 15.4.1.
Intrestingly I removed the below from our config profile
<key>InstallMacOSMajorUpgrades</key>
<true/>
I then added it to our policy which installs the script it doesnt seem to be doing on the machine I had issues with.
Might look to do some testing with beta if the issues continues.
Have you seen the issues with your own super setup?
