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Upgrading to Monterey remotely and automatic

  • October 29, 2021
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I created a policy which executes the following command 

 

 

'/Applications/Install macOS Monterey.app/Contents/Resources/startosinstall' --agreetolicense --nointeraction --forcequitapps

 

 

via the Files and Processes --> Execute Command field on Macs which are capable of Monterey and do have the installer downloaded.

Although the command is correct AND the Macs did the upgrade the logged result of the command is:

 

 

/bin/sh: /Applications/Install macOS Monterey.app/Contents/Resources/startosinstall: No such file or directory

 

 

Does anybody have an idea why?

It is misleading that the log shows "No such file or directory" although the command is run properly.

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    • AtillaTheC
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    • November 2, 2021

    What happens if you change it to:

     

    /Applications/Install\\ macOS\\ Monterey.app/Contents/Resources/startosinstall

     

     

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    • bwoods
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    • November 2, 2021

    What happens if you change it to:

     

    /Applications/Install\\ macOS\\ Monterey.app/Contents/Resources/startosinstall

     

     


    Always drag your path into terminal and copy that output into your script/ exececute command. 

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    • j_meister
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    • 71 replies
    • November 2, 2021

    What happens if you change it to:

     

    /Applications/Install\\ macOS\\ Monterey.app/Contents/Resources/startosinstall

     

     


    I haven't tested that yet but I will. Thank you.

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    • j_meister
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    • November 2, 2021

    Always drag your path into terminal and copy that output into your script/ exececute command. 


    @bwoods You recommend this to get rid off formatted text, right?

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    • bwoods
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    • November 3, 2021

    @bwoods You recommend this to get rid off formatted text, right?


    Correct.

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    • konfio
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    • 5 replies
    • November 3, 2021

    I haven't tested that yet but I will. Thank you.


    I cannot execute any command :(, sorry you will have the command you use in the MDM.

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    • j_meister
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    • November 5, 2021

    What happens if you change it to:

     

    /Applications/Install\\ macOS\\ Monterey.app/Contents/Resources/startosinstall

     

     


    I tested changing it but the error message is exactly the same.

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    • bwoods
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    • November 8, 2021

    I tested changing it but the error message is exactly the same.


    try removing the single quotes from your path.

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    • j_meister
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    • November 9, 2021

    try removing the single quotes from your path.


    I did that like @AtillaTheC suggested but that did not help.

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    • bwoods
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    • November 9, 2021

    I did that like @AtillaTheC suggested but that did not help.


    Are you dragging the startosinstall into terminal directly and then pasting the path into your script/command?

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    • Will92
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    • November 15, 2021

    EDIT

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    • j_meister
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    • 71 replies
    • November 16, 2021

    Are you dragging the startosinstall into terminal directly and then pasting the path into your script/command?


    I did that, yes.

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    • AtillaTheC
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    • November 16, 2021

    I did that, yes.


    check a reply I made to another post with a working script

     

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    • declure
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    • January 8, 2023

    Not sure it helps your case but FYI I ran:

    /Applications/Install\\ macOS\\ Monterey.app/Contents/Resources/startosinstall --agreetolicense --nointeraction --forcequitapps

    remotely through ARD and it did work. Of course, the central requirement is that the installer app exist in that location in the first place. Not a direct answer, but maybe a workaround if it helps anyone.

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    • declure
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    • January 9, 2023

    Not sure it helps your case but FYI I ran:

    /Applications/Install\\ macOS\\ Monterey.app/Contents/Resources/startosinstall --agreetolicense --nointeraction --forcequitapps

    remotely through ARD and it did work. Of course, the central requirement is that the installer app exist in that location in the first place. Not a direct answer, but maybe a workaround if it helps anyone.


    UPDATE (should have tried this first before posting). So I had to make a policy to copy the dmg/app to the correct location anyway since JAMF is much faster than ARD with the file size.  I tried making a "step 2" policy rigged to run after the 1st/copy that only did the exact cmd posted above, and success! Automatic updating underway.  Is it possible your cmd was just running before your actual copy completed or anything? Anyway, that got things working for me.


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