what is this= missing bundle path; skipping (when running software update --download -all, files and processes)

[tcandela]

Executing Policy TEST 2 Software Updates using files and processes...
Running command softwareupdate --download --all...
Result of command:
2015-03-02 12:35:07.619 softwareupdate[5814:2a03] PackageKit: Missing bundle path, skipping: Software Update Tool
Copyright 2002-2010 Apple

Done.
Packages have been saved to /Library/Updates
Running Recon...
Retrieving inventory preferences from https://casper.blobface.xxx:8443/...
Locating accounts...
Locating package receipts...
Searching path: /Applications
Locating plugins...
Locating printers...
Gathering application usage information...

[gregneagle · Accepted solution]

That's a warning coming from internal Apple code (the clue is "softwareupdate[5814:2a03] PackageKit:").

There's nothing you can do other than ignore it. Are you concerned that it is causing/indicative of some other issue?

[tcandela]

no, not concerned, just wanted to make sure it was not messing with sofwareupdate -d -a

why does it say 'packages have been saved to /Library/Updates'?
what packages is it talking about, i don't see any downloaded updates.

[mm2270]

They're there, but in sub folders within /Library/Updates/ Poke around and you'll see them, or should, it anything actually got downloaded.

[tcandela]

so when the software update -d -a runs and finds available updates it downloads them into /Library/Updates ?

JSS would then be able to tell via smart group (criteria: number of available updates IS NOT 0) and let me know which computers have updates to install ?

[mm2270]

I'm not certain about that. I'm not sure if the jamf binary checks for updates downloaded into /Library/Updates/ as I've never actually tested that. I believe it only gathers the updates and number of updates available during an inventory collection, so in essence like running sudo softwareupdate -l and parsing the output to see what updates a system needs and a total count.
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong. Its been a while since I used that feature so I'm not clear on that at the moment.

You could on the other hand, create an Extension Attribute to capture the packages located in /Library/Updates/, and another one that also gives you a count in a standard integer format.

[tcandela]

I just had a computer get the following result, but it doesn't say anything like Done.
Packages have been saved to /Library/Updates

are these firmware updates considered different than OS X software updates?

Executing Policy TEST 2 Software Updates using files and processes...
Running command softwareupdate --download --all...
Result of command:
Software Update Tool
Copyright 2002-2012 Apple Inc.

Finding available software

Downloaded Thunderbolt Display Firmware Update
Done.
Running Recon...
Retrieving inventory preferences from https://casper.blobface.xxx:8443/...
Locating package receipts...
Locating accounts...
Searching path: /Applications
Locating plugins...
Locating printers...
Gathering application usage information...

[mm2270]

Firmware updates are considered software updates. Software updates are more than just updates to the core OS version or to installed applications. It should have downloaded it to /Library/Updates/ just like anything else.
In fact, in a recent test I had done on a Mac, it had a pending firmware update available and softwareupdate -da downloaded it into /Library/Updates/ just like all the others.

[tcandela]

now i'm waiting for my Smart Group to populate with this information that a mac has more than 0 available updates

I just received another softwareupdate --download --all result, it looks like it was downloading the updates and then never got to the line 'Packages have been saved to /Library/Updates'

Executing Policy TEST 2 Software Updates using files and processes...
Running command softwareupdate --download --all...
Result of command:
Software Update Tool
Copyright 2002-2012 Apple Inc.

Finding available software

Downloaded iTunes
Downloaded Safari
Downloaded Security Update 2015-001
Downloaded Remote Desktop Client Update
Downloaded iBooks Update
Done.
Mar 2 14:03:17 wkstn225-197.ddd.blobface.xxx softwareupdate CLI[18740] : /usr/sbin/softwareupdate: XPC error in __60-[SUCommandLineTool _runSessionWithUpdates:skippingInstall:]_block_invoke (Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4099 "Couldn’t communicate with a helper application." (The connection was invalidated from this process.) UserInfo=0x7fa8d8505150 {NSDebugDescription=The connection was invalidated from this process.})
Running Recon...
Retrieving inventory preferences from https://casper.blobface.xxx:8443/...
Locating accounts...
Searching path: /Applications
Locating package receipts...
Locating plugins...
Locating printers...
Gathering application usage information...