[Macpartners] automate patch download & install

[Duncan S Kincaid]

sorry, forgot the reboot piece. note that this needs to be launched as  
a LaunchDaemon as admin privs required.

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#!/bin/bash
softwareupdate -i -a
shutdown -r now
exit 0


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On Jun 23, 2009, at 2:42 PM, Duncan S Kincaid wrote:

> you can write a shell script which runs as often as you like at  
> whatever time of day you like (use launchd).
> example below:
>
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> #!/bin/bash
> softwareupdate -i -a
> exit 0
> =============================
>
> you might care to add other items to the script which are handy for  
> regular maintenance (such as repair disk permissions, email you the  
> results, etc)/
> we have a monthly script run at 7AM on the first of every month  
> which does all this and more.
> you are welcome to a copy if you like.
>
> On Jun 23, 2009, at 1:59 PM, William de Figueiredo wrote:
>
>> Hi Steve,
>>
>> Thanks for your reply. I want to be able to download critical  
>> patches, install, and reboot the system without user intervention.  
>> Is this possible with Mac OS 10.5?
>>
>> Bill
>>
>> ____________________________________
>> William de Figueiredo
>> MIT
>> 35-308
>> 77 Massachusetts Avenue
>> Cambridge, MA 02139
>>
>> 617-252-1661
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Stephen Ragalevsky [mailto:sfr at apple.com]
>> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 4:20 PM
>> To: William de Figueiredo
>> Cc: macpartners at mit.edu
>> Subject: Re: [Macpartners] automate patch download & install
>>
>> Hi Bill,
>> Do you need to just install Apple updates via Software Update?
>>
>> You can easily create a script with the command 'softwareupdate --
>> install --all'.  This command will install all software updates for a
>> system.  You can also just run that command via Terminal.  The man
>> page for softwareupdate defines how to install specific updates, if
>> you do not want to install all of them at once.
>>
>> Keep in mind that software like QuickTime and OS updates will require
>> a reboot.
>>
>> Best,
>> Steve
>>
>> On Jun 19, 2009, at 12:41 PM, William de Figueiredo wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> How can I automate Mac 10.5 to download and install (including
>>> reboot if necessary) software patches?
>>>
>>> Bill
>>>
>>> ____________________________________
>>> William de Figueiredo
>>> MIT
>>> 35-308
>>> 77 Massachusetts Avenue
>>> Cambridge, MA 02139
>>>
>>> 617-252-1661
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Macpartners mailing list
>>> Macpartners at mit.edu
>>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/macpartners
>>
>> Stephen Ragalevsky, ACSA
>> Sr. Systems Engineer
>> Apple Inc.
>> (781) 648-3548
>>
>> Great iTunes U Content:
>> Stanford's iPhone Application Programming Course
>>
>>
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