Deprovision Clients to use Apple's default Software Update Server
I have our macs set-up to use our local SL Server's "Software Update Server" - now 2 macs are being removed the local environment, and taken home with the employee's. The only real change that I see needed, is to change the software update server from our own, to Apple's default. Any idea how to change back, or what Apple's is?
This is how I set them originally:
defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate CatalogURL http://ourlocalserver.com:8088/index-leopard-snowleopard.merged-1.sucatalog
I imagine its similar command to remove or change the URL.
edit--
nevermind, found it in the support docs
To point the unmanaged client computer back to the Apple Software Update server, use the following command:
defaults delete /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate CatalogURL
I guess if 10.4.5 comes out your 10.4.3 machine will show the 10.4.5 combined updater. But you'll only be able to install every other system release that way.
I guess that didn't help much... Sorry. I'd really be interested in a correct solution to this as well.
Regards MacLemon
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I'm trying to find Apple's default software update server for my mac so I can change it back.
I've been unable, thus far, to locate this thing on google. So I'm just hoping one of you knows =)
It's prolly something like updates.apple.com (but not that 'cause.. it didn't work) =PI'm a genius.
Find /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.plist
and delete it.
Wewt.
Edit:
Delete Library Preferences at your own risk =)
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http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/18059
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I thought this was enough to clean up my client machine, but it is still trying to access the Software Update Server on my test server. I can tell this by running softwareupdate from the command line:
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Software Update Tool
Copyright 2002-2005 Apple
2007-03-07 09:29:24.219 softwareupdate[353] Loading CatalogURL http://purr.local:8080/index.sucatalog
2007-03-07 09:29:28.804 softwareupdate[353] loader:didFailWithError:NSError "can’t find host" Domain=NSURLErrorDomain Code=-1003 UserInfo={
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I can't figure out where this setting is being stored so that I can erase it. I've already tried using the Restore Default feature of Software Update Enabler <http://www.wiretapped.net/~proton/suenabler/>, but that hasn't fixed the problem, even after resetting all three preference domains (Current User on This Computer, Current User on Any Computer, and All Users on This Computer) and restarting. I've searched through /Library/Preferences for the string "purr.local" and didn't get any hits.
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There are settings in /Library/Managed Preferences that aren't reset by Software Update Enabler. In particular, I had a file named "/Library/Managed Preferences/samalone/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.plist" that contained the obsolete server setting for Software Update. In my case, I don't want to have managed preferences anymore, so I just deleted the entire /Library/Managed Preferences folder and restarted.
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Leopard Software Update Server + Client
Hello,
Now I have to use Mac OS X Tiger Server Software Update Server and OSX Tiger Client.
After installing OS X Tiger Server software update, I turned on the server and on apdaty do I download and have been prepared. OS X Tiger has found his client software update server, and everything worked.
Now I have OS X Leopard and Leopard Server Client.
Purely installed server and client purely installed. The server is running the server software update is downloaded updates. Leopard Client still download updates from the Internet and not from the local network and I do not know where the error. Why in the older version of all work without interference with the terminal and not now? Can someone please help me set the software update server to the client computers may not have anything set up and found this site automatically.
Thank you
I apologize for my incorrect EnglishThe Tiger systems must have some form of customization. SWU is not an auto-discover service. If you have one of the Tiger systems still available, enter both of these commands and report the results:
defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate
defaults read /Users/<adminusername>/Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate
Does either of the results return the custom CatalogURL value? If not, then look in NetInfo Manager and look at your MCX values. There may have been a managed preference set for all systems. However, if Tiger systems are not bound that this is not possible unless an niutil command was run to insert the value.
Also, keep in mind that if your Leopard systems are not bound to OD, and you have Apple Remote Desktop, you can use a Send Unix command and hit all of your systems in a matter of seconds. It is really rather trivial.
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I don't know much about computers can anyone walk me through this ? How Do I Change The Software Update Server Address On A Client ? what do I open and how do i put it in the right spot?
The simplest method is to run a defaults command on the client Macs (easily pushed via Apple Remote Desktop):
defaults write com.apple.SoftwareUpdate CatalogURL 'HTTP_URL_FOR_CATALOG'
for a user. If you run it via sudo it will set it for whenever you use softwareupdate as root.
The HTTP_URL_FOR_CATALOG has been changed with Mac OS X 10.6. If you use MCX it will automatically pick the new catalog – however if doing it manually the following URLs need to be used for whichever client version is in question:
Mac OS X 10.4: http://mysus.example.com:8088/index.sucatalog
Mac OS X 10.5: http://mysus.example.com:8088/index-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog.sucatalog
Mac OS X 10.6: http://mysus.example.com:8088/index-leopard-snowleopard.merged-1.sucatalog
Mac OS X 10.7: http://mysus.example.com:8088/index-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog
Mac OS X 10.8: index-mountainlion-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog
To double check this applied you can run the following command:
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c Print /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.plist
and /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c Print ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.plist
to see what settings are for the computer and user appropriately.
If this is working correctly when running Software Update (GUI) you should see the server address appear in parenthesis in the title of the window.
MCX
Another alternative is to use Workgroup Manager to manage the preferences via MCX from your server. This can be done for users, or for computers if they are bound to your Open Directory.
If you are using 10.5 Server or newer: you can simply use the Software Update section under Preferences.
Manually:
Choose the accounts, computers, or groups to have the preference applied to.
Click on Preferences, and then the Details tab
Press the Add… button and navigate to /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.plist
Press Edit…
Under Often, add a New Key and enter the name CatalogURL
Make sure the type is string and then enter your SUS URL (eg. http://mysus.example.com:8088/index.sucatalog or if using 10.6: http://mysus.examle.com:8088/ – see above from the defaults section)
Press Apply Now, then Done. Once users/computers have refreshed their MCX settings (usually the next login or restart) the new settings will take over.
If this is working correctly when running Software Update (GUI) you should see the server address appear in parenthesis in the title of the window.
In order to have a system-wide configuration one has to run the following:
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate CatalogURL "http://your.updates-server.lan:8088/index.sucatalog"
In order to correctly work both on Leopard and Snow Leopard the right command to issue is:
defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate CatalogURL "http://your.updates-server.lan:8088/index-leopard-snowleopard.merged-1.sucatalog"
Happily used and tested on my network
The DNS trick that Chealion points out is fantastic. I use it at our office, and every computer on our LAN will automatically pull the updates from the local repository at high speed without any configuration.
Create the swscan.apple.com DNS zone on your internal DNS server, and have it resolve via an A record to your Mac
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{The iPhone software update server could not be contacted. An unknown error occurred (-50)}. {Verbatim} -
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{quote}
Comes from http://images.apple.com/server/macosx/docs/L355781BSoftwrUdtTB.pdf
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