Softwareupdate Unix command, feedback on CatalogURL in Leopard?

I've been successfully updating my Macs from the Software Update Server on my Tiger server for some time. Tiger clients show feedback that they are addressing my server; the GUI client displays the server's address in the title bar, and the command-line tool puts up a line that it's loading the catalog from my server at the very beginning.
Leopard clients have this very helpful feedback item removed! Neither the GUI client nor the command line tool (which I've been using over ARD lately) has any indication any more that they are pulling the updates from my server.
Is there any way of getting this feedback info to display again?

defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.sharing.firewall state -boolean No
followed by a reboot works like a charm. thanks for you help.

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Hi everybody
I have a problem sending UNIX commands to my clients, I work in a school with 500 macs, with 10.4 and 10.5 systems and all the computers download the updates from my Software Update Server, but when I try to send the command from ARD (sudo softwareupdate -i -a) the clients attemp to connect to Apple's servers instead my own SUS. It seems when I try to install with sudo command, overrides the address of my server.
I show you the output:
$ sudo softwareupdate -i -a
password:
2009-09-22 12:14:31.712 softwareupdate456 loader:didFailWithError:NSError "XML parser error:
Encountered unknown tag style on line 5
Old-style plist parser error:
Malformed data byte group at line 5; invalid hex
" Domain=SUCatalogLoader Code=0 UserInfo={
NSLocalizedDescription = "XML parser error:\n\tEncountered unknown tag style on line 5\nOld-style plist parser error:\n\tMalformed data byte group at line 5; invalid hex\n";
NSURL = http://swscan.apple.com/content/catalogs/index-1.sucatalog;
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Encountered unknown tag style on line 5
Old-style plist parser error:
Malformed data byte group at line 5; invalid hex
Software Update Tool
Copyright 2002-2005 Apple
When I try this command as a normal user, everything is ok:
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2009-09-22 12:15:03.569 softwareupdate458 Loading CatalogURL http://xserve.fcaq.k12.ec:8088/index.sucatalog
Software Update Tool
Copyright 2002-2005 Apple
Software Update found the following new or updated software:
* iPhoto504-5.0.4
iPhoto Update (5.0.4), 41980K recommended
* JavaForMacOSX104Release7-1.0
Java for Mac OS X 10.4, Release 7 (1.0), 82580K recommended
* iTunesX-9.0.0
iTunes (9.0.0), 87530K recommended
* QuickTime-7.6.4
QuickTime (7.6.4), 51340K recommended restart
* RemoteDesktopAdmin33-3.3 v1.1
Remote Desktop Admin Update (3.3 v1.1), 57530K recommended
* SecUpd2009-005PPC-1.0
Security Update 2009-005 (PowerPC) (1.0), 81690K recommended restart
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SIBELIUS411 (172.17.6.36)
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2011-03-25 13:19:40.016 softwareupdate[1692:903] PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/PPDInstallerRI3222E3L.pkg
Software Update Tool
Copyright 2002-2009 Apple
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Waiting to install Safari
Downloading Mac OS X Update Combined
Verifying Mac OS X Update Combined
Waiting to install Mac OS X Update Combined
Downloading Ricoh Printer Software Update
Verifying Ricoh Printer Software Update
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Downloading iWeb Update
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Waiting to install iWeb Update
Downloading Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 4
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2011-03-25 13:20:01.731 softwareupdate[1692:37b7] PackageKit: Missing bundle path, skipping: <bundle id="com.apple.remoteinstallmacosx"></bundle>
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Validating packages…
Writing files…
Running package scripts…
Removing old files…
Optimizing system for installed software…
Moving items into place…
Registering updated components…
And thats it, it stops there. Few clients completed the task, but the output says that they skipped the installation of all updates. In the case above, there is some skipping too, and I don't know what it means. Yesterday I left one client to this part where its Registering updated components.... , and today when I came in, it's still there, and the task is still running. When I update the clients with the Software Update from apple menu, it takes usually 10 minutes max to complete the whole process, download and install. After I restarted the same client and ran the manual Software Update from apple menu, it shows the same updates, it didn't do anything???
Am I doing something wrong with the command?

I am having the same issue. I send the unix command to some test clients to install all updates. The process never finishes and stays at "Registering updated companents....". (See screen shot)
I have manually restarted some of the clients after waiting a very long time. All updates seem to have been installed. I am wondering why the task hangs at this point. I want to be able to ran ASU with this Unix method on the 450+ macs that I manage at work, but it scares me that the task never seems to finish.

Unix Command install updates for 10.9 Mavericks does not work

Unix Command install updates for 10.9 Mavericks does not work
These commands no longer work with 10.9
softwareupdate -i -a
softwareupdate -d
Are there new unix commands for 10.9 to install updates?

Now that Safari 7.0.3 is out there is actually something to update, here is the results:
SYSTEM2 (192.168.1.6)
Software Update Tool
Copyright 2002-2012 Apple Inc.
Finding available software
Downloading Safari
Downloaded Safari
Installing Safari
Done with Safari
Done.
Get Info on the system shows:
Modified: Today 10:15
Version: 7.0.3, Copyright © 2003-2014 Apple Inc.
Regards,
Shawn

Unix command to update Microsoft Office 2008 via ARD

I'm looking for a unix command I can send via ARD to update Microsoft Office 2008. It just needs to install all updates and then restart. Kinda like apple's software update one: softwareupdate -i -a; shutdown -r now

Why go through all the trouble of trying to do it in Unix. Apple and Microsoft made it a LOT easier.
Just download the update from Mactopia
Open the .dmg
(for convience and ability to have it stored) Drag the Update from the Microsoft folder that opens up and put the update on your desktop
In ARD Select what computer(s) you want to install the update in
Use ARD Install function to install the update
Go have a cup of coffee and a donut while ARD does the install.
You do not even have to do a restart. Microsoft uses a different icon for the update but it still is a package file operation.

Unix command to turn OFF Software Update

I've browsed through the networksetup -help and the systemsetup -help files and can't find anything that would allow me to send a unix command that would turn automatic software update off? Anyone got any thoughts?

Send:
softwareupdate --schedule off
and that is indeed a doubled hyphen in front of "schedule".
The command is user specific, so you would have to turn it off for every user on the system. I don't know of a global way to turn it off for all users at once.
Regards.
Message was edited by: Dave Sawyer

Unix command to find certain files

hello,
i have a powerbook g4 running leopard... i want to find all files related to a certain program or app. What would the unix command be to find all files related to a certain program or app.
Also... is there unix commands to find all related preferences or cached items?
Any help would be great.

find / -name "*.doc"
where "*.doc" would find all files ending in .doc
and / is the root (top most) directory. You may specify a different starting point
find $HOME -name "*.pdf"
or even multiple starting directories
find ~username1 ~username2 ~username3 -name "*.zip"
You may specify more than one type of file to locate
find $HOME $ -name "*.dmg" -or -name "*.plist" $
You may also want to look at the xargs command, as well as find's "-print0" option and xargs' "-0" option
find $HOME -name "*.txt" -print0 | xargs -0 grep "magic"

Software Updates using Unix command hangs

Every time I try to do a software update to my OS 10.6.4, 10.6.8 iMacs, the process stays an/or hangs and I have to cancel it. This is the last message in the log:
Writing files… Running package scripts… Removing old files… Optimizing system for installed software… Moving items into place…
I have left it there for 24 hours and it stills never finishes. When I check an individual machine, the updates are still outstanding, except the combo 10.6.8 on the machines that are running 10.6.4
Any help on this? I am running a Snow Leopard server with the software update service and doing local updates on the machines. I have sent already a unix command to the machines to do a local update with my server ip.
Thanks,
Elizabeth Rodriguez
Rancho Dominguez Prep

If your using ARD , you should be able to send, and copy & run the installer on your client computers without needing to directly interact with the computers.
ie:
download the 10.6.8 combo updaters v1.1.dmg onto your ARD computer
double click on the dmg so your computer mounts it.
open ard
select one or more client that need to update
click on install icon from the ard toolbar (it should be right next to unix) (altertively
a dialog box will pop up asking what you want to install
click the +
select the 10.6.8 combo update v1.1.pkg from the mounted disk image
set restart after install to attempt or force restart.
click install
it's a good idea to send this installer to computers physicaly in the same location at one time. IE send the installer to 1 lab of computers, then the next lab. for classrooms you might find it better to do 1 classroom or one building at a time.

Unix command for turning file sharing off

Is there a Unix command I can use to turn off file sharing on Leopard ( as well as Tiger ) laptops? I don't mean a command to kill it for the session, I need it off even if the system is restarted. Yes, I can do it though the Preferences, but I need to do it to over 200 some laptops. We have ARD and if we had a Unix command to send to turn file sharing off that would be helpful. Thank you.

There is a CLI for just about everything. From the [OS X Leopard Security Configuration Guide|http://images.apple.com/server/macosx/docs/LeopardSecurity_Config20080530.pdf]:
To disable FTP.
launctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ftp.plist
To disable SMB.
defaults delete /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.smb.server EnabledServices
launctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/nmbd.plist
launctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/smbd.plist
To disable AFP.
launctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.AppleFileServer.plist

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