I was on the phone with someone yesterday that has a number of distributed Macs in offices with low bandwidth. So they need to control when updates are downloaded and installed because they can fail or cause issues with other systems when they download automatically. This option is great for home use but can be challenging in larger environments. So it can be disabled with the following command, which creates an AutomaticDownload key in the com.apple.SoftwareUpdate defaults domain and sets it to FALSE: sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate AutomaticDownload -boolean FALSE Once machines return to areas with better bandwidth or this isn’t a need it can then be re-enabled by using…
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App Store Preferences To Set In On Server 5.2 for macOS Sierra
By default, OS X now updates apps that are distributed through the Mac App Store (MAS). Server running on macOS Sierra is really just the Server app, sitting on the App Store, installed on a standard Mac. If the Server app is upgraded automatically, you will potentially experience some adverse side effects, especially if the app is running on a Metadata Controller for Xsan, runs Open Directory, or a major release of the Server app ships. Additionally, if you are prompted to install a beta version on a production system, you could end up with issues. Therefore, in this article we’re going to disable these otherwise sweet features of OS X.…
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Disable Automatic Updates On OS X Servers
By default, OS X now updates apps that are distributed through the Mac App Store (MAS). OS X Server is really just the Server app, sitting on the App Store. If the Server app is upgraded automatically, you will potentially experience some adverse side effects, especially if the app is running on a Metadata Controller for Xsan, runs Open Directory, or a major release of the Server app ships. Therefore, in this article we’re going to disable this otherwise sweet feature of OS X. To get started, first open the System Preferences. From there, click on the App Store System Preference pane. From the App Store System Preference pane, uncheck the…