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ChangeAgent Author

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Why are security updates not happening?

Mac Mini running OS11.6.1.

SilentKnight reports a Gatekeeper problem. Pic A.

Setting up in System preferences. If I click the box “Automatically…” (pic 3). I get pic 2. If I click only 2 boxes (this is all I want it to do see pic 1) the box in pic 3 deselects itself.

Now I figured it might just be that way and that overnight the Gatekeeper think would solve itself since I had ticked my favourite boxes (pic 1). It does not.

Also, SilentKnight has an update function but that does not come on either.

Anybody any ideas?

Mac mini 2018 or later

Posted on Dec 2, 2021 5:34 AM

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Dec 2, 2021 5:52 AM in response to ChangeAgent

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ChangeAgent Author

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Dec 2, 2021 6:03 AM in response to CT

thanks CT.

I looked at that before and found no helpful info.

And my question has to do with the Mac not doing it by itself with the settings I have. And maybe secondary with SilentKnight.

ChangeAgent Author

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Dec 2, 2021 6:03 AM in response to etresoft

Thanks etresoft, so do you know why the Mac is not updating itself?

PRP_53

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Dec 2, 2021 6:58 AM in response to ChangeAgent

Updating what is the real question ?

The last update to Big Sur is macOS 11.6 ( 20G165 ) - Sept 25, 2021.

etresoft

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Dec 2, 2021 8:23 AM in response to ChangeAgent

ChangeAgent wrote:

do you know why the Mac is not updating itself?

You seem to have missed my point. That 3rd party app you are using is wrong.

etresoft

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Dec 2, 2021 8:24 AM in response to PRP_53

P. Phillips wrote:

The last update to Big Sur is macOS 11.6 ( 20G165 ) - Sept 25, 2021.

11.6.1, build 20G224 is the current version of Big Sur.

PRP_53

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Dec 2, 2021 8:27 AM in response to etresoft

Yup my bad :((

I skipped that one on the M1 MBA but did install the 11.6.1 on M1 Mac Mini.

Sorry, only 3rd Expresso and still waking up.

ChangeAgent Author

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Dec 2, 2021 8:36 AM in response to etresoft

etresoft wrote:

You seem to have missed my point. That 3rd party app you are using is wrong.

Aha missed that. Any other way of checking that it is up-to-date?

ChangeAgent Author

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Dec 2, 2021 9:58 AM in response to etresoft

etresoft wrote:

Purchase a new computer, ...

Are you serious?

ChangeAgent Author

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Dec 2, 2021 12:38 PM in response to ChangeAgent

Thank you folks.

Remains the question, for me, why on one Mac I have version Gatekeeper 94, 8.0 and on an other 181, 8.0. Both detected by SilentKnight?

ChangeAgent Author

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Dec 3, 2021 5:32 AM in response to etresoft

etresoft wrote:

And this is a catch-22 as well. How are you going to verify that your baseline computer, itself, is up to date?

2- If I set the panel as in Pic1, will it update itself?

Yes.

Thanks.

ChangeAgent Author

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Dec 4, 2021 11:30 PM in response to Old Toad

Morning Old Toad, and thanks.

If I understand correctly, you like me to reinstall the OS? Correct?

Why not do it from the recovery partition? What is the advantage of the flash drive?

ChangeAgent Author

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Dec 5, 2021 8:07 AM in response to Old Toad

aha, could be. will give it a go when back at the machine

Why are security updates not happening?