Profile Manager continuous pushing Apps

I've been running an Apple MDM with the macOS Server app for six months.

Unfortunately, a problem keeps popping up here for which I can't find a solution.

The iPads and iPhones in the profile manager sometimes push the same app over and over again every 3 minutes. There are several apps in combination with several devices.

So far I haven't found a working solution on the web or in the community.

I got the best hints from a post by justintylermeow.

Unfortunately, this post is quite old. The function mentioned (_dm_mdm_target_needs_repush) is currently no longer available. The problem devices all have NULL in the first_push_time field. The solution from the above thread only worked for a short time because the value is set to NULL after a short period of time.

However, this gave me a good hint.

This value is repeatedly set to NULL in 3 triggered functions in the database.

Unfortunately, the reason is not really clear to me.

I can't find any errors in the corresponding logs.

Does anyone have a similar experience or any advice on what I should look into again?

Posted on Mar 11, 2022 4:17 AM

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Mar 24, 2022 6:35 AM in response to Boskopp2022

In the meantime, a possible cause has been found in the settings. Under Settings -> App Store -> Mobile data, automatic downloads must be activated and app downloads must be set to "Always allow". Unfortunately, this option cannot be distributed via the profile manager. Apps that are already stuck must first be removed manually and then pushed again. Without these settings it is not possible to install app updates.

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