Software Update Server not giving all updates

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Software Update Server not giving all updates

Hello,

I am running my local Mini as a Software Update Server with 10.6.8 Server on it. I have the server and DNS set up correctly and I have pointed my clients to it by "defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate CatalogURL http://su.server.com:8088/index-leopard-snowleopard etc....." on my 10.6 clients. However, Safari 5.1 doesn't show as an available update on the clients. Even though they are running an older Safari.

What could cause this "selective" availability of updates?

Thanks for your help!

Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Server

Posted on Jul 24, 2011 1:15 PM

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dmare

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Jul 25, 2011 7:31 AM in response to Motoxxbiker

Sorry if I'm asking the obvious, but is this update definitely present AND ACTIVE in the list at Server Admin -> Software Update -> Updates?

In the settings tab, the default option is for "Automatically enable copied updates" to be ticked. If this is not ticked, new updates need to be manually activated.

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Motoxxbiker Author

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Jul 25, 2011 10:58 AM in response to dmare

Yes, all of that is a "go". However, I am pretty sure this has been resolved. I pointed my client back to the Apple servers to do a comparison of updates.... and they were the same as my server! I guess I was looking at a stale update. Anyway this bug has been squashed (mainly due to user error 😁).

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