Layne_Staley
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Q: Software Update Server showing old updates as new

I noticed that my software update server is showing what seem to be older, already installed updates as newly downloaded and posted.

Why is this happening?

Please see attached image for clarification.

Thanks for any assistance.

Screen Shot 2012-03-20 at 8.46.47 AM.JPG

Server, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Mac Mini

Posted on Mar 20, 2012 6:52 AM

by Marcus Rowell,Solvedanswer
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A:

Here is an Apple KB that explains that there is an Apple Software Update server certificate expiration issue.

 

"Mac OS X Server administrators who are managing their own Software Update servers should remove all updates signed with the expired certificates and redownload the updates from Apple"

 

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5198

Posted on Mar 22, 2012 12:14 AM

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  • by Fred Turner,

    Fred Turner Fred Turner Mar 21, 2012 12:55 PM in response to Layne_Staley
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    Mar 21, 2012 12:55 PM in response to Layne_Staley

    Yeah, SUS seems to have gone completely berserk. Almost like all these old update entries got "touched" in the database or something, and now they're all showing up as new as of 3/20-3/21. What a mess. Does it look to you like it removed all those old updates that had already been downloaded and then re-downloaded them? I don't have mine set to auto-download, so I'm guessing it just removed the old-old updates, and now shows the new-old updates as not downloaded.

     

    Anybody got any ideas what the best way to check on this w/ Apple is? Feedback page?

     

    Fred

  • by Bill Raab,

    Bill Raab Bill Raab Mar 21, 2012 1:30 PM in response to Layne_Staley
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    Mar 21, 2012 1:30 PM in response to Layne_Staley

    My 10.6.8 server is not exhibiting this problem. Might you have possibly cleared the /Library/Receipts folder?

  • by Fred Turner,

    Fred Turner Fred Turner Mar 21, 2012 1:31 PM in response to Fred Turner
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    Mar 21, 2012 1:31 PM in response to Fred Turner

    I submitted this as a Bug Report on Apple's Feedback page. I recommend you and anyone else seeing this do the same.

     

    FT

  • by Fred Turner,

    Fred Turner Fred Turner Mar 21, 2012 1:35 PM in response to Bill Raab
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    Mar 21, 2012 1:35 PM in response to Bill Raab

    No, this is to do w/ the Software Update *Server*, so I don't think /Library/Receipts would affect anything. I'm seeing this on multiple servers, including 10.5.8 servers.

     

    FT

  • by Marcus Rowell,

    Marcus Rowell Marcus Rowell Mar 21, 2012 5:04 PM in response to Fred Turner
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    Mar 21, 2012 5:04 PM in response to Fred Turner

    I am seeing the same issue here.

     

    10.6.8 Server. I haven't installed the Apple Software Installer Update 1.0 support.apple.com/kb/DL1512

    I also have ASUS configured to deliver 10.7 updates.

  • by Marcus Rowell,Solvedanswer

    Marcus Rowell Marcus Rowell Mar 22, 2012 12:14 AM in response to Marcus Rowell
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    Mar 22, 2012 12:14 AM in response to Marcus Rowell

    Here is an Apple KB that explains that there is an Apple Software Update server certificate expiration issue.

     

    "Mac OS X Server administrators who are managing their own Software Update servers should remove all updates signed with the expired certificates and redownload the updates from Apple"

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5198

  • by marcusfromcarey,

    marcusfromcarey marcusfromcarey Mar 22, 2012 3:03 AM in response to Marcus Rowell
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    Mar 22, 2012 3:03 AM in response to Marcus Rowell

    Well that explains my problems this morning - we have a master SUS in our main campus and cascade down to another smaller campus.

     

    The secondary server seemed to have a problem updating itself from our master and was chewing bandwidth since 4am.

     

    Perhaps it was because I didn't know to delete the old updates before downloading the new ones? Looks like I have a project for this weekend. Thanks for the lead on this one.

     

    M

  • by Layne_Staley,

    Layne_Staley Layne_Staley Apr 16, 2012 1:05 PM in response to Marcus Rowell
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    Apr 16, 2012 1:05 PM in response to Marcus Rowell

    I keep missing these email notices so it took me a while to get back here.

    As a matter of troubleshooting I did what is explained here:

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5198

    It seems to have fixed my issue, yet I have a lot of old updates it seems yet they're obviously ones I just haven't seen in a while.

    Thanks for all your help.