How to point managed clients back to the public Apple Software Update Server

If you have removed the Profile containing this value and you have stopped any MCX that may be pushing it, then you should be able to simply delete the /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.plist file. This assumes you've been managing this at the device level. If you have been managing at the user level, you may also need to look in ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.plist.

Now, if you have pushed this via MCX, you may have stagnant MCX cache. You can dump the MCX cache and reboot, allowing the device to pull down a new payload of MCX.

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A really simple way is to kill the plist file:

Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.plist

And give your macs a restart

Or jump into terminal:

sudo defaults delete /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate CatalogURL

You can just remove the /Library/ManagedClient folder and reboot. This is only needed if you were using MCX to set the value.

I have the same problem but removing the /Library/ManagedClient forlder did not solve the problem.

I log in as the adminsitrator to the client and delete the above and all preferences for com.apple.softwareupdate.plist from both the /Library and /User/.../Library.

I have even gone to Users and Accounts and unbound the network accounts.

But when I log in or restart the /ManagedClient folder reappears and sure enough in it is a reference to the old software server.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Mitch

the instructions from paulfromburwood will probably fix your issue.

I did that. For both the /Library and for the /Users/Username/Library..... and the MCX folder.

Reboot and presto the files are recreated on restart.

Mitch

Hi Mitch, is the Mac still enrolled with the server?

Hi Paul,

After trying all the above, I went to Directory Utility and remove the Filserver from the list. i.e. the computer is no longer enrolled with Server 3.0. I then delete all the preferences and MCX files as above. Reboot and presto. Everyhting is back!!.

BTW I have deleted all the computer and computer group accounts on the Server. But the data still persists somewhere in the Open Directory. If there was a way to delete those records on the Server, that should solve my problem .

Very strange.

Thanks for your help.

Mitch