Is there a way to use the fdesetup authrestart command on a FV2 encrypted mac to do system updates (such as 10.10.4 that requires a Restart?)
Mac mini, OS X Server, OSX 10.10.3 with Server.app 4.1
Looks like you can do this via the Terminal - I tried this on a 2012 Mac mini with the 10.10.4 updates. It almost, but not quite, worked:
sudo softwareupdate --list
sudo softwareupdate --install -a
However, at this point my ARD connection died. I couldn't reconnect. Fortunately I'm in the same building as the server, so I walked downstairs to see that the terminal was displaying:
software updates have been installed, please restart immediately
A this point, I entered the command:
sudo fdesetup authrestart
from the physical keyboard, and it rebooted and did the updates.
I wonder, in the 2nd step, when the ARD connection was lost, could I have run another terminal command to get it back online so I could issue the final fdesetup authrestart command?
I think the answer to your question is "yes". I was able to do this myself in macOS Sierra just recently.
In fact, I think that recent versions of the OS are doing this automatically? Pretty sure I've been able to ARD into the system, run the system software update, and after it reboots ARD connects again, almost as if it's doing the authrestart in the background for you?
To be clear on my earlier comments, I'm not sure if I've experienced what you describe, Michael. What I was saying is that I've used the command line (Terminal) as your post described above (last paragraph).
FileVault 2 : fdesetup authrestart and software updates?
