It should be fairly easy to create script that runs via cron that
just sends things like a directory listing of /Library/Receipts to a
central server or admin which could process it or store it. When
you're only tracking 5 machines it seems like a lot of work to learn
these third-party products. Just sending via email looks pretty
easy. I imagine with rules in OS X Mail and scripts you could even
process the messages to create summaries of the status of the machines.
How much do these third-party products really check. I know that if
you manually install an update there is no record of the update in
the software update log or at least the parts I have looked at.
Obviously, from the discussions these products have limitations of
their own.
I'm using cron scripts to pull files from a master node to all the
client nodes of a cluster, a lot easier to understand than fancier
means I have seen.
Michael
On May 24, 2006, at 11:08 AM, Ryan Hofschneider wrote:
Are there other OS X-compatible products other than Harris STAT
Scanner that can generate security update reports on remote machines?
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