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Do shell script oddity
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  • Subject: Do shell script oddity
  • From: "John C. Welch" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 11:18:27 -0600

So I'm trying to make running softwareupdate easier without paying the ARD
tax.

I can automate the process of getting a list of the updates from a remote
machine, but when I try to run the update I get some odd results, and I'm
not sure why. The instruction is:

echo apassword | ssh amachine.local sudo softwareupdate --install
AirPortSW-3.3

The result is:

"Software Update Tool
Copyright 2002-2003 Apple Computer, Inc.

Your software is up to date."

However, running

do shell script "ssh amachine.local softwareupdate -l"

On the same machine gives me:

"Software Update Tool
Copyright 2002-2003 Apple Computer, Inc.

Software Update found the following new or updated software:
* AirPortSW-3.3
AirPort Software, 3.3, 8752K [restart]
* iSightUpdater102-1.0.2
iSight Update, 1.0.2, 920K"

I *think* it may be a oddity in softwareupdate, because running the

echo apassword | ssh amachine.local sudo softwareupdate --install
AirPortSW-3.3

From terminal also tells me that my software is up to date.

john

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