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Setting Install Security Responses and system files Software Update Settings

February 16, 2024macOSsoftwareupdate, XProtect

How can I enable "Install Security Responses and system files" in macOS terminal? Enable System Files and Security Updates: To specifically enable the installation of system files and security updates,…

How to check XProtect and MRT versions running Big Sur?

May 17, 2022Apple, macOSGatekeeper, MRT, XProtect

Gatekeeper /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print CFBundleShortVersionString" /private/var/db/gkopaque.bundle/Contents/Info.plist XProtect defaults read /Library/Apple/System/Library/CoreServices/XProtect.bundle/Contents/Info.plist CFBundleShortVersionString Check XProtect Version on MacOS Catalina (10.15.x) & MacOS Mojave (10.14.x) and later: system_profiler SPInstallHistoryDataType | grep -A 5…

macOS Client Software Update History

December 29, 2021Apple, macOSlogs, MDM, Patching, Troubleshooting, XProtect

Software Update History information system_profiler SPInstallHistoryDataType | grep -B 1 -A 4 -E '(macOS|Security).*Update\s?(\d+-\d+)?:' Pipe to a file system_profiler SPInstallHistoryDataType | grep -B 1 -A 4 -E '(macOS|Security).*Update\s?(\d+-\d+)?:' | grep…