Re: Any way to get Software Update to run in the background at a specified time of the day?

Sander Tekelenburg <user@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> In article <1i8tckk.143rm331tva6cbN%lists@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>  lists@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Jamie Kahn Genet) wrote:
> 
> > Is there any way to get Software Update to run in the background at a
> > specified time of the day?
> 
> Yes:
> - read man softwareupdate
> - decide with what arguments you want it to run ("$ softwareupdate -l"
> for instance lists all available updates,"$ softwareupdate -i -a" 
> downloads and install all available updates, etc.)
> - call that with do shell script (or through any other means you like)
> - use cron or something like it (iCal) to trigger the script at whatever
> time is convenient for you
> 
> You'll probably need to use sudo (or "with administrator priviliges" if
> you trigger through AppleScript) if you want updates to be installed 
> automatically.
> 
> [Note, I'm basing this on Panther & Tiger. But it seems likely to me 
> that softwareupdate is still around in Leopard.]

I'm not sure that sounds safe. I really just want to be notified if
there are new updates and have them download without being installed at
a set time. I cannot do that with the command line softwareupdate
either. I'll have to learn more scripting than I know right now to work
up an interface that only appears if there are updates to be installed
*sighs* I'm not sure I look forward to remaking a more flexible GUI
Software Update. I'm certainly not up to it yet, scripting-wise.

Well at least the command line softwareupdate would appear to be part of
the solution. Thanks.

Regards,
 Jamie Kahn Genet
-- 
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.