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68 Chapter 7 About Software Update Administration

Overview

The process that starts Software Update service is SoftwareUpdateServer. When you

start Software Update service, it contacts Apple’s Software Update server and requests

a list of available software to download locally. You can choose to mirror (copy and

store packages locally) and enable (make the packages available to users) any of the

files presented in the list. You can also limit user bandwidth for updates and choose to

automatically mirror and enable newer updates from the Apple server.

Note: The Software Update service stores its configuration information in the file /etc/

swupd/swupd.conf.

Catalogs

When Software Update service is started, your Software Updates server receives a list

of currently available software updates from the Apple Software Update service.

Your server will automatically synchronize the contents of the software catalog with

Apple’s Software Update server when you restart your server or when you execute the

following command:

/usr/local/bin/swupd_syncd

To manually update the current catalog, select the Update Now button in the General

pane of the Software Update Server.

Install Packages

Software Update service supports only pkm.en file types recognized only by

Mac OS X v10.4 and later. As you mirror updates on your server, your server will

download and store update packages at the following location:

/usr/share/swupd/html/

While this path is static and can’t be modified to store the packages in an alternate

location, it is possible to modify the URL to access a different server.

Note: This version of Mac OS X Server supports only Apple-specific software packages

for use with your update server. Modified Apple and third-party update software

packages cannot be shared.

Once the packages are mirrored locally, you can choose to enable the packages for

users to update their software. Mac clients running Software Update will see only the

list of enabled packages in the list of available software for their computer.

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