Automatic download and installation of XProtect, MRT and Gatekeeper updates.Automatic download of macOS software updates.Automatic background check for macOS software updates.This script enables the following options: In place of a profile, I’ve written a script to set up automatic OS X / macOS updates for OS X Yosemite through macOS Mojave. The preference domain can’t be managed by a profile and the AutomaticallyInstallMacOSUpdates setting in the preference domain should be manageable with a profile, but for unknown reasons, it can’t be. Unfortunately, it is not yet possible to set these automatic update settings using a profile. On macOS Mojave, the notification should look similar to this: On OS X Yosemite through macOS High Sierra, the notification should look similar to this: If the Mac is not idle and a reboot is needed, a notification will appear to the logged-in user asking permission to reboot. If a reboot is needed as part of installing an update, the Mac will reboot automatically. In both cases, the Mac will check for new updates overnight and install them when the Mac is idle. When this command is run, the following checkbox should be checked in the Software Update preferences in System Preferences. When this command is run, the following checkbox should be checked in the App Store preferences in System Preferences.Īs of macOS Mojave, the following command can be run with root privileges to enable macOS updates to be installed automatically:ĭefaults write /Library/Preferences/ AutomaticallyInstallMacOSUpdates -bool true The main change is that the option to enable automatic macOS updates has moved from the preference domain to the preference domain. On OS X Yosemite through macOS High Sierra, the following command can be run with root privileges to enable OS X and macOS updates to be installed automatically:ĭefaults write /Library/Preferences/ AutoUpdateRestartRequired -bool true

For more details, please see below the jump. The methods used to enable automatic macOS updates changed as of macOS Mojave, so let’s take a look at the changes. A while back, I wrote a post on how to enable automatic OS X updates on OS X Yosemite.

Update el capitan to mojave