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Managing OS X and apps updates

com.apple.commerce

  • AutoUpdate → Install app updates
  • AutoUpdateRestartRequired → Install OS X updates

com.apple.SoftwareUpdate

  • AutomaticCheckEnabled → Automatically check for updates
  • AutomaticDownload → Download newly available updates in the background
  • ConfigDataInstall → Install system data files
  • CriticalUpdateInstall → Install security updates (Der Flounder)
  • AllowPreReleaseInstallation → Allow OS X Beta (HT203018)

How did I test ?

  1. Uncheck everything from prefpane
  2. cp com.apple.commerce.plist com.apple.commerce.orig
  3. cp com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.plist com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.orig
  4. Make changes
  5. plutil -convert xml1 com.apple.commerce.* ; diff com.apple.commerce.* -y
  6. plutil -convert xml1 com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.* ; diff com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.* -y

NB: I think "Automatically download apps purchased on other Macs" is controlled on a per-user basis by ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.commerce.plist ; key=autopush-registered-dsids (1=YES, 0=NO)