Requirements

S.U.P.E.R.M.A.N. (or just super) enforces macOS minor updates and macOS major upgrades via multiple workflows that vary based on the system's current macOS version and CPU architecture. At this time there is no method in any version of macOS to programmatically install Mac App Store updates or Studio Display Firmware Updates.

Mac Computers With Intel

• macOS 11 or newer.
• The super script must run with system (root) privileges, but no additional credentials or MDM service is required.

Mac Computers With Apple Silicon

• The super script must run with system (root) privileges.
• To enforce automatic macOS updates or upgrades via local authentication requires providing super with the local credentials of an existing account.
• To enforce automatic macOS updates or upgrades via Jamf Pro MDM requires macOS 11.5 or newer, Jamf Pro 10.35 or newer, and providing super with Jamf Pro API credentials.

If no credentials are provided tosuper then macOS updates or upgrades can not be enforced on Mac computers with Apple silicon. In this case super prompts the user to provide their local account password.

The super user authentication dialog

Updating or Upgradingsuper Itself

New versions of super can always be installed on top of older versions. However, a major version upgrade (like 4.x to 5.x) of super indicates significant configuration changes such that settings for an older version of super are not compatible. If you have a working configuration for super version 3.0 you can upgrade your settings to support super version 5.x. There is no upgrade path for versions of super prior to version 3.0.

• Several super 4.x command line options and managed preferences are not compatible with super 5.x
• Most super 3.0 command line options and managed preferences are not compatible with super 5.x
• Previously saved super 3.0 and 4.x Apple silicon authentication credentials are automatically migrated the first time super 5.x runs.
• Refer to this spreadsheet (tab separated values) for migrating super command line options to version 5.x.
• Refer to this spreadsheet (tab separated values) for migrating super managed preferences to version 5.x.
• Updated Jamf Pro Extension Attribute scripts now supports super versions 3.0, 4.x, and 5.x.
• Updated example MDM configuration profiles for super v5.x.
• Updated Jamf Pro External Application Custom Schema for super v5.0.0. (Huge thanks to @tonyyo11 for taking this on!)