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 from el capitan to mojave