I'm having an issue testing patching/updates.
I'm working on a new patching schedule for Firefox. I want to run updates only on machines that have Firefox installed. In the past, when I set a schedule for updating Java, I had an issue where my Kbox installed java if it wasn't installed, so I've been treading lightly with patching.
Anyway, I was successful in testing to make sure it would update the Firefox on my test machine. I then uninstalled Firefox to make sure patching would overlook that machine, and it seemed to, however, I made an addendum to the pre and post messages and then reinstalled an old version of Firefox to the machine and re-ran the patch schedule and it continues to overlook the test machine. When watching the patching status on that machine in my Kbox inventory, I see, "Scheduled.... handshaking... Completed". It never updates.. I've forced inventory to make sure that my Kbox knows that I have Version 25 of Firefox and it needs to be updated, but it still won't update...
what am I overlooking?
Thanks very much, in advance.
Answers (2)
What version are you trying to update to? It seems that the newest is something like 38.1. What happens if you try to update from a newer version than 25?
Also, it's very possible that big of a version jump may need the application installer in order to be accomplished.
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You may be on to something about "too many generation jumps to 'upgrade'". I'll try a higher version to see if it can do the upgrade, thank you for the suggestion. - Dj Brady 9 years ago
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No dice. I downgraded to ver 37. No change in behavior... I then downgraded to 35... same. - Dj Brady 9 years ago
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I'm letting my K1000 inventory the machine. It determines that I have Firefox v25 installed, but after previously updating from an older version of Firefox (v34, specifically), then uninstalling Firefox from the test machine to test to see if the K1000 will install Firefox on a machine w/out any version of Firefox installed, the K1000 did not. However, I installed Firefox v25 and re-ran the patching schedule and the K1000 seemingly ignored the machine. Under patching status, I see "Scheduled", then "Handshaking", then "Complete", yet Firefox v25 remains on the machine. I cannot make my Kbox update this machine now.. it's like my KBOX is saying, 'I've already done it once.. I'm not touching it again'. - Dj Brady 9 years ago