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MichaelZuo | karma 3522 | avg karma 0.88 · 2023-11-01 21:34:03

This sounds like a lot more work then a few extra button clicks?

dumpsterdiver | karma 911 | avg karma 1.45 · 2023-11-01 21:56:05

Indeed, but when the alternative is missing critical security updates for years at a time one only needs to be bitten once to understand the value.

MichaelZuo | karma 3522 | avg karma 0.88 · 2023-11-03 10:27:39

Monterey is still receiving security updates though?

dumpsterdiver | karma 911 | avg karma 1.45 · 2023-11-06 13:05:19

I’m not sure what you mean. Keeping a system updated does include updating to the latest major operating system release when an older one no longer receives security updates.

Ansible (and other provisioning solutions) could help in the case where updates break an existing workflow by attempting to put the system back into the desired state. Of course if something broke after and update there’s a chance that trying to fix it will fail, but at least it would fail loudly during the provisioning process and you’d be able to see why.

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MichaelZuo | karma 3522 | avg karma 0.88 · 2023-11-10 23:19:26

The alternative in this case, sticking with Monterey, means they still receive the security updates.

bloopernova | karma 7222 | avg karma 3.44 · 2023-11-01 22:11:23

Less work than a week of manually doing it.