{"id":98740,"date":"2023-09-21T11:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/?post_type=support&p=98740"},"modified":"2024-02-26T09:56:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T14:56:14","slug":"create-a-mac-policy-to-delay-or-block-sonoma","status":"publish","type":"support","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/support\/create-a-mac-policy-to-delay-or-block-sonoma","title":{"rendered":"Create a Mac Policy to Delay or Block Sonoma"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
On September 26th, 2023, Apple released the latest version of their operating system, macOS 14 Sonoma<\/a>, to the general public. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p><\/div> If you’re not yet ready for macOS 14 Sonoma, there are two settings to deliver to your MDM-enrolled macOS devices to prevent it from being installed. <\/p>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n To fully block the upgrade to macOS 14 Sonoma, configure two settings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p><\/div> Enforcement of this setting will depend if you’re currently using Patch Management Policies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prerequisites<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n JumpCloud\u2019s patch policies (Policy Management<\/strong> > Patch Management<\/strong>) help organizations manage their operating system versions, including managing new major version releases. The Major Upgrade Settings<\/strong> section allows you to specify a delay of up to 90 days for new major versions of macOS. See Create a macOS Patch Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To add a delay, make sure Defer Upgrade Releases<\/strong> is selected, and then set a number of days from 1 to 90. The default is 30 days. For each policy in your patch rings (Vanguard, Early Adoption, General Adoption, Late Adoption), update the Major Upgrade Settings<\/strong> if you need to delay macOS 14 Sonoma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p><\/div> After macOS 14 Sonoma is approved for use within your organization, uncheck Defer Upgrade Releases<\/strong> and allow upgrades to proceed as normal.<\/p>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Automatic Action Changes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n JumpCloud will implement updated Automatic actions for devices running older versions of macOS in October 2023, will allow admins to target older versions of macOS to upgrade automatically to macOS 14 Sonoma, and will set an Automatic action for devices running macOS 13 Ventura<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For customers not using Patch Management, you can access Apple\u2019s Delay Major OS Upgrade settings through JumpCloud’s Delay Major macOS Software Upgrades<\/strong> policy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Delay Major macOS Upgrades<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Delay macOS Upgrades Using Patch Management Policies <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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