To enable auto promotion, from Testing → Stable, of applications downloaded using AutoPkg, munki-promote has been implemented. This uses a Python script to move applications according to a schedule defined in a JSON configuration file.
Currently, downloaded applications are set to move from Testing → Stable after 14 days. The promotion process runs at 2.30am every morning.
The script an its JSON configuration file are located here:
/srv/munki/bin
To allow for additional logging of the process, to run makecatalogs and also to update the catalog listings, the Python script is triggered from a Zsh script. This is triggered from the Calendar app using an Automator application that runs the following:
sudo -u autopkg /srv/munki/bin/munkipromote.sh
Important
In order for applications imported into Munki to automatically migrate they need to be added to the munkipromote JSON configuration file (munkipromote.json). Simply edit the file and add the Munki name (not the display name) for the software. Please keep the list in alphabetical order.
