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Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available

From "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available
Date 2016-10-27 00:42 -0500
Organization On The Road
Message-ID <nus44b$1std$1@gioia.aioe.org> (permalink)
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On 10-26-2016 17:21, Neill Massello wrote:
> Happy.Hobo <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> wrote:
>
>> Someone recently complained that Apple was forcing updates on us.
>>
>> Several of us pointed out that it's not forced if you have a choice.
>>
>> Well, my NON-admin account was asked if I wanted to install the already
>> downloaded update.
>>
>> I had ALL checkboxes OFF associated with automation on updates.  The
>> first install of Sierra apparently turned them all on, but at least it
>> doesn't do restart installs without asking.
>
> Are you sure it had already been downloaded? IME, if you don't have the
> relevant boxes in the pref pane checked, the download does not actually
> occur until you click the option in the (somewhat confusing)
> notification alert.

Apparently you didn't read what you quoted.  The 10.12.0 install turned 
on all those boxes.

>> I turned them all off again, but did the install.  Part way through it
>> puts the screen to sleep.  This is dumb, because if someone thinks the
>> computer is off, they may push the power button.  No problem (yet)
>> because nothing happens.  But then, if they think it is asleep, and find
>> out they can't wake it up, the "solution" is to hold down the button
>> until it turns off.  Which of course seriously breaks the update install.
>
> Pressing the power button ought to wake the screen. It does on my Mac
> during normal operation, but I don't know what happens during an OS
> install.

Then why post after I told you nothing happens?

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macOS 10.12.1 Available Jim Gibson <JimSGibson@gmail.com> - 2016-10-25 09:05 -0700
  Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Dr Eberhard Lisse <nospam@lisse.NA> - 2016-10-26 10:12 +0200
    Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Krzysztof Mitko <invalid@kmitko.at.list.dot.pl> - 2016-10-26 08:23 +0000
      Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-10-26 14:11 -0500
        Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2016-10-26 16:21 -0600
          Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-10-27 00:42 -0500
            Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2016-10-27 18:16 -0600
    Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2016-10-26 22:03 +1300
      Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Dr Eberhard Lisse <nospam@lisse.NA> - 2016-10-26 14:38 +0200
      Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2016-10-28 08:26 +1300
        Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2016-10-28 13:30 +1300
        Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-28 15:40 -0400
          Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-28 15:46 -0400
            Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-28 15:54 -0400
              Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-28 20:00 +0000
                Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-28 16:24 -0400
                Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-29 16:50 +0000
              Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-28 16:17 -0400
                Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-28 16:23 -0400
                Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-28 16:25 -0400
                Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-28 16:50 -0400
                Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-29 11:26 -0400
                Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-29 12:48 -0400
                Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-29 17:17 +0000
                Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-29 13:38 -0400
                Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-29 13:45 -0400
                Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-29 17:53 +0000
                Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-29 15:07 -0400
                Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-10-29 15:02 -0400
                Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-29 16:08 -0400
                Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Andreas Rutishauser <andreas@macandreas.ch> - 2016-10-30 07:42 +0200
                Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-30 10:47 -0400
                Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2016-10-30 21:43 +1300
                Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-30 11:00 -0400
                Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2016-10-31 08:50 +1300
                Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-30 17:01 -0400
                Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2016-10-31 12:39 +1300
            Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2016-10-29 15:54 +1300
            Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-10-29 04:44 +0000
          Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-10-29 04:43 +0000
    Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-26 19:03 -0400
      Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2016-11-01 10:01 -0700
        Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-01 17:48 +0000
          Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Michael Vilain <mev94303y@yahoo.com> - 2016-11-02 08:25 -0700
            Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2016-11-02 10:26 -0700
              Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available android <here@there.was> - 2016-11-02 18:42 +0100
                Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2016-11-02 15:12 -0700
                Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-03 04:39 +0000
              Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-02 20:30 +0000
            Re: macOS 10.12.1 Available Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-02 20:29 +0000

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