Mac Management Group

Mac Managed Software Delivery now includes Detection or Compliance rules. Often, it is helpful to verify the packages installed on mac clients. The default command is to find the package name, then run 'pkgutil ---pkginfo <pkg name>'. It's a bit difficult to do this for every component of a package. 

The following script simplifies listing pkg info. It defaults to search for package with 'altiris' in the name. If you put any other string in the command line, it will search for that, instead. 

I named it 'pkgutilx' and put in the mac's /usr/sbin/ directory so it's available from anywhere. 

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#!/bin/sh 

# mac only

curName=$1
if [ -z $curName ]; then
  curName='altiris'
fi

echo
echo 'Installed Packages'
echo '===================================' 
pkglist=`pkgutil --packages | grep -i $curName` 
echo "$pkglist"
echo
echo 'Package Details...'
echo '===================================' 

for i in $pkglist; do 
  echo "`pkgutil --pkg-info $i`"
  echo 
done
echo '==================================='
echo
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