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Mac Client – 6.6.8.129 – Supplemental Update – Backblaze, MDM Fixes, More Malware

In addition to our 6.6.8.115 update, this release includes:

Features

  • Reference Email saved on disk for additional integration options.
  • Custom Plugins distribution improvements.
  • More malware.

Fixed

  • Backblaze plugin no longer reports on missing /.bzvol folder.
  • Group prompt when deploying Watchman Monitoring via MDM install package is no longer presented.

How to get this update

If you’d like this update applied to your account now and not wait for our auto rebuild process, visit your installers page, click the publish button. All computers set to automatically install new versions will get the latest update installed on the next check in.

Updated Betas

The beta of Retrospect Client for Mac is available. All subscribers who have requested access will have the beta automatically deployed to their monitored computers.

You can request the beta here.

Keep an eye on our Community Forum for news of incremental changes, and we will keep emailing major release notes.

Known Issues

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Linux Client

Linux Agent Now Available for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

The Watchman Monitoring Linux agent now installs on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Packages for both amd64 and arm64 are in our apt repository, using the same install command you already use for 22.04 and 24.04.

ChromeOS MonitoringDashboardLinux ClientMac ClientWindows Client

Monitoring Policies: Control Plugin Alerts Fleet-Wide

Today’s dashboard update adds Monitoring Policies: a named, reusable answer to the question “how should this plugin notify us?”, applied to as many computers as you like. No agent update is required. This is a server-side dashboard feature, and nothing changes until you apply a Policy. Every computer starts with no Policy, which behaves exactly…

Dashboard

Apple Business Manager Integration Improvements

Ten days ago we connected Watchman Monitoring to Apple Business Manager and Apple School Manager. Today’s dashboard update is the follow-up pass: the lists now show you every Mac instead of a sample, and the tables sort. Both Mac lists are paginated instead of truncating The enriched list and the “no agent installed” list each showed…

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