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Mac Client 7.0.5 – Malware Addtitions, Munki Improvements, and Preference Pane fixes

Watchman Monitoring is proud to announce its agent 7.0.5 for macOS.

This release includes a Preference Pane with improved dark mode compatibility, allows setup of FileMaker Server monitoring, and fixes an error viewed in the Dashboard related to invalid data being reported to the server.

Feature

  • Additional Malware Reporting

Change

  • Daylite sync status warnings changed to informational
  • Improved reporting of Munki data based on active installs
  • Improved FileMaker Server Reporting based on active installation

Bug Fixes

  • Fixes dark mode display of the Watchman Monitoring Preference Pane
  • Fixes an error in the Munki plugin which could result in a 500 error when viewing the Computer Record.

ABOUT THE UPDATE PROCESS

  • This release will automatically deploy Wednesday August 31st, 2022. 
  • The auto-update process will apply to computers as they perform their hourly check-in.
  • Not receiving updates across your install base? How to handle out-of-date agents.
  • A list of known issues is located at: /known-issues.

Please note: Installers created before March 8, 2022, contain python scripts, and need to be replaced. Read more here: old installer versions.

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