I have a Late 2010 MBA (1.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo) with 2GB of RAM and 25GB of free storage. This machine sits in a remote location and does nothing but run shell scripts 24/7 that run a webcam and keep the machine connected to a captive portal Internet connection. I've written about this machine on a previous thread.
I visit the machine once a month and upgrade MacPorts and otherwise have a look. I rarely use GUI apps. Most of what I do is via command line.
I log on to the machine remotely using Chrome Remote Desktop. The machine is behind a double NAT. Back to My Mac never worked and I can't SSH in, but Chrome Remote Desktop works great and the performance is admirable given the relatively slow Internet bandwidth of the remote machine.
Lately I've been receiving notices that certain software, including Chrome Remote Desktop, will no longer support Mavericks. I'm tempted to upgrade to High Sierra, but am somewhat wary about how well the machine will run with a more resource intensive OS. But, I really don't want to lose remote access to this machine.
I'd be interested in hearing from other users with similar 2010 MBAs who have upgraded to High Sierra.
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Here's the gist of what I posted before about this machine: For reasons that remain unclear, Apple pushed High Sierra to this machine on June 10th of this year and attempted to install it. From the console log:
All of this was done without my permission.
Fortunately, the installation failed. From the system log:
I'm still baffled as to why Apple would push this update to my machine two years after it was introduced. But, now that I've got it I may need it.
I visit the machine once a month and upgrade MacPorts and otherwise have a look. I rarely use GUI apps. Most of what I do is via command line.
I log on to the machine remotely using Chrome Remote Desktop. The machine is behind a double NAT. Back to My Mac never worked and I can't SSH in, but Chrome Remote Desktop works great and the performance is admirable given the relatively slow Internet bandwidth of the remote machine.
Lately I've been receiving notices that certain software, including Chrome Remote Desktop, will no longer support Mavericks. I'm tempted to upgrade to High Sierra, but am somewhat wary about how well the machine will run with a more resource intensive OS. But, I really don't want to lose remote access to this machine.
I'd be interested in hearing from other users with similar 2010 MBAs who have upgraded to High Sierra.
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Here's the gist of what I posted before about this machine: For reasons that remain unclear, Apple pushed High Sierra to this machine on June 10th of this year and attempted to install it. From the console log:
Code:
Jun 10 04:48:26 Axe.local softwareupdated[240] : SWU: downloading "macOS High Sierra, "
Jun 10 04:49:14 Axe.local softwareupdated[240] : SWU: installing "macOS High Sierra,
Fortunately, the installation failed. From the system log:
Code:
Sandbox denied authorizing right 'system.install.app-store-software.standard-user' for authorization created by '/System/Library/CoreServices/Software Update.app/Contents/Resources/SoftwareUpdateConfigData'
I'm still baffled as to why Apple would push this update to my machine two years after it was introduced. But, now that I've got it I may need it.