blocking macOS Ventura

[sean_a]

FWIIW, @paul.bunyan’s blocker fileset works on macOS Ventura (I tested it with Ventura beta, so had to rename the installer application, of course).
Paul’s description and fileset are found here in Slack's MacAdmin workspace (FileWave channel)
https://macadmins.slack.com/archives/C053TS2M7/p1569339021172900

 https://macadmins.slack.com/archives/C053TS2M7/p1622565957089800

if using paul’s fileset, the user will see this error message after download (see attached).

Of course, FileWave has KBs on blocking macOS installer applications as well.
https://kb.filewave.com/display/KB/macOS+-+Block+Apple+Install+macOS+Application

https://kb.filewave.com/display/KB/Fileset+to+block+Applications+on+macOS

[sean_a]

FYI, this process only blocks the Ventura app, so it only provides one layer of protection.

Unfortunately, it does nothing to prevent Apple from publishing Ventura as a delta upgrade, since that upgrade is not an app.