Logging user consent events in macOS Mojave to understand what is happening when a process requests access to control another app, or access to data can be done by using…
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With the release of macOS Mojave imminent, and a new Privacy Preferences Policy Control Payload, it is important to properly launch scripts from LaunchAgents or LaunchDaemons to ensure the correct process…
https://github.com/carlashley/tccprofile Quickly builds Accessibility profiles for macOS applications based on new Profile payloads for Privacy Preferences Policy Control Payload as outlined in Apple’s Configuration Profile Reference documentation. The utility can…
The xcode_tools script I wrote a while back has been updated to better handle newer releases of Xcode. The new version can process most recent macOS releases (only tested 10.9+)…
A little while ago I covered a technique that could be used to obfuscate sensitive text in scripts used to manage macOS; a recent issue with this particular technique left…
A recent need for managing iPads within my workplace is creating a custom wallpaper for each device that includes a picture of the person the device is assigned to, as…
A few months ago while planning for future macOS upgrades, I realised that the existing methodologies for managing the audio content for GarageBand (and other Apple audio apps) in munki…
For many years I’ve been using a simple method of obfuscating sensitive information in shell scripts. I can’t take the credit for this, as it was something inherited in my…
Installing the Xcode command line tools is generally a pretty easy affair, with either a visit to the Apple Developer portal to download the single DMG file, or using the…