macOS

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Discussion
1 week ago May 08, 2026

Why do I have to log in twice on my Mac with Hexnode Access?

Hi team, I’ve just deployed Hexnode Access to our fleet of MacBook Pros, but my users are complaining about a clunky experience. When they start the Mac, they have to log in to the Hexnode screen first, and then they are immediately met with…

Discussion
2 weeks ago May 01, 2026

MacBook locked by remote lock

Hi everyone, we’re currently locked out of a MacBook after issuing a remote lock from Hexnode. The device is asking for a 6-digit PIN, but the one we set isn’t working. We even tried sending another lock command with a…

Discussion
2 weeks ago May 01, 2026

What's the fastest way to get Basic LAPS running on Macs?

Hey, what's good everyone. I’m trying to get LAPS set up on our Mac fleet because having the exact same local admin password on 200 machines is straight-up giving me anxiety lol. I was poking around the portal and saw there are "Basic" and "Advanced"…

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2 weeks ago May 01, 2026

Broadcast message

We just discovered a phishing campaign hitting our team. There's a malicious file attached to an email with a "hidden" hyperlink that triggers a script. I need to get a message out to everyone, both Mac and Windows users telling…

Discussion
1 month ago Apr 15, 2026

Remote wipe not working on Mac at login screen

Hi all, I tried executing a remote wipe action to a Mac, but it didn’t go through. The device was stuck at the login screen and I couldn’t get past it. I had to reset it manually. Just wondering if Hexnode can handle this remotely when the Mac isn’t with me.

Discussion
1 month ago Apr 06, 2026

Mac enrollment stuck in Google SSO loop

Hey folks, got a weird one. One of our users trying to enroll a mac with Google SSO, user logs in fine, but it just loops back to the start. I’ve checked console, she’s showing up like 13 times under users but no devices. Anyone seen this?

Discussion
2 months ago Mar 28, 2026

AnyDesk not working...

Hi everyone,  We recently migrated our Mac fleet from Jamf to hexnode. We rely heavily on Anydesk for remote support, but ever since the migration, we are having major connectivity issues.  Even though I have the permissions set up for AnyDesk (specifically Screen recording and accessibility),…

Ideation
2 years ago Sep 18, 2024

Filevault report

I see a possible report for Bitlocker, but it would be incredibly helpful to know which macs have Filevault enabled and the status of the encryption key (Is it is the cloud, or "Unable to fetch the recovery key" errors.

Ideation
2 years ago Aug 27, 2024

Streamline Hexnode Access Login

As an admin user, I'd like Hexnode Access to streamline the number of login authentications when logging into a device.   When using Hexnode Access currently, a user has to authenticate multiple times to get into their workstation. On macOS…

Ideation
4 years ago Oct 19, 2022

Slack Integration

Dear Team, A slack integration could be really useful for generating alerts. All alerts and notifications can be easily notified to a channel or an IT admin.Saves the time to check emails or Hexnode dashboard. Cheers Ceetus

Ideation
5 years ago Mar 03, 2021

Terminal for macOS or / Remote Desktop

It would be great to have a terminal / remote desktop for mac to directly control the user device. Because have a little troublesome when using Custom Script to fix/install software for user.

Ideation
6 years ago Sep 09, 2020

MacOS AppCatalog - Download / Install progressbar

It would be really nice to have a progress bar for the macOS App Catalog. So when i click on the desired App i can see the installation progress and also a confirmation once it is done. Just like the…

Ideation
6 years ago Jun 29, 2020

Policies/Custom Profiles for macOS & iOS Devices

Will there be changes to reflect the new profile customizations in Mojave, Catalina, and Big Sur in policies? Will there be a roadmap to be able to import custom profile configurations in to a policy so that we can further…

Ideation
8 years ago Jun 08, 2018

Terminal - Shell Commands

Hi, We would like to have Terminal feature in Hexnode portal. So we could able to monitor devices deployed remotely. e.g. Running logcat command to check device/app performance, manage files in storage, etc. Thanks