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All posts with the macOS tag

Discussion
4 days ago Feb 13, 2026

A Mac-nificent Declaration: iOS finally shares the DDM spotlight!

Hello all! Something big is simmering in the Hexnode kitchen, and we can’t wait to give you a taste. We’ve been talking about the "future of management" for a while, and if you’ve been using our Declarative Device Management (DDM) for iOS, you’ve already seen that future in action. But why should mobile devices get…

Discussion
1 week ago Feb 10, 2026

Trying to force change macOS password

Hi, I tried to force a password change on a macOS device from the portal using the change password feature but there is a prompt for an admin username and password. If the device has multiple admin accounts, which admin username and password should be used?

Discussion
2 weeks ago Feb 06, 2026

Mac device enrollment

Hey everyone, I have a question regarding the FileVault in macOS. I just reset one of my MacBook Airs, and it seems to be locked by FileVault and is asking for some recovery key or something? Where do I find this recovery key?

Discussion
2 weeks ago Feb 05, 2026

LAPS isn't just for Windows anymore 

Hexnode UEM introduces Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) support for macOS, extending secure local administrator password management beyond Windows devices. macOS LAPS automatically rotates local administrator passwords to reduce the risks associated with reused or long-lived credentials and to minimize exposure of privileged accounts. Note that macOS LAPS features are available as an add-on. To learn more…

Ideation
1 year ago Sep 16, 2024

Platform SSO for macOS on Hexnode MDM with Google Workspace

Hello Hexnode Team, It's been a pleasure to be Hexnode customer and I'm currently using Hexnode on a daily basis to manage our MacOS devices in our environment. I have been noticed that Microsoft has released a preview of platform SSO on MacOS for Intune & EntraID. I was wondering if Hexnode is having a…

Ideation
2 years ago Nov 03, 2023

Disabling Office Macros

My company requires Office Macros are disabled. For Winodws and MacOS, this is not a built in setting in Hexnode policies. I cannot find any Powershell scripts or batch files to run and enable this setting. Can this be built in?

Ideation
3 years ago Jun 13, 2023

Allow local user to auto promote/demote

We use tools to allow local user to promote to admin for a short period of time (1h), they must provide reason and this action is sent to our SIEM for monitoring. We use : Privilege (https://github.com/SAP/macOS-enterprise-privileges) for macOS MakeMeAdmin (https://github.com/pseymour/MakeMeAdmin) for Windows Now that you added local users management on Hexnode, offering a similar…

Ideation
3 years ago Mar 27, 2023

Feature Request: Ability to use custom scripts within a policy for Mac/Windows

Hello Hexnode peoples, We are hoping to get a feature request placed to have the ability to use custom scripts within policies to force the installation and configuration of applications. Our use cases revolve around the need to be able to force software for security and other tools be installed on all existing, and new…

Ideation
3 years ago Dec 16, 2022

Add Admin user with functionality like Microsoft LAPS

I have been a long-time user of Microsoft LAPS and would like to have similar functionality in Hexnode across different operating systems. Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) is a function that prevents using the same administrative passwords across different endpoints/devices. It regularly changes the passwords and enables management software to retrieve the correct password for…