macOS

All posts with the macOS tag

Discussion
4 days ago

Introducing a dedicated sub-tab for Remote View/Control

We’ve given Remote View/Control a dedicated space in each device details page. Previously tucked away as a small section, it now has its own sub-tab for quicker access and a better management experience. The new sub-tab brings: Screen recording and screen capture options for supported devices. Session history to track past remote sessions with ease.…

Discussion
4 days ago

One click, many passwords – Bulk updates are here!

We’ve enhanced our password management capabilities by introducing support for changing passwords in bulk on macOS and Windows devices. Previously, passwords could only be updated for individual users. With this update, you can now apply password changes to multiple accounts at once across devices, improving efficiency in managing local and shared accounts. This isn’t a…

Discussion
1 month ago

“The dmg file resolved has a different identifier” error when uploading app that has the same BundleIdentifier

Hi all,   Scenario in short I distribute enterprise apps as DMG files. The usual workflow is to open the existing app entry, click Edit -> Upload, and drop in a newer DMG whose BundleIdentifier is identical but whose version is higher. But this process doesn't work for me: the portal claims that the BundleIdentifier…

Discussion
1 month ago

How to clean up user-level leftovers on uninstall?

Hi all, When I deploy our macOS app via Apps → Add → Enterprise App (DMG) and later run Actions → Uninstall Application, the .app bundle in /Applications disappears, but user-specific data remains, for example: /Users/<username>/Library/Containers/MyCompany /Users/<username>/Library/Application Scripts/MyCompany These folders contain sandbox datapreferences, daata stores, caches, etc.   Questions 1. Does Hexnode have a built-in…

Discussion
1 month ago

Duplicate app entries after deploying DMG

Hi everyone, I’m seeing a puzzling behaviour when I push our corporate macOS app via Hexnode as an Enterprise App (Apps → Add → Enterprise App → Upload DMG).Immediately after the install finishes the device inventory shows two separate records for what is effectively the same app: Name Size Version Identifier Status APPNAME 215.93 MB 1.1.1…

Discussion
2 months ago

Hexnode App Logs extend to macOS devices

Hexnode App Logs feature, previously available for Android and iOS devices, is now extended to macOS. With this update, IT admins can remotely request diagnostic logs from the Hexnode UEM app on macOS directly from the portal using the Hexnode App Logs remote action. This is especially useful for troubleshooting and monitoring device behaviour. Alternatively,…

Ideation
2 years ago

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

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…

Ideation
3 years ago

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