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2 days ago

Mac Update Keeps Failing

Hey everyone, I keep getting error messages when I try to update my Mac. My settings allow downloads and installations from the App Store and verified developers, so I’m not sure what’s blocking it. This is my personal Mac, not managed by anyone. Anyone else run into this or know how to fix it?

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2 weeks ago

How to see hidden accounts on Mac?

Hey everyone, I need some help with something going on in one of our computer labs. It seems like there are a couple of local accounts on our Macs that are hidden from the admin accounts. When I log in from the lab’s admin account, I can’t see these accounts. But when I log in…

Discussion
4 weeks ago

Issues with password after macOS 14.6 update

Hey everyone, I've noticed that since updating to macOS 14.6, a lot of the devices are having issues with the passcode policy. It takes a long time to lock and unlock them. I’ve upgraded to the latest version, but the problem is still there. When I remove all profiles from one of the affected devices,…

Discussion
4 weeks ago

How to remove default items on dock?

We are updating the Dock on macOS devices to include apps that are frequently used by our employees. Is there a way to remove the default apps from the Dock and replace them with specific apps? We want to customize the Dock based on user preferences.

Ideation
1 year 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
2 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
2 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