[Darvin Hexnode 27 January 2023 Darvin Moderator]

Hi @timothy, thanks for reaching out to us.

Regarding your case, blocking the Terminal app in your Mac endpoints will be the ideal solution. You can use the Blacklist/Whitelist policy to block the Terminal app via Hexnode UEM.

Blacklisting enables you to block access to a particular app or a list of apps on the device.

You can Blacklist the Terminal app by heading to Policies > New Policy > New Blank Policy > macOS > App Management > Blacklist/Whitelist.

In the Blacklist/Whitelist policy, you can choose the type as Blacklist and click on Add to search & add the Terminal app to the list. Save & associate the policy with the target devices. This prevents the user from accessing the Terminal app.

Whitelisting enables you to allow only the required apps to be accessible on the device.

To Whitelist all the required work apps other than the Terminal app, choose the type as Whitelist in the Blacklist/Whitelist policy. Click on Add to search and add the apps required for work.

Once you have added all the required apps to the policy, save and associate the policy with the target devices. In this case, the user cannot access any app other than the apps that you have mentioned in the policy.

I hope this resolves your issue.

Darvin Hudson,
Hexnode UEM

 

[Soren Participant 28 January 2023 Soren Participant]

Hey @timothy, you can try setting the login shell to an invalid value such as /bin/false in Directory Utility for AD users. This might help you to restrict access to the terminal.

 

[Darvin Hexnode 28 January 2023 Darvin Moderator]

Hi @soren,
As you mentioned, setting the login shell to /bin/false can partially resolve the case but the user will still be able to run simple commands in the Terminal app without logging in to a shell at all. Also, this might create login issues.

Hence it is suggested to block the Terminal app by Blacklist/Whitelist policy.

Hope this clarifies your query, please reach out to us in case of any further queries.

Darvin Hudson,
Hexnode UEM

[Timothy Participant 29 January 2023 Timothy Participant]

Thank you Darvin, blocking the terminal via policy actually solves our problem.