[Catherine Hexnode 14 January 2022 Catherine Keymaster]

Hey @rayner,

Definitely, you can check if the bootstrap token is enabled from your Mac devices by running the following command on Terminal.

Check if bootstrap token is enabled

sudo profiles status -type bootstraptoken

1	sudo profiles status -type bootstraptoken

Catherine George
Hexnode UEM

[rayner Participant 14 January 2022 rayner Participant]

Thanks so much. And yes, its enabled.

[Barret Participant 23 March 2022 Barret Participant]

When I ran it I got something like this on one of my Macs ”The profile type option was not recognized.”

Fortunately, works fine with others!

Is that an issue with the device?

[Catherine Hexnode 24 March 2022 Catherine Keymaster]

FYI, the bootstrap token feature is supported on macOS 10.15 or later.
While you execute this command, an error message is sure to prompt if the above condition fails.

Hope it answers your query,

Catherine George
Hexnode UEM

[hillyhilton Participant 1 September 2022 hillyhilton Participant]

Im unaware if Im posting this question wrong? Not so experienced in Mac administration.

How do I enable it when the device returns a ‘NO’ status?

[Catherine Hexnode 1 September 2022 Catherine Keymaster]

No worries, we got you covered!

The device automatically creates the bootstrap token during the profile installation (enrollment). Hexnode UEM server escrows the bootstrap token sent by the enrolled devices (running macOS 10.15 or later). However, if you cannot find bootstrap token enabled on devices that support it, for instance, devices enrolled in prior, you can enable it from the device end.

Execute the following command on the Terminal:

Enable bootstrap token

sudo profiles install -type bootstraptoken

1	sudo profiles install -type bootstraptoken

It can also be executed via Hexnode Live Terminal or using scripts.

[hillyhilton Participant 17 September 2022 hillyhilton Participant]

we’ve to do it manually on each of the machine with macOS 10.15 or later?

[Catherine Hexnode 20 September 2022 Catherine Keymaster]

Except for the recently enrolled macOS 10.15+ devices, you might have to execute this command on each of them.

Yet, I guess not. You don’t have to do it manually. You may run the live terminal or execute scripts, as I pointed out earlier. Executing custom scripts is the best way to get a handful of devices deployed.

Catherine George
Hexnode UEM