Mac OS

Install Rosetta on Mac OS

Rosetta is required for compatibility with some applications.


To install Rosetta on a Mac, open the terminal and run the following command.

softwareupdate --install-rosetta --agree-to-license

 

Create User in Terminal

Set the username and password

dscl . -passwd /Users/<username> <password>

Set the user's default shell

dscl . -create /Users/<username> UserShell /bin/bash

Set the user's display name

dscl . -create /Users/<username> RealName "Real Name"

Set the user's primary group

dscl . -create /Users/<username> PrimaryGroupID 1000

Set the user's home directory

dscl . -create /Users/<username> NFSHomeDirectory /Users/<username>

Promote user to local admin

dscl . -append /Groups/admin GroupMembership <username>

Set the user's ID

dscl . -create /Users/<username> UniqueID 510

Create .pkg to deploy files and apps

Create a directory named Contents and another named Scripts.

Put the app contents in the Contents directory. 

Put the script in the Scripts directory and name it postinstall, with no extension and give it executable rights.

Run this command to create the package. Change the identifier, install-location, version, and package-name.pkg to what is appropriate for the package.

pkgbuild --root Content --scripts Scripts --identifier com.orgname.appname --install-location /path/to/directory --version 1.0 package-name.pkg

Forcefully Remove MDM from Mac

Reboot into Recovery Mode

Open Terminal and run csrutil disable then reboot. This disables System Integrity Protection.

 

After reboot, move the configuration profiles directory: mv /var/db/ConfigurationProfiles /var/db/ConfigurationProfiles.old

Or destroy it: rm -rf /var/db/ConfigurationProfiles

Then recreate it mkdir /var/db/ConfigurationProfiles

 

Reboot back into Recovery Mode and re-enable System Integrity Protection.

Open Terminal and run csrutil enable then reboot.

 

Reboot into normal operation and enroll the Mac into the MDM as normal.

macOS Login Window - show username and password box

Press the following keys simultaneously.

CONTROL+OPTION+COMMAND+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW+ENTER