wtf juniper.Anyone else find it irritating that junos pulse services and pulse tray must always running in OS X regardless of whether or not you're currently connected?Yeah, me too.I added the following as aliases to my shell to fix this problem.Be sure to change your /Library/LaunchAgents/net.juniper.pulsetray.plist file to reflect the `KeepAli…

net.juniper.pulsetray.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>                                             
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">                                                              
<dict>                                                                             
  <key>Label</key>                                                                 
  <string>net.juniper.pulsetray</string>                                           
  <key>LimitLoadToSessionType</key>                                                
  <array>                                                                          
    <string>Aqua</string>                                                          
  </array>                                                                         
  <key>ProgramArguments</key>                                                      
  <array>                                                                          
    <string>/Applications/Junos Pulse.app/Contents/Plugins/JamUI/PulseTray.app/Contents/MacOS/PulseTray</string>
  </array>                                                                         
  <key>KeepAlive</key>                                                             
  <false/>                                                                         
  <key>Disabled</key>                                                              
  <false/>                                                                         
</dict>                                                                            
</plist>   

OSX-junos_pulse_listenToMe.sh

#################################################################################
# start and stop the vpn from the command line from now on with these two commands
#################################################################################
startvpn() {
    sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/net.pulsesecure.AccessService.plist
    launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchAgents/net.pulsesecure.pulsetray.plist
}
quitvpn() {
    launchctl unload -w /Library/LaunchAgents/net.pulsesecure.pulsetray.plist
    sudo launchctl unload -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/net.pulsesecure.AccessService.plist
    osascript -e 'tell application "Pulse Secure" to quit'
}

My IT department just pushed out an upgrade of Pulse, and the original post no longer works for me. However, this does:

startvpn() {
        sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/net.juniper.AccessService.plist
        launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchAgents/net.juniper.pulsetray.plist
}
quitvpn() {
        launchctl unload -w /Library/LaunchAgents/net.juniper.pulsetray.plist
        sudo launchctl unload -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/net.juniper.AccessService.plist
        osascript -e 'tell application "Junos Pulse" to quit'
}

I packed mevanics updated versions into two stand alone automator actions. Now I can click and run them from my dock. If anyone is interested, here is a download: http://www.assetive.com/downloads/PulseControl.zip
I also provided my untouched net.juniper.pulsetray.plist just for reference, since I did not need to change it at all.

@cizko, thanks, works like a charm! Do you also have a similarly slick solution to the "enter admin password"-dialogue every time one runs start or stop?

I was so pissed when I couldn't get this thing to stop. Thank A bunch for this script its a wonder!!

The latest update to Pulse Secure has moved files around. Here is the updated version for @mevanlc functions:

startvpn() {
    sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/net.pulsesecure.AccessService.plist
    launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchAgents/net.pulsesecure.pulsetray.plist
}
quitvpn() {
    launchctl unload -w /Library/LaunchAgents/net.pulsesecure.pulsetray.plist
    sudo launchctl unload -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/net.pulsesecure.AccessService.plist
    osascript -e 'tell application "Pulse Secure" to quit'
}

Updated but not sure it's still relevant in 2024