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Stop and start Symantec Endpoint Protection on OS X
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#!/bin/bash | |
# relaunch with sudo if we aren't root | |
if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then | |
echo "$0: relaunching as sudo $0 $1 $USER" | |
sudo "$0" $1 $USER | |
exit $? | |
fi | |
real_user=$USER | |
if [ -n "$2" ]; then | |
real_user=$2 | |
fi | |
stop() { | |
echo $0: unloading Symantec Endpoint Protection daemon | |
launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.symantec.symdaemon.plist | |
echo $0: unloading Symantec Endpoint Protection shared settings daemon | |
launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.symantec.sharedsettings.plist | |
echo $0: closing Symantec Endpoint Protection UI widget as $real_user | |
sudo -u $real_user launchctl unload /Library/LaunchAgents/com.symantec.uiagent.application.plist | |
} | |
start() { | |
echo $0: loading Symantec Endpoint Protection daemon | |
launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.symantec.symdaemon.plist | |
echo $0: loading Symantec Endpoint Protection shared settings daemon | |
launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.symantec.sharedsettings.plist | |
echo $0: launching Symantec Endpoint Protection UI widget as $real_user | |
sudo -u $real_user launchctl load /Library/LaunchAgents/com.symantec.uiagent.application.plist | |
} | |
case "$1" in | |
start) | |
start | |
;; | |
stop) | |
stop | |
;; | |
*) | |
echo "Usage: $0 [start|stop]" | |
;; | |
esac |
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This script enables you stop and start Symantec Endpoint Protection on OS X | |
## Installation | |
``` | |
sudo curl https://gist.githubusercontent.com/steve-jansen/61a189b6ab961a517f68/raw/sep -o /usr/local/bin/sep | |
sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/sep | |
sudo chown root:staff /usr/local/bin/sep | |
``` | |
## /etc/sudoers | |
If your user account is not a member of the `admin` group (i.e., not an OS X Administrator), | |
you need to add the following line to `/etc/sudoers` using `sudo visudo` tool: | |
> myusername ALL= NOPASSWD: /usr/local/bin/sep | |
## Example | |
``` | |
me:~$ sep stop | |
/usr/local/bin/sep: relaunching as sudo /usr/local/bin/sep | |
/usr/local/bin/sep: unloading Symantec Endpoint Protection daemon | |
/usr/local/bin/sep: unloading Symantec Endpoint Protection shared settings daemon | |
/usr/local/bin/sep: closing Symantec Endpoint Protection UI widget | |
``` | |
``` | |
me:~$ sudo /usr/local/bin/sep start | |
/usr/local/bin/sep: relaunching as sudo /usr/local/bin/sep | |
/usr/local/bin/sep: loading Symantec Endpoint Protection daemon | |
/usr/local/bin/sep: unloading Symantec Endpoint Protection shared settings daemon | |
/usr/local/bin/sep: launching Symantec Endpoint Protection UI widget | |
``` |
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