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Teamviewer 15 ID Changer for macOS (Python 3)
#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
#
# System: macOS 12+
# Version: TeamViewer v15.x.x
# Python: 3.x.x
# Command: sudo python3 TeamViewer-15-id-changer.py
#
import os
import platform
import random
import re
import string
import sys
print(
"""
--------------------------------
TeamViewer 15 ID Changer for MAC OS
Version: 7 2022
--------------------------------
"""
)
if platform.system() != "Darwin":
print("This script can be run only on MAC OS.")
sys.exit()
if os.geteuid() != 0:
print("This script must be run form root.")
sys.exit()
if "SUDO_USER" in os.environ:
USERNAME = os.environ["SUDO_USER"]
if USERNAME == "root":
print("Can not find user name. Run this script via sudo from regular user")
sys.exit()
else:
print("Can not find user name. Run this script via sudo from regular user")
sys.exit()
HOMEDIRLIB = "/Users/" + USERNAME + "/library/preferences/"
GLOBALLIB = "/library/preferences/"
CONFIGS = []
# Find config files
def listdir_fullpath(d):
return [os.path.join(d, f) for f in os.listdir(d)]
for file in listdir_fullpath(HOMEDIRLIB):
if "teamviewer" in file.lower():
CONFIGS.append(file)
for file in listdir_fullpath(GLOBALLIB):
if "teamviewer" in file.lower():
CONFIGS.append(file)
if not CONFIGS:
print(
"""
No TeamViewer configs found.
Maybe you have deleted it manually or never run TeamViewer after installation.
Nothing to delete.
"""
)
else:
# Delete config files
print("Configs found:\n")
for file in CONFIGS:
print(file)
print(
"""
These files will be DELETED permanently.
All TeamViewer settings will be lost
"""
)
input("Press Enter to continue or CTR+C to abort...")
for file in CONFIGS:
try:
os.remove(file)
except OSError:
print("Cannot delete config files. Permission denied?")
sys.exit()
print("Done.")
# Find binaries
TMBINARIES = [
"/Applications/TeamViewer.app/Contents/MacOS/TeamViewer",
"/Applications/TeamViewer.app/Contents/MacOS/TeamViewer_Service",
"/Applications/TeamViewer.app/Contents/MacOS/TeamViewer_Desktop_Proxy",
"/Applications/TeamViewer.app/Contents/Helpers/TeamViewer_Assignment",
"/Applications/TeamViewer.app/Contents/Helpers/Restarter",
]
for file in TMBINARIES:
if os.path.exists(file):
pass
else:
print("File not found: " + file)
print("Install TeamViewer correctly")
sys.exit()
# Patch files
def idpatch(fpath, platf, serial):
file = open(fpath, "r+b")
binary = file.read()
PlatformPattern = "IOPlatformExpert.{6}"
SerialPattern = "IOPlatformSerialNumber%s%s%s"
binary = re.sub(str.encode(PlatformPattern), str.encode(platf), binary)
binary = re.sub(
str.encode(SerialPattern % (chr(0), "[0-9a-zA-Z]{8,8}", chr(0))),
str.encode(SerialPattern % (chr(0), serial, chr(0))),
binary,
)
file = open(fpath, "wb").write(binary)
return True
def random_generator(
size=8, chars=string.ascii_uppercase + string.ascii_lowercase + string.digits
):
return "".join(random.choice(chars) for _ in range(size))
RANDOMSERIAL = random_generator(8)
RANDOMPLATFORM = "IOPlatformExpert" + random_generator(6)
for file in TMBINARIES:
try:
idpatch(file, RANDOMPLATFORM, RANDOMSERIAL)
except Exception as e:
print("Error: can not patch file " + file)
print(e)
sys.exit()
print("PlatformDevice: " + RANDOMPLATFORM)
print("PlatformSerial: " + RANDOMSERIAL)
os.system("sudo codesign -f -s - /Applications/TeamViewer.app/")
print(
"""
ID changed sucessfully.
!!! Restart computer before using TeamViewer !!!!
"""
)
@idarek
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idarek commented Nov 18, 2022

Great!

Couple things.
Command shall be

sudo python3 TeamViewer-15-id-changer.py

for the latest macOS.

After the first run, when all goes well, you can just run TeamViewer, you don't need to restart the computer.

If you want to repeat this step, you need to restart computer as on 2nd run you will get the error

Error: can not patch file /Applications/TeamViewer.app/Contents/MacOS/TeamViewer
[Errno 1] Operation not permitted: '/Applications/TeamViewer.app/Contents/MacOS/TeamViewer'

After restart, all will work well.

@catelloc
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catelloc commented Oct 3, 2023

hi, i tried the workaround but also after reboot I recieve the same error
Error: can not patch file /Applications/TeamViewer.app/Contents/MacOS/TeamViewer
[Errno 1] Operation not permitted: '/Applications/TeamViewer.app/Contents/MacOS/TeamViewer'
could you help me?

thanks

@idarek
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idarek commented Oct 4, 2023

Hi,
I just tested the above and it still working on TV 15.45.3 (without reboot).

Make sure that TeamViewer is fully closed before running sudo python3 TeamViewer-15-id-changer-for-mac.py

% sudo python3 TeamViewer-15-id-changer-for-mac.py 
Password:

--------------------------------
TeamViewer 15 ID Changer for MAC OS
Version: 7 2022
--------------------------------

Configs found:

/Users/test/library/preferences/com.teamviewer.teamviewer.preferences.plist
/Users/test/library/preferences/com.teamviewer.TeamViewer.plist
/Users/test/library/preferences/com.teamviewer.teamviewer.preferences.Machine.plist

These files will be DELETED permanently.
All TeamViewer settings will be lost

Press Enter to continue or CTR+C to abort...
Done.
PlatformDevice: xxxx
PlatformSerial: xxx
/Applications/TeamViewer.app/: replacing existing signature

ID changed sucessfully.
!!! Restart computer before using TeamViewer !!!!

@catelloc
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catelloc commented Oct 9, 2023

the problem was due to SIP enabled. After disabled, it works.

thanks

@AforDesign
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Thanx for the script!

For those who also encounter the '[Errno 1] Operation not permitted:' error.
The following easy steps worked for me:

  • close TeamViewer if opened
  • open system preferences
  • goto to: privacy & security > Full Disk Access
  • turn on the access for the terminal app (add it if missing in the list)
  • restart computer before using TeamViewer as stated in the script's instruction (not sure if rebooting is realy needed, but it doesn't hurt to do so)

@Wangtrung195
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I have successfully run the script by using python3, Terminal show "ID changed successfully". But after that, I opened app and the id teamviewer still unchanged ?

How can I fix (teamview Version: 15.41.8, python 3) :<

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