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## SecureToken and sysadminctl in 10.13 (based on 10.13.2)
sysadminctl is a tool Apple introduced in 10.10 for working with system user accounts. In 10.13,
sysadminctl is Apple's recommended tool for working with user accounts in the CLI, replacing functionality
that has long been provided by dscl and adds new features available only in 10.13.
sysadminctl can be used to change user passwords, create new users (including automatically provisioning
the user home folder) or check the status of a new-to-10.13 security feature named SecureToken.

SecureToken is a user attribute like password type or user home location. SecureToken is not publicly
documented by Apple so it is not possible to provide a full technical description, but in practice one
needs only to know if a user has SecureToken or not. Having SecureToken set signifies that a user can
unlock a FileVault-encrypted volume. Without the SecureToken bit on a user account, that user will not

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                Working with Apple pkgs
              
          
        
      
        
  
      
    Mac Packaging Cheatsheet

Create a component pkg from a DMG

pkgbuild --component /Volumes/ApplicationName/*.app --install-location \
    /Applications ApplicationName-Version.pkg
Install pkg from command line
	sysadminctl is a tool Apple introduced in 10.10 for working with system user accounts. In 10.13,
	sysadminctl is Apple's recommended tool for working with user accounts in the CLI, replacing functionality
	that has long been provided by dscl and adds new features available only in 10.13.
	sysadminctl can be used to change user passwords, create new users (including automatically provisioning
	the user home folder) or check the status of a new-to-10.13 security feature named SecureToken.

	SecureToken is a user attribute like password type or user home location. SecureToken is not publicly
	documented by Apple so it is not possible to provide a full technical description, but in practice one
	needs only to know if a user has SecureToken or not. Having SecureToken set signifies that a user can
	unlock a FileVault-encrypted volume. Without the SecureToken bit on a user account, that user will not