csrutil disable
Restart computer
In the terminal, type
sudo open /Applications/TextEdit.app /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.ManagedClient.enroll.plist
change
<key>com.apple.ManagedClient.enroll</key>
<true/>
to
<key>com.apple.ManagedClient.enroll</key>
<false/>
So that the changes take effect
what’s supposed to be done ?
Anyone using Sonoma 14.4.1, after processing the post?
Anyone using Sonoma 14.4.1, after processing the post?
yes it's working normaly
hello
please i want to ask about mdm
i have M2 ventura 13 working and the apple asked me to update to sonoma
can i update it safely
and if i did , do i need to do something else to stop mdm
thank you
How to Upgrade to Sonoma Without Risking Activating DEP/MP?
There is some conflicting information here (and on YT), and I am not a pro user... Could someone kindly explain or point me to the current recommended process to upgrade from Ventura to Sonoma without risking my Mac being enrolled into DEP/MDM?
Originally, when I acquired this Mac, DEP/MDM was circumvented by blocking IPs on my router, installing from USB (clean install), and then editing hosts files. However, now I would like to upgrade a running system and Sonoma seems to have additional tricks to enroll us. Hope someone could help me run the upgrade to Sonoma without risking DEP/MDM (this is why I have not upgraded until now, but I have to do it now as a tool I use needs Sonoma now).
P.S. This means I am not DEP/MDM enrolled, correct?
Last login: Wed May 15 16:59:55 on console
admin@D-MBP-16-2021 ~ % sudo profiles show -type enrollment
Password:
Error fetching Device Enrollment configuration: (34000) Error Domain=MCCloudConfigurationErrorDomain Code=34000 "The device failed to request configuration from the cloud." UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=The device failed to request configuration from the cloud., CloudConfigurationErrorType=CloudConfigurationFatalError}
admin@D-MBP-16-2021 ~ %
Hi everyone. I updated to Sonoma 14.5 From Monterey yesterday and after installing I got a pop up saying remote management but just hit skip now and worked fine after. Today I tried using it and now the same pop up comes up taking over my whole screen without a “skip now” button. I tried everything on here but nothing has allowed me to use the Sudo codes in terminal in regular mode because the pop up comes up within 10 seconds of booting up Everytime. I don’t want to erase the MacBook because I have a lot of data on it I need.
Any help would be great. I am able to go into recovery mode find but that’s about it. Thank you!
Hi everyone. I updated to Sonoma 14.5 From Monterey yesterday and after installing I got a pop up saying remote management but just hit skip now and worked fine after. Today I tried using it and now the same pop up comes up taking over my whole screen without a “skip now” button. I tried everything on here but nothing has allowed me to use the Sudo codes in terminal in regular mode because the pop up comes up within 10 seconds of booting up Everytime. I don’t want to erase the MacBook because I have a lot of data on it I need.
Any help would be great. I am able to go into recovery mode find but that’s about it. Thank you!
try turning off ur wifi if the pop up still comes, delete all the wifi passwords saved on ur mac. this should allow you to put the command lines.After several tries it worked for me
Hi everyone. I updated to Sonoma 14.5 From Monterey yesterday and after installing I got a pop up saying remote management but just hit skip now and worked fine after. Today I tried using it and now the same pop up comes up taking over my whole screen without a “skip now” button. I tried everything on here but nothing has allowed me to use the Sudo codes in terminal in regular mode because the pop up comes up within 10 seconds of booting up Everytime. I don’t want to erase the MacBook because I have a lot of data on it I need.
Any help would be great. I am able to go into recovery mode find but that’s about it. Thank you!try turning off ur wifi if the pop up still comes. delete all the wifi passwords saved on ur mac. After several tries it worked for me
which codes did you put into terminal? what exact steps did you follow. i appreciate your help
Hi, I have been using my Intel 2019 MBP since 2020 with the host blocked. Im still on ventura.
I recently ran a script to see if my Mac was still under MDM. I got the results that it was not on a MDM server. I thought that maybe this was because I had the hosts blocked, I removed the host entry and ran the test again with the same result. I have now had the Mac running 24 hours without the hosts blocked and not received any pop up messages. Is it possible that my Mac has been released from MDM? How can I tell for sure before updating to Sonoma ? Thank you script. https://github.com/rtrouton/rtrouton_scripts/tree/main/rtrouton_scripts/check_mdm_enrollment
sudo profiles show -type enrollment
sudo profiles status -type enrollment
sudo profiles renew -type enrollment@sqig try
shell > perfis sudo mostram inscrição -type > status dos perfis sudo - tipo de inscrição > perfis sudo renovam a inscrição do tipo >> > @sqigtente Does this code check?
Hi, I have been using my Intel 2019 MBP since 2020 with the host blocked. Im still on ventura. I recently ran a script to see if my Mac was still under MDM. I got the results that it was not on a MDM server. I thought that maybe this was because I had the hosts blocked, I removed the host entry and ran the test again with the same result. I have now had the Mac running 24 hours without the hosts blocked and not received any pop up messages. Is it possible that my Mac has been released from MDM? How can I tell for sure before updating to Sonoma ? Thank you script. https://github.com/rtrouton/rtrouton_scripts/tree/main/rtrouton_scripts/check_mdm_enrollment
No, the script is only checking on the local system if the mdm profile is installed or not.
I have used a paid online MDM check and my Mac is still enrolled.
Model: MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018) Space Gray Wi-Fi [A1989] [MacBookPro15,1]
Serial Number: C02XXXXXXX
MDM Lock: ON
Thank you
@sqig I can provide technical support for a fee.
Install Sequoia developer Beta, risking DEP
I am thinking if I should install Sequoia directly through Sonoma. It works perfectly now without DEP notification.
`charlvin@LCWMacBook-Pro ~ % sudo profiles status -type enrollment
Enrolled via DEP: No
MDM enrollment: No`
FWIW, I had the following FQDNs blocked at the router:
iprofiles.apple.com mdmenrollment.apple.com deviceenrollment.apple.com gdmf.apple.com acmdm.apple.com albert.apple.com
I had them blocked in /etc/hosts as well. Still was able to update. Based on a quick search, gdmf.apple.com is specifically for MDM-managed devices.
Here is a list of all the FQDNs for the various services Apple devices might use
I have an unmanaged iMac and a used-to-be-managed Macbook Pro on my home network. My employer sends out alerts when there are major MacOS updates, critical updates, & patches. When the 14.4 notice came out, I went in to Software Update on both systems, and the 14.4 update showed up automagically as expected. No unblocking on my part.
If you truly do HAVE to unblock gdmf.apple.com to get updates, your machine may actually still be enrolled, but some other step in one of the techniques here suppresses the nag messages.
To check that, open Terminal and enter the following command:
profiles status -type enrollmentYour results should be :
Enrolled via DEP: No MDM enrollment: No
@PaxVobiscuit, Hi, have you or anyone else had issues updating OS after this?
Is the Sequoia public beta safe? I had bypassed DEP on Monterey and am currently running Sonoma 14.5 with zero issues. Is it worth giving the Sequoia beta a try?
It looks like skipmdm.com is now a paid service. When copying and pasting the line from website into terminal in recovery, I receive this message:
Detected serial number: [serial #]
Error: This scrip tis not authorized for this device.
Contact Telegram @skip_mdm or WhatApps [phone #] to make a payment for that Serial
Is this service still legit?
Hi everyone. I updated to Sonoma 14.5 From Monterey yesterday and after installing I got a pop up saying remote management but just hit skip now and worked fine after. Today I tried using it and now the same pop up comes up taking over my whole screen without a “skip now” button. I tried everything on here but nothing has allowed me to use the Sudo codes in terminal in regular mode because the pop up comes up within 10 seconds of booting up Everytime. I don’t want to erase the MacBook because I have a lot of data on it I need.
Any help would be great. I am able to go into recovery mode find but that’s about it. Thank you!try turning off ur wifi if the pop up still comes. delete all the wifi passwords saved on ur mac. After several tries it worked for me
which codes did you put into terminal? what exact steps did you follow. i appreciate your help
Cut the Wi-Fi
Turn Off the Mac
Boot into Recovery Mode
Command-R to boot into Recovery Mode.Disable SIP (System Integrity Protection)
csrutil disable
Additional Steps in Recovery Mode
Run the following commands to manage Configuration Profiles and cloud records:
launchctl disable system/com.apple.ManagedClient.enroll
rm -rf /var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Settings/.cloudConfigHasActivationRecord
rm -rf /var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Settings/.cloudConfigRecordFound
touch /var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Settings/.cloudConfigProfileInstalled
touch /var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Settings/.cloudConfigRecordNotFound
rm -rf /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Settings/.cloudConfigHasActivationRecord
rm -rf /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Settings/.cloudConfigRecordFound
touch /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Settings/.cloudConfigProfileInstalled
touch /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Settings/.cloudConfigRecordNotFound
Restart your Mac by typing:
reboot
Note: If the files under /var/db/ are not present, removing them might not be necessary. However, adding the touched files helps ensure completeness.
Grant Terminal Full Disk Access
Modify the Hosts File
sudo /bin/sh -c 'echo "0.0.0.0 iprofiles.apple.com" >> /etc/hosts'
sudo /bin/sh -c 'echo "0.0.0.0 mdmenrollment.apple.com" >> /etc/hosts'
sudo /bin/sh -c 'echo "0.0.0.0 deviceenrollment.apple.com" >> /etc/hosts'
sudo /bin/sh -c 'echo "0.0.0.0 gdmf.apple.com" >> /etc/hosts'
Verify Hosts File Modification
sudo nano /etc/hosts
(Optional) Re-enable SIP
csrutil enable
reboot
Verify DEP and MDM Status
profiles status -type enrollment
Enrolled via DEP: No
MDM enrollment: No
Reconnect to Wi-Fi
Is the Sequoia public beta safe? I had bypassed DEP on Monterey and am currently running Sonoma 14.5 with zero issues. Is it worth giving the Sequoia beta a try?
Did you ever try upgrading?
Hi everyone. I updated to Sonoma 14.5 From Monterey yesterday and after installing I got a pop up saying remote management but just hit skip now and worked fine after. Today I tried using it and now the same pop up comes up taking over my whole screen without a “skip now” button. I tried everything on here but nothing has allowed me to use the Sudo codes in terminal in regular mode because the pop up comes up within 10 seconds of booting up Everytime. I don’t want to erase the MacBook because I have a lot of data on it I need.
Any help would be great. I am able to go into recovery mode find but that’s about it. Thank you!try turning off ur wifi if the pop up still comes. delete all the wifi passwords saved on ur mac. After several tries it worked for me
which codes did you put into terminal? what exact steps did you follow. i appreciate your help
Disabling DEP and MDM on macOS
Cut the Wi-Fi
- Disable your Wi-Fi to ensure your Mac has no internet connection and avoid the pop-up during the process.
Turn Off the Mac
- Shut down your Mac completely.
Boot into Recovery Mode
- Turn on your Mac and immediately hold down
Command-Rto boot into Recovery Mode.Disable SIP (System Integrity Protection)
- Once in Recovery Mode, open the Utilities menu and select Terminal.
- In the Terminal window, type the following command to disable SIP:
csrutil disableAdditional Steps in Recovery Mode
- Run the following commands to manage Configuration Profiles and cloud records:
launchctl disable system/com.apple.ManagedClient.enroll rm -rf /var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Settings/.cloudConfigHasActivationRecord rm -rf /var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Settings/.cloudConfigRecordFound touch /var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Settings/.cloudConfigProfileInstalled touch /var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Settings/.cloudConfigRecordNotFound rm -rf /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Settings/.cloudConfigHasActivationRecord rm -rf /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Settings/.cloudConfigRecordFound touch /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Settings/.cloudConfigProfileInstalled touch /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Settings/.cloudConfigRecordNotFound- Restart your Mac by typing:
reboot- Note: If the files under
/var/db/are not present, removing them might not be necessary. However, adding the touched files helps ensure completeness.Grant Terminal Full Disk Access
- Once your Mac has restarted normally, go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy tab.
- Select Full Disk Access from the left sidebar.
- Click the lock icon to make changes, and add Terminal to the list of applications allowed Full Disk Access.
Modify the Hosts File
- Open Terminal and enter the following commands to block the necessary Apple servers:
sudo /bin/sh -c 'echo "0.0.0.0 iprofiles.apple.com" >> /etc/hosts' sudo /bin/sh -c 'echo "0.0.0.0 mdmenrollment.apple.com" >> /etc/hosts' sudo /bin/sh -c 'echo "0.0.0.0 deviceenrollment.apple.com" >> /etc/hosts' sudo /bin/sh -c 'echo "0.0.0.0 gdmf.apple.com" >> /etc/hosts'Verify Hosts File Modification
- Check if the hosts file has been updated correctly by running:
sudo nano /etc/hosts- Ensure the lines you added are present.
(Optional) Re-enable SIP
- If you want to re-enable SIP, reboot your Mac into Recovery Mode again (Command-R).
- Open Terminal in Recovery Mode and type:
csrutil enable- Restart your Mac by typing:
rebootVerify DEP and MDM Status
- After a normal boot, open Terminal and run the following command to check the DEP and MDM enrollment status:
profiles status -type enrollment- The output should show:
Enrolled via DEP: No MDM enrollment: NoReconnect to Wi-Fi
- Once everything is verified, you can safely reconnect your Mac to Wi-Fi.
Hello, thanks for the details. Would you know how to disable the pop-up for Profiles wants to make change? I have already bypassed the mdm with these steps last year and for the last 4-6 months I have started getting the annoying pop up of Profiles wants to make changes. Any way to disable that?
Hi, can anyone confirm if it works on Sonoma 14.6? Is it safe to update?
Hi everyone. I updated to Sonoma 14.5 From Monterey yesterday and after installing I got a pop up saying remote management but just hit skip now and worked fine after. Today I tried using it and now the same pop up comes up taking over my whole screen without a “skip now” button. I tried everything on here but nothing has allowed me to use the Sudo codes in terminal in regular mode because the pop up comes up within 10 seconds of booting up Everytime. I don’t want to erase the MacBook because I have a lot of data on it I need.
Any help would be great. I am able to go into recovery mode find but that’s about it. Thank you!try turning off ur wifi if the pop up still comes. delete all the wifi passwords saved on ur mac. After several tries it worked for me
which codes did you put into terminal? what exact steps did you follow. i appreciate your help
Disabling DEP and MDM on macOS
Cut the Wi-Fi
- Disable your Wi-Fi to ensure your Mac has no internet connection and avoid the pop-up during the process.
Turn Off the Mac
- Shut down your Mac completely.
Boot into Recovery Mode
- Turn on your Mac and immediately hold down
Command-Rto boot into Recovery Mode.Disable SIP (System Integrity Protection)
- Once in Recovery Mode, open the Utilities menu and select Terminal.
- In the Terminal window, type the following command to disable SIP:
csrutil disableAdditional Steps in Recovery Mode
- Run the following commands to manage Configuration Profiles and cloud records:
launchctl disable system/com.apple.ManagedClient.enroll rm -rf /var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Settings/.cloudConfigHasActivationRecord rm -rf /var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Settings/.cloudConfigRecordFound touch /var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Settings/.cloudConfigProfileInstalled touch /var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Settings/.cloudConfigRecordNotFound rm -rf /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Settings/.cloudConfigHasActivationRecord rm -rf /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Settings/.cloudConfigRecordFound touch /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Settings/.cloudConfigProfileInstalled touch /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Settings/.cloudConfigRecordNotFound- Restart your Mac by typing:
reboot- Note: If the files under
/var/db/are not present, removing them might not be necessary. However, adding the touched files helps ensure completeness.Grant Terminal Full Disk Access
- Once your Mac has restarted normally, go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy tab.
- Select Full Disk Access from the left sidebar.
- Click the lock icon to make changes, and add Terminal to the list of applications allowed Full Disk Access.
Modify the Hosts File
- Open Terminal and enter the following commands to block the necessary Apple servers:
sudo /bin/sh -c 'echo "0.0.0.0 iprofiles.apple.com" >> /etc/hosts' sudo /bin/sh -c 'echo "0.0.0.0 mdmenrollment.apple.com" >> /etc/hosts' sudo /bin/sh -c 'echo "0.0.0.0 deviceenrollment.apple.com" >> /etc/hosts' sudo /bin/sh -c 'echo "0.0.0.0 gdmf.apple.com" >> /etc/hosts'Verify Hosts File Modification
- Check if the hosts file has been updated correctly by running:
sudo nano /etc/hosts- Ensure the lines you added are present.
(Optional) Re-enable SIP
- If you want to re-enable SIP, reboot your Mac into Recovery Mode again (Command-R).
- Open Terminal in Recovery Mode and type:
csrutil enable- Restart your Mac by typing:
rebootVerify DEP and MDM Status
- After a normal boot, open Terminal and run the following command to check the DEP and MDM enrollment status:
profiles status -type enrollment- The output should show:
Enrolled via DEP: No MDM enrollment: NoReconnect to Wi-Fi
- Once everything is verified, you can safely reconnect your Mac to Wi-Fi.
Hello, thanks for the details. Would you know how to disable the pop-up for Profiles wants to make change? I have already bypassed the mdm with these steps last year and for the last 4-6 months I have started getting the annoying pop up of Profiles wants to make changes. Any way to disable that?
Try to disconnect the WiFi and remove all WiFi preferences and saved connection.
@Sam-0908 , I turned off the wifi , went to advanced section of wifi and cleared all Wifi connections I had there. For some time the pop-up did not come and I was like wow, that was the issue and I tried opening some apps ( which is generally when the pop up comes ) like parallels, chrome etc. The pop up did not come. Then I opened another app called Goodnotes and the popup came back again.
Is there anything else I should be deleting than just the saved connections ? I do not understand what you mean by remove Wifi preferences.
@Sam-0908 , I turned off the wifi , went to advanced section of wifi and cleared all Wifi connections I had there. For some time the pop-up did not come and I was like wow, that was the issue and I tried opening some apps ( which is generally when the pop up comes ) like parallels, chrome etc. The pop up did not come. Then I opened another app called Goodnotes and the popup came back again.
Is there anything else I should be deleting than just the saved connections ? I do not understand what you mean by remove Wifi preferences.
If you see a pop-up that means that you are not disabled the mdm mechanism. Try to login into recovery mode and repeat all the steps that sam09h mentioned above. Verify DEP and MDM Status. Also, before that check the Profiles menu in System Settings and remove profiles if they will be there.
yep it was the xfinity hotspot profile causing the issues. For the last 6 months I was thinking it was MDM. thanks everyone for their help
Hi, can anyone confirm if it works on Sonoma 14.6? Is it safe to update?
yes, all good.
Hi, can anyone confirm if it works on Sonoma 14.6? Is it safe to update?
yes, all good.
Thanks, works fine!
I hope that in version 15 everything will still work.
Hi, can anyone confirm if it works on Sonoma 14.6? Is it safe to update?
yes, all good.
Thanks, works fine! I hope that in version 15 everything will still work.
Im on 15.4 beta everything works fine
Just adding that this post in reply to the above method is what got me sorted out. Clean install (didn't have to use USB), reboot to recovery at the MDM screen, run bypass script and reboot. Dead simple.