This script enables you stop and start Symantec Endpoint Protection on OS X
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
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
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
Hi Steve, nice handy script thanks a lot.
Worked fine till yesterday but with the new Catalina Version (19A602) it does not work anymore.
Could not find specified service
The Services still exist in /Library/LaunchDaemons/ but they are not unloaded. I also cannot unload or disable the services manually.
Does anyone have similar Problems?