Troubleshooting the Automox Agent Installation on macOS

To install, restart, and remove the Automox agent on macOS devices, refer to the commands listed here.

Install the Automox agent

To install the Automox agent on macOS, run this command. (This requires your access key. See Managing Keys.)

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curl -sS "https://console.automox.com/downloadInstaller?accesskey=YOUR_ORGANIZATION_KEY_HERE" | sudo bash && sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.automox.agent.plist

Inspect the process

Determine if the Automox agent is running:

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ps aux | grep amagent

Restart the agent

Unload the agent:

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sudo launchctl bootout system/com.automox.agent

Load the agent:

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sudo launchctl bootstrap system /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.automox.agent.plist

Uninstall agent:

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sudo launchctl bootout system/com.automox.agent || true
sudo /usr/local/bin/amagent --deregister 
sudo rm -f /usr/local/bin/amagent* 
sudo rm -rf "/Library/Application Support/Automox/"
sudo rm -f /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.automox.agent*
sudo rm -rf /var/tmp/automox/ || true
sudo rm -f /var/tmp/amagent* || true
sudo /usr/bin/dscl . -delete /Users/_automoxserviceaccount

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