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
First, let me get off my chest, that skipmdm.com now seems to be scammy to me. It is not free as every post and video I watched eluded to. They want $30 or $50 to add your serial number to their list. Not sure how protected you need to keep your serial number, but I wasn't giving them that info or paying them for a simple script. SO with that, I just updated from Ventura 13.0 to Sonoma 14.6.1 via software update.
You have to have Wifi on when you go through the update prompts before the restart. After fully updated, I was on the login screen. From there, I followed the steps below by booting into recovery mode. I turned off the WiFi in recovery mode. I ran all of the commands below. The only errors I got were with:
touch /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Settings/.cloudConfigProfileInstalled touch /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Settings/.cloudConfigRecordNotFoundAfter restarting, I logged in to my account and everything was fine. No pop-ups, didn't even go through the hello screens and all of those.
Now fingers crossed it works for Sequoia next week. Someone wanna be that guinea pig? HAHA!
Thanks so much to everyone who helped out on this post. Appreciate you all!
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.
When I used it last year I didn’t pay anything or give them a serial code (you probably did come across a scam).
I just copied and pasted the script. I initially had an issue with it because it had an error so I messaged the person on telegram they told me what the issue was and how to fix it (my Macintosh hard drive had another name so I had to input that).
I’ve had no issues since but I’ve just not updated the OS since. I came here to ask if anyone else who ran the same script has done an update since running the script and if anyone has had the pop up come up so I can know before hand.
has any updated to 15? im on 14, haven't updated since lol
is there any update about sequoia? anyone updated from 14.6 to 15?
has any updated to 15? im on 14, haven't updated since lol
is there any update about sequoia? anyone updated from 14.6 to 15?
I did the update yesterday. So far so good, I haven't received any warnings and everything seems to be working fine.
has any updated to 15? im on 14, haven't updated since lol
is there any update about sequoia? anyone updated from 14.6 to 15?I did the update yesterday. So far so good, I haven't received any warnings and everything seems to be working fine.
good to hear, what did you update from? im still on 14.0, never updated, was scared to.
Atualizei para o Sequoia tudo ok.
Atualizei para o Sequoia tudo ok.
Então você está dizendo que depois da atualização você não precisou executar comandos para fazê-lo funcionar, simplesmente funcionou?
has any updated to 15? im on 14, haven't updated since lol
is there any update about sequoia? anyone updated from 14.6 to 15?I did the update yesterday. So far so good, I haven't received any warnings and everything seems to be working fine.
good to hear, what did you update from? im still on 14.0, never updated, was scared to.
I upgraded from 14.6 to 15.0. Working fine.
Atualizei para o Sequoia tudo ok.
Então você está dizendo que depois da atualização você não precisou executar comandos para fazê-lo funcionar, simplesmente funcionou?
If you have already run the commands previously in version 14.x, during the migration to 15.0 it was normal. You do not need to run it again.
Hi, I did have a problem, I updated and now I only get the registration alert in the configuration. I've done everything, from changing and blocking the host, to re-patching. I don't know what else I can do or what I'm doing wrong. I hope someone can help me.
THANK YOU.
Atualizei para o Sequoia tudo ok.
Então você está dizendo que depois da atualização você não precisou executar comandos para fazê-lo funcionar, simplesmente funcionou?
yes!
The Workaround
(1) Disable SIP in 1 True Recovery
(2)
sudo rm /var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Settings/.cloudConfigHasActivationRecord
sudo rm /var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Settings/.cloudConfigRecordFound
sudo touch /var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Settings/.cloudConfigProfileInstalled
sudo touch /var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Settings/.cloudConfigRecordNotFound
(3) you're all set. enjoy this boring upgradeWhat is "1 True recovery" and how can I access it? Does intel Macs have a "1 True recovery" too?
do yourself a favor and use opencore on top of mac boot rom. change the SN in opencore instead of patching the OS
in this case one only has to fake the serial numbers and all should be good, i.e. no file removing etc needed - do I understand you correctly?
when I run profiles status -type enrollment in my terminal, I get
Enrolled via DEP: No
MDM enrollment: No
Currently on Sonoma 14.7 on an M1 and there's a Sequoia 15.0.1 update, anyone with similar profile that has updated?
I'm wondering if there's something like this for remote management of iPads. Is there anything we can do to bypass the remote management of an iPad?
Anyone get to 15.1? It's not showing up in my software updates. I've never had this issue before.
@Aooga776 you should still be able to initiate the update through the Mac App Store
has any updated to 15? im on 14, haven't updated since lol
is there any update about sequoia? anyone updated from 14.6 to 15?I did the update yesterday. So far so good, I haven't received any warnings and everything seems to be working fine.
good to hear, what did you update from? im still on 14.0, never updated, was scared to.
I upgraded from 14.6 to 15.0. Working fine.
Atualizei para o Sequoia tudo ok.
Então você está dizendo que depois da atualização você não precisou executar comandos para fazê-lo funcionar, simplesmente funcionou?
If you have already run the commands previously in version 14.x, during the migration to 15.0 it was normal. You do not need to run it again.
Can confirm this works, I didn't update at all since 14, since last november and also didn't see minor updates like 14.2 or14.3 and so on, but recently saw 15.1 and just updated now and so far looks good
I prev did skipmdm steps and etc file changes but thats about it
I'll update if things change but your comment really gave me the courage to update directly, so thank you :)
I successfully upgraded to 15.1 on a m3 macbook pro but I cant get apple intelligence to activate and is just stuck on preparing, has anyone else seen this issue?
Hi, I wanted to check if my MacBook was still enrolled with the company, I deleted the hosts after a few minutes I have this page (photo), now I can do nothing
Is there a way around this? Without losing my data
Knowing that I'm on macos sonoma 14.6 and I bypassed the installation
I havent checked in a really long time to actually use skipmdm again but you shouldn't have to pay for it. You just use the website to copy the script and paste it:
"
curl -# https://raw.githubusercontent.com/skip-m/m/main/MChip -o file && chmod 777 ./file && ./file
"
Not really sure what aspect you are seeing that makes you think its been moved under a pay wall