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Hi all,
my question:
how do i activate with CLI the guest account on a macOS Catalina that has an AD join?
i had tried with:
defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow.plist GuestEnabled -bool YES and
dscl . -create /Users/Guest

on the login window I see the user and password window.
I type guest and enter but the login fails

any idea?

Hi @ivanlovisi ,

is there a hidden Management Account? That was the problem why the guest user was not displayed on my devices.

my script:

!/bin/bash

Enable Guest Account

defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow GuestEnabled -bool TRUE

show Guest Account in the Login Window

defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow Hide500Users -bool FALSE

Hide Management Account from the Login Window

dscl . create /Users/MANAGEMENTACCOUNTNAME IsHidden 1

Does that work for you?

Ran into this issue myself.. modifying the OS version check in the following script got it working for me in Big Sur (11.5.2): 

https://github.com/sheagcraig/guestAccount/blob/master/guest_account 

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