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Hi All,

looking for some guidance - Im trying to enable Admin By Request have Full Disk Access across my mac fleet.

I have a PPPC that I have deployed and its says completed but on the mac (Ventura) When I check in in Security / Privacy -> Full Disk access , its not ticked .. 

 I have seen on the other app - that although on FDA is enabled - the mac UI may not be updated. 

 Here is the config that I have deployed as per ABR instructions..

macOS Client: IT Admin Manual (adminbyrequest.com)

Im wondering if there is a way i can locally in terminal to see if the FDA is enabled or not ..

 

Any input be great!

 

Thanks

you can. you need to allow terminal full disk access (best to switch off after) then use this: 

sudo sqlite3 /Library/Application\\ Support/com.apple.TCC/TCC.db 'select client,auth_value from access where service = "kTCCServiceSystemPolicyAllFiles"'

Those with value 2 have full disk access, you will see terminal in the list. 

This is pretty good re Apple TCC database: 

https://www.rainforestqa.com/blog/macos-tcc-db-deep-dive

No need for sudo but same result, this will just list apps by identifier if fde;

sqlite3 /Library/Application\\ Support/com.apple.TCC/TCC.db \\
  'select client from access where auth_value and service = "kTCCServiceSystemPolicyAllFiles"'
com.apple.Terminal
com.microsoft.OneDrive-mac
org.tempel.findanyfile

 

Also export if needed;

sqlite3 /Library/Application\\ Support/com.apple.TCC/TCC.db <<!
.headers on
.mode csv
.output /tmp/TCC.csv 
SELECT datetime(last_modified, 'unixepoch', 'localtime'),client,auth_value from access; 
!

 And approved or denied;

defaults read ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.universalaccessAuthWarning.plist

 

@rkelegha1 PPPC settings not shown in the GUI is unfortunately normal behaviour with Configuration Profiles and Setting Full Disk Access :(

We also use Admin By Request and have implemented the same Configuration profile.

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