Starting DEP Notify but getting the "downloaded from the internet" prompt

[mwu1876]

We want to kick off the DEP Notify from non-DEP machines. It works but when it first launches you get a prompt that the file was downloaded from the internet and if you want to trust it. Is there a way to suppress that?

[Chris · Accepted solution]

The copy of DEPNotify you're deploying has the quarantine flag set.
Run

sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine /path/to/DEPNotify.app

and repackage it

[mwu1876]

I just tried and still the same issue. I'm running BigSur if that makes any difference.

[mwu1876]

So right now there's no DEPNotify pkg version for 1.1.6. But, sounds like this may work since I have to change those flags. But, how do you package the source code files in the PKG version to deploy?

https://gitlab.com/Mactroll/DEPNotify/-/releases#1.1.6

[mwu1876]

@Chris Thanks. Your suggestion worked. Instead of repackaging what I did was run a script AFTER it's installed and before I kicked off the app. So works. Now just need to figure out how to upgrade to 1.1.6 without the pkg file.

[sdagley]

There's a DEPNotify 1.1.6 package in the #depnotify MacAdmins Slack channel

[howie_isaacks]

@sdagley Thanks! I don't get on Slack often so I totally forgot to look there. The releases page for DEPNotify has only source code downloads, so someone really should work on getting the package posted. I have some M1 Macs on the way and I'm trying to get prepared.