com.apple.MCXAirport

[el2493]

The JSS I inherited has both Managed Preferences and Configuration Profiles that disable the use of Wi-Fi by creating the above PLIST and adding the value {DisableAirPort=true}.

I've been trying to find ways to undo this for a computer that needs access to Wi-Fi, but am not having any success. I'm mainly concerned with the Managed Preference. I first tried just adding the specific computer to the Exclusions for the Managed Preference, and confirmed when I looked at the Computer object that it didn't have any Managed Preferences involved. But I still couldn't enable Wi-Fi.

I next tried creating an inverted Managed Preference (that would set {DisableAirPort=false}) and confirmed that it was listed on the Computer object page, but still couldn't re-enable Wi-Fi on the computer. I tried a few other things but ultimately couldn't find a fix.

My last guess would be to try to manually delete the com.apple.MCXAirport file, but I wasn't able to find it on the computer (in LaunchAgents or LaunchDaemons or Preferences or a few other folders I checked). Does anyone know where this file (or Managed Preferences in general) would be stored on the computer?

[el2493]

(Also checked the Managed Preferences folder, didn't see anything with the name com.apple.MCXAirport)

[jmahlman]

When you remove the Configuration Profile, go to the machine and in the Network settings, activate the wireless manually.

That seems to work for us.

[el2493]

I'm mostly concerned with the Managed Preference, if I add the computer as an Exclusion it still doesn't let me enable Wi-Fi.

[emmayche]

If the plist is created automatically by your JSS, and then you put that already-disabled computer into an exclusion group, it's not going to get rid of that plist unless you take action to do so. It might be a good idea to create a computer group which is referenced both by the profile that creates the plist (for exclusion purposes) and by a policy that ensures that the plist is either removed or properly edited so that wi-fi is available. Note also that the computer will likely have to be restarted before the modified plist takes effect.

[el2493]

Thanks, I wanted to create a policy to remove the PLIST but couldn't find where the file was located.