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Installer command-line options for Mac

On macOS Monterey 12.4 or later, you can't unzip the installer in the documents or downloads directories or on the desktop. It will fail to install. You must unzip the installer somewhere else, we recommend the home directory, /users/<username>/.

On macOS Big Sur 11 you must unzip the installer in the home directory, /users/<username>/.

Command-line options

Some options may not be available for all customers yet.

The Sophos Central Endpoint installer for Mac supports the following command-line options.

Quiet

Runs the installer without displaying the user interface.

--quiet --install

Group

Specifies the Sophos Central device group to join the endpoint to. You can also use this option to add devices to a subgroup. You must use \ for any groups that have spaces in their names.

--devicegroup <Central group\>

--devicegroup <Central group\>\\<Central subgroup\>

--devicegroup <Central group\>\\<Central subgroup\>\\<Central subgroup\>

Example

--devicegroup Organization\\Group\ with\ space\\Subgroup

Message relays

Specifies a list of message relays to use.

--messagerelays <space-separated message relay list of IPs including the port\>

Trailing argument

The IP address of the message relay must be specified along with port 8190.

Example

--messagerelays IPADDRESS:8190 IPADDRESS:8190

Proxy address

Specifies a custom proxy to use.

--proxyaddress <custom proxy address\>

Trailing argument

URL without protocol (will use HTTPS)

Proxy port

Specifies a port that the proxy uses.

--proxyport <proxy port\>

Trailing argument

Port for the proxy.

Proxy username

If a custom proxy has been specified, set the username with this option.

--proxyusername <custom proxy user name\>

Trailing argument

The username of the proxy.

Proxy password

If a custom proxy and username have been specified, set the password with this option.

--proxypassword <custom proxy password\>

Trailing argument

The password for the proxy.

Computer name override

Overrides the name of the computer to be used in Sophos Central. Don't use quotes around the computer name. You can only use this option for a new installation.

--computernameoverride <override for computer name\>

Trailing argument

Custom computer name.

Domain name override

Overrides the domain name of the computer to be used in Sophos Central. You can only use this option for a new installation.

--domainnameoverride <override for domain\>

Trailing argument

Custom domain name.

Preferred domain name for usernames in Sophos Central

Sets the client to send usernames as domain\\username instead of machine\\username. You can only use this option for a new installation.

--mcsPreferredDomainName

Registration server

Specifies the MCS server to connect to.

--mgmtserver <registration server URL\>

Trailing argument

MCS server URL.

Customer token

Specifies the token of the Sophos Central customer to associate the endpoint with.

--customertoken <the customer token\>

Trailing argument

A UUID which maps to a customer.

Products to install

Specifies a list of products to install. If you specify a product that you don't have a license for, then it isn't installed.

--products <space separated list of products to install\>

Trailing argument

Space-separated list of products to install.

Available options are antivirus, intercept, mdr, xdr, deviceEncryption or all.

Note

The Mac installer is aware of all the message relays and update caches when the installation is downloaded. Changes to caches and relays mean that you need to download a new installation. You can specify relays using the command line as well.

For more help with the installer, see Installer precheck messages.

xdr

Restriction

You can only install xdr on Macs running macOS Big Sur 11 or later.

If you install xdr only we won't install anti-malware protection. You must have third-party protection installed to protect your devices.

Mac examples

  • Install Sophos Anti-Virus and Intercept X without user interaction:

    sudo ./Sophos\ Installer.app/Contents/MacOS/Sophos\ Installer --products antivirus intercept --quiet

  • Install using a proxy:

    sudo ./Sophos\ Installer.app/Contents/MacOS/Sophos\ Installer --proxyaddress <ProxyIP/FQDN> --proxyport <Port>

  • Install using a message relay:

    sudo ./Sophos\ Installer.app/Contents/MacOS/Sophos\ Installer --messagerelays 192.168.10.100:8190