NAME
systemextensionsctl —
examine and manage system
extensions
SYNOPSIS
systemextensionsctl |
developer [on |
off] |
systemextensionsctl |
list |
systemextensionsctl |
reset |
DESCRIPTION
The systemextensionsctl program examines
and manages system extensions.
Users should not run systemextensionsctl
under most circumstances; this utility is intended for software
developers.
Its subcommands are:
developer[on|off]- Turn developer mode on and off.
When the computer examines a new system extension, it performs a version check to see if it is the same as a system extension that is already installed. When developer mode is on, this version check is skipped.
list- List the system extensions and their state. States include:
activated enabled- Available for use
activated waiting for user- Waiting for user approval via System Settings
activated disabled- Available but currently disabled by the user, can be enabled using System Settings
terminated waiting for uninstall on reboot- Will be removed at the next computer restart
reset- Forcibly reset system extensions. This removes all system extensions and clears related state.
EXIT STATUS
The systemextensionsctl utility
exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
SEE ALSO
HISTORY
systemextensionsctl was introduced in
macOS Catalina 10.15.