Need help standard user network settings change without admin access

hi guys, i need to test some case, so i need a clarification on standard user can able to change network settings without admin privilege in mac machines ?

Posted on Jul 9, 2025 01:05 AM

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Jul 9, 2025 04:05 AM in response to sivasankar2

sivasankar2 wrote:

Yes the device is managed by MDM. but i have asked the team they not restricted anything

Then as this computer is Managed by a MDM Service


There is really nothing more we can do about the Restrictions They have Placed on this setup


In effect, this is not an Apple Issue nor a macOS with the computer but rather the MDM Service issue

Jul 10, 2025 11:13 AM in response to sivasankar2

I use this script I wrote to allow standard users limited access to certain areas that would otherwise require admin. It needs to be deployed via MDM. It allows standard users to access the network pane, energy saver pane, printers pane, and date & time pane. Your admin would have to deploy this.


#!/bin/bash

# Unlock Network preference pane
security authorizationdb write system.preferences.network allow         
security authorizationdb write system.services.systemconfiguration.network allow

# Unlock Energy Saver preference pane
security authorizationdb write system.preferences.energysaver allow

# Unlock Print & Scan preference pane
security authorizationdb write system.preferences.printing allow

# Unlock Date & Time preference pane
security authorizationdb write system.preferences.datetime allow

# This must be set if you are going to allow non-admin access to any of the preference panes.
/usr/bin/security authorizationdb read system.preferences > /tmp/system.preferences.plist
/usr/bin/defaults write /tmp/system.preferences.plist group everyone
/usr/bin/defaults write /tmp/system.preferences.plist shared -bool true
/usr/bin/security authorizationdb write system.preferences < /tmp/system.preferences.plist

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