authchanger Commands

Jamf Connect Documentation

Solution
Application
Jamf Connect
Content Type
Technical Documentation
Utilities & Services
ft:locale
en-US
The following authchanger commands can be used:
-version
Lists the version number
-help
Lists the help statement
-reset
Resets the authentication database to macOS default settings
-JamfConnect

Enables the Jamf Connect login window

-Notify
Enables the Notify screen.
-print
Lists the current authorization mechanisms
-debug
Lists any changes and their possible outcomes
-DefaultJCRight

Enables Jamf Connect Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) authentication to be used for sudo and other system preference changes.

-SysPrefs
Enables PAM authentication for changing Network settings in System Preferences.
-SysPrefsReset
Disables PAM authentication for changing Network settings in System Preferences.

You can also specify custom rules that determine the order that the mechanisms run:

-prelogin
Specifies the mechanism to be used before the UI displays
-preAuth
Specifies the mechanism to be used between the login UI and authentication
-postAuth
Specifies the mechanism to be used after authentication