Installing the BigFix® Remote Control Target for macOS by using the .pkg file

You can use the trc_target.pkg file to install the BigFix® Remote Control Target for macOS.

About this task

You can obtain the pkg file from Passport Advantage or from the BigFix® Remote Control server UI. For more information, see Obtain the installation files. Two installation methods can be used when you have the pkg file: attended and unattended.

You can also apply custom configuration settings when you install the target. The configuration values are set in the trc_target.cfg file. Create the file and add your custom values. Copy the file to the computers on which you want to install the BigFix® Remote Control Target for macOS. Copy the trc_target.cfg file to the same directory as the trc_target.pkg file.

Your configuration settings are installed together with the target. The target configuration is installed to /Library/Preferences/com.ibm.bigfix.remotecontrol.target.plist.

To configure the target to support broker sessions, you must configure the BrokerList property and provide trusted certificates. Place a broker.certs file, that contains the trusted certificates in the same directory as the trc_target.pkg file. The package installs the broker.certs file to

/Library/Application Support/com.ibm.bigfix.remotecontrol.target/TrustStore.

For more information about the target properties that can be set in the .cfg file, see Properties that can be set in the target configuration.

If you do not apply any custom configuration, the target uses built in configuration settings when it installs.

Choose an installation method for installing the BigFix® Remote Control Target for macOS.

Attended Mode:

  1. Double-click the trc_target.pkg file.
  2. Click Continue.
  3. Click Install to install to the startup disk. If your system has multiple disks, you can select the disk on which to install the target. Click Change Install Location to select an installation disk.
  4. If you are a user with admin authority, type in your password when prompted. Otherwise, type a valid admin ID and password. Click Install Software.
  5. When the installation completes, click Close.

Unattended mode:

  1. Open a Terminal window and type the following command.

    sudo installer -pkg "/[path]/trc_target.pkg" -target /

    Where [path] is the path to the .pkg file.

After you install the .pkg file, open the Remote Control Target.app to start the target.