Mac Client Port binding Issues.

Products

• CA Privileged Access Manager (PAM)

Issue/Introduction

Users with mac clients are having port binding issues when they launch the CA PAM application.

 

Environment

Release : 4.0.X / 4.1.X

Component : PRIVILEGED ACCESS MANAGEMENT

Cause

Apple changed how the helpertools work, and this is the reason for the current problems:

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/servicemanagement/updating_helper_executables_from_earlier_versions_of_macos

 

 

Resolution

Workaround:

1. Copy the xcd_assistant binary to the '/usr/local/bin' folder:

   $ sudo cp '/Applications/CA PAM Client.app/Contents/MacOS/xcd_assistant' /usr/local/bin/

2. set root as the owner:

  $ sudo chown root:root /usr/local/bin/xcd_assistant or sudo chown root:admin /usr/local/bin/xcd_assistant

3. set the sticky bit on the file:
   
   $ sudo chmod +s /usr/local/bin/xcd_assistant

This should allow the xcd_assistant binary to run with root privileges without the need to prompt for a password.

 

Additional Information

Case# 33074939

DE535064