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Activation via Terminal

Use the sudo /Applications/ESET\ Endpoint\ Security.app/Contents/MacOS/lic utility as a privileged user to activate ESET Endpoint Security from a Terminal window.

Syntax: sudo /Applications/ESET\ Endpoint\ Security.app/Contents/MacOS/lic [OPTIONS]

Example

The commands below have to be executed as a privileged user.

Activation using a License Key

sudo /Applications/ESET\ Endpoint\ Security.app/Contents/MacOS/lic -k XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX

or

sudo /Applications/ESET\ Endpoint\ Security.app/Contents/MacOS/lic --key XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX

while XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX represents your ESET Endpoint Security License Key.

Activation using an EBA or EMA account

1.Execute:

sudo /Applications/ESET\ Endpoint\ Security.app/Contents/MacOS/lic -u your@username

where your@username represents your EBA or EMA account username. Type in your password and press Enter. A list of available EES license IDs and sites (license pool) will display. The first license ID is pool_ID and second is public_ID.

2.Type in the command as shown below followed by your EBA or EMA account username, and either your public_ID(-p XXX-XXX-XXX) or pool_ID(-i XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX).

sudo /Applications/ESET\ Endpoint\ Security.app/Contents/MacOS/lic -u your@username -p XXX-XXX-XXX

sudo /Applications/ESET\ Endpoint\ Security.app/Contents/MacOS/lic -u your@username -i XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX

3.Type in your password again, press Enter, and wait for a message that says Activation completed successfully.

Activation via an offline file

sudo /Applications/ESET\ Endpoint\ Security.app/Contents/MacOS/lic -f ofline_license.lf

or

sudo /Applications/ESET\ Endpoint\ Security.app/Contents/MacOS/lic --file=offline.license.lf