How To Disable Gatekeeper For Open Application ANYWHERE In Mac
In macOS Ventura, I found the command-line sudo spctl -master-disabledoesn’t work to disable the security gatekeeper (option Anywhere ), when type sudo spctl -master-disable, it will display the message below:
Just searched in the network, found the command-line to disable the gatekeeper is changed to the new after macOS 10.15.7:
sudo spctl --global-disable
So let’s consolidate the command-line on how to enable/disable the gatekeeper for macOS.
Check gatekeeper status
To check the gatekeeper status, execute the command-line:
sudo spctl --status
If the gatekeeper is enabled , it will display the result:
assessments enabled
If the gatekeeper is disabled , it will display the result:
assessments diabled
Disable Gatekeeper
To enable the gatekeeper,
If macOS version is newer than or equal to 10.15.7 , can execute the command-line:
sudo spctl --global-disable
If macOS version is older than 10.15.7 , can execute the command-line:
sudo spctl --master-disable
Then can execute the gatekeeper status checking command-line to verify the result.
Also can open the Privacy & Security of the macOS System Settings to verify the Anywhere is displayed and selected or not.
Enable Gatekeeper
To enable the gatekeeper,
If macOS version is newer than or equal to 10.15.7 , can execute the command-line:
sudo spctl --global-enable
If macOS version is older than 10.15.7 , can execute the command-line:
sudo spctl --master-enable
Then can execute the gatekeeper status checking command-line to verify the result.
Also can open the Privacy & Security of the macOS System Settings to verify the Anywhere is disappeared.
Summary
Gatekeeper status checking:
sudo spctl --status
If macOS is older than 10.15.7 , gatekeeper:
- enable:
sudo spctl --master-enable - disable:
sudo spctl --master-disable
If macOS is higher than 10.15.7 , gatekeeper:
- enable:
sudo spctl --global-enable - disable:
sudo spctl --global-disable
