In the console app i see “MCXTools.log” when i look through it, it’s a bunch of log reports for mdmclient. I don’t have any MDMs, i confirmed this via terminal command and checked for profiles through settings. Should i be worried?
We all have those logs and it does not mean your device is managed. Here it is on my Mac:
Mar 14 03:51:50 airportd[182] [*] [0:MCXToolsInterface:<0x526>] Log file created
Mar 17 07:26:46 mdmclient[49704] [*] [501:MDMAgent:<0x23b4f2>] === CPF_RemoveProfile === system.ratings.digital_health_restrictions.system.ratings (user: xxxxxxx)
Mar 17 17:50:09 mdmclient[58017] [ERROR] [0:MDMDaemon] Process has been running too long (1758.7 seconds)
Mar 20 20:45:48 mdmclient[351] [ERROR] [0:MDMDaemon] Process has been running too long (1268.5 seconds)
Mar 21 18:08:44 mdmclient[11363] [ERROR] [0:MDMDaemon] Process has been running too long (1762.4 seconds)
Mar 28 17:48:32 mdmclient[98949] [ERROR] [0:MDMDaemon] Process has been running too long (1633.7 seconds)
Mar 30 17:57:22 mdmclient[25648] [ERROR] [0:MDMDaemon] Process has been running too long (1814.9 seconds)
We all have those logs and it does not mean your device is managed. Here it is on my Mac:
Mar 14 03:51:50 airportd[182] [*] [0:MCXToolsInterface:<0x526>] Log file created
Mar 17 07:26:46 mdmclient[49704] [*] [501:MDMAgent:<0x23b4f2>] === CPF_RemoveProfile === system.ratings.digital_health_restrictions.system.ratings (user: xxxxxxx)
Mar 17 17:50:09 mdmclient[58017] [ERROR] [0:MDMDaemon] Process has been running too long (1758.7 seconds)
Mar 20 20:45:48 mdmclient[351] [ERROR] [0:MDMDaemon] Process has been running too long (1268.5 seconds)
Mar 21 18:08:44 mdmclient[11363] [ERROR] [0:MDMDaemon] Process has been running too long (1762.4 seconds)
Mar 28 17:48:32 mdmclient[98949] [ERROR] [0:MDMDaemon] Process has been running too long (1633.7 seconds)
Mar 30 17:57:22 mdmclient[25648] [ERROR] [0:MDMDaemon] Process has been running too long (1814.9 seconds)
FYI, it is best to avoid the Console app and system logs. The system logs are no longer useful for troubleshooting and often contain lots of odd, scary sounding entries meant only for the developers of those apps & utilities. You can drive yourself crazy looking at them (it is too late for me). The only still useful logs are the Kernel Panic logs.
Thank you for this, I looked into this a bit before asking myself and the first thing i saw on apple communities was someone asking if they are getting “hacked”. The replies to the person provided no clear cut answer so it just left me confused and worried, once again thanks for this!
what is mcxtools.log?
