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wefjhlagsdfdsf
Explorer | Level 3
4 months ago

Postinstall script isn't working with new 230.4.8797 app version.

I’ve been deploying Dropbox via a custom postinstall script to extract the HelperTools without prompting for admin credentials. This approach has worked for previous versions. With the current versi...
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wefjhlagsdfdsf
Explorer | Level 3
4 months ago

I’m deploying Dropbox in a managed macOS environment, so I’m speaking from an admin perspective. Our end users do not have admin rights, which is why we pre-install the Dropbox Helper Tool during deployment to avoid the admin credentials prompt on first launch.

Environment details:

macOS version: 15.6
Dropbox version: 230.4.8797
Deployment method: Munki/AutoPkg, using a post-install script to extract /Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/Resources/DropboxHelperInstaller.tgz to /Library/DropboxHelperTools with correct ownership and permissions (script attached in previous post).
User rights: Standard (non-admin) accounts.

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