/System/Library/CoreServices/lockoutagent

ErikDPhillips wrote:

Why is lockoutagent running in activity monitor and what, exactly does it do? Who is it locking out and what is it locking out of?

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<lockoutagent> It is a Unix executable.

MacBook-Pro ~ % /System/Library/CoreServices/lockoutagent ; exit;

2022-08-05 07:55:30.244 lockoutagent[53266:1170858] Requesting policy for bundle IDs: (

"com.apple.Notes",

"com.apple.Music",

"com.apple.TextEdit",

"com.barebones.bbedit",

"com.apple.finder",

"com.apple.iCal",

"com.apple.Safari",

"com.c-command.SpamSieve",

"com.apple.Terminal",

"com.apple.reminders",

"org.mozilla.firefox",

"com.apple.ActivityMonitor",

"com.apple.mail"

)

2022-08-05 07:55:30.251 lockoutagent[53266:1170859] ScreenTime is not enabled

2022-08-05 07:55:30.252 lockoutagent[53266:1170859] Ended lifecycle by removing /var/folders/5m/qd_yt7492yd2ngs3k8f9z2j40000gn/0/com.apple.lockoutagent/Enable

2022-08-05 07:55:31.244 lockoutagent[53266:1170857] Exiting...

Saving session...completed.

[Process completed]

What is the issue exactly...?

Run a sample from your Activity Monitor if you want to see more details...

Activity Monitor User Guide for Mac - Apple Support

ErikDPhillips wrote:

My issue is I wanna know what it is and if it’s locking me out of something. It has a nefarious name.

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When you start poking around in /System/Library/... I am afraid you will find 100's/ 1000's of entires with "nefarious" names....to what end(?) You are not being locked out of anything.

II do not see an issue.

if you want to drill down further call Customer Support  (800) MY–APPLE (800–692–7753)

everything in the /System/Library/CoreServices directory is a built-in part of MacOS. That is a part of MacOS, it is NOT a hack.

It was extremely difficult for hackers to get anything into that directory before MacOS 11 Big Sur, but now that MacOS 11 has been moved to a separate, locked, signed system Volume, undetected hacks are essentially not possible.