Updated to El Capitan and NetExtender stopped working

Apple locked down El Capitan more than previous OSX versions. have yo contacted the developer of NetExtender?

I got Netextender to work, but it ain't pretty....

If you run the netextender application from the command line as root it will work as it's supposed to, but you will have to forego a GUI.

To start netextender open up a Terminal window and change to the NetExtender directory using: cd to /Applications/NetExtender.app/Contents/MacOS and run the following command:

sudo ./netExtender

If sudoers is configured correctly Mac OS X will ask for your password. NetExtender will start and ask you for the hostname (and port), userid, and finally password. After a while you will see the message "Connecting tunnel...". After this you should be able to access your VPN. When finished return to the Terminal window and press Ctrl-C to log out and close the VPN connection.

This should keep you going until Dell pulls their finger out....

Dirk

You can start El Capitan in recovery mode. Then Tools->Terminal.

Then run:

$csrutil disable

$sudo chmod a+s /usr/sbin/pppd

$csrutil enable

This will allow you to set the permission that NetExtender needs. Then boot as normal and everything should be fine. The csrutil will ONLY work in recovery mode, so it has to be done in the manner I described above.

Forgot to mention that you do have to reboot after turning SIP on and off via csrutil. After you disable it, reboot as normal then sudo chmod a+s /usr/sbin/pppd. Then boot into recovery mode again to enable it again. It's kind of a pain, but it does fix the problem.

Did you try my suggestion above? I had the same issues you did and the steps I outlined above fixed my issue. I'm running version 7.5.774.

This worked for me too!

The instructions that LoIQinFLL gives do work. But I think this is more of a refined list.

You can start El Capitan in recovery mode. (command R) Then Tools->Terminal.

Then run:

$csrutil disable

Reboot

$sudo chmod a+s /usr/sbin/pppd

Run NetExtender to let do anything wants to do. It should then connect after that.

Reboot back into recovery mode. Then Tools->Terminal

$csrutil enable

Reboot yet again. You are now good to go.

This will allow the permission that NetExtender needs to be set. Then boot as normal and everything should be fine. The csrutil will ONLY work in recovery mode, so it has to be done in the manner described above.

Yes it's It's kind of a pain, but it does fix the problem. I am running 7.5.757

recorbin

Thanks for your help. Your step-by-step instructions worked like a charm. Now I can use NetExtender just like I used it before.

I had to make a slight change. For some reason the $csrutil disable did not work. If I remember correctly I got invalid command. But when I changed it to \usr\bin\csrutil disable it worked.

Worked for me too. Thank you for your post.

I'm working on a week-old MacBook Pro with El Capitan v 10.11.2.

After getting into the Terminal window, I'm getting "disable: command not found."

Is "disable" only available this OS version when upgraded from a prior version?

Thanks recorbin and LolQinFLL! Your solution works perfectly. Requires four reboots, but it's a small price to pay.

Thanks, saved me today!