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Using an unlock code to uncontain a macOS host

  • Published on Aug 26, 2026
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This section describes how to use the unlock code to uncontain your macOS host.

To use an unlock code to remove a macOS host from containment:

  1. Log in to the contained macOS host.

  2. Open Command line prompt and use the cd command to change to the /Library/Trellix/XCLIENT/xclient.app/Contents/MacOS/bin

    cd /Library/Trellix/XCLIENT/xclient.app/Contents/MacOS/bin

  3. Run the uncontain executable file with the unlock code:

    ./uncontain <unlock code>