How to reset Local Network Privacy settings?

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Created Jun ’24

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On macOS 15, if a program installed in /Applications is allowed to connect to a PostgreSQL server on another machine on the local network, a program launched in debug mode from Xcode is not allowed to connect to the local network, and no prompt appears.

Although it is possible to turn off registered programs in Local Network Privacy in Beta 2, permissions for programs launched from Xcode cannot be obtained at all.

Does anyone know how to solve this problem?

Answered by DTS Engineer in 820040022

How can we remove orphan entries from System Settings → Privacy → Local Network on macOS 15?

Sadly, there’s no supported way to do this. I say as much in the Reset local network state section of TN3179. That has some workaround suggestions but none of them are ideal. If this continue to cause you ongoing grief, I encourage you to file a bug explaining the impact of this limitation.

Please post your bug number, just for the record.

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Answer 1

DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Jun ’24

On macOS 15, if a program installed in /Applications is allowed to connect to a PostgreSQL server on another machine on the local network, a program launched in debug mode from Xcode is not allowed to connect to the local network

Just to be clear, you’re talking about two copies of the same program, right?

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Answer 2

luckman212 OP

Dec ’24

@DTS Engineer How can we remove orphan entries from System Settings → Privacy → Local Network on macOS 15? The only way I have found is to disable SIP, and nuke the 2 plists below:

/Library/Preferences/com.apple.networkextension.plist
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.networkextensionuuidcache.plist

But this is certainly a sledgehammer approach to a problem which requires a tweezers.

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Answer 3

DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Jan ’25

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How can we remove orphan entries from System Settings → Privacy → Local Network on macOS 15?

Sadly, there’s no supported way to do this. I say as much in the Reset local network state section of TN3179. That has some workaround suggestions but none of them are ideal. If this continue to cause you ongoing grief, I encourage you to file a bug explaining the impact of this limitation.

Please post your bug number, just for the record.

Share and Enjoy
—
Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple
let myEmail = "eskimo" + "1" + "@" + "apple.com"

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