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chocolateeater
Feb 28, 2025Copper Contributor
Cannot install macOS Management Profile
Hi, all. I'm trying to get management of a macOS device working. This is the first device being enrolled, in a new setup. The device was pre-enrolled in ABM and synced to Intune. The device registe...
klenTAHN
Mar 06, 2025Copper Contributor
went through the same headache. the reason you're getting this is because of your oobe process. because apple and microsoft hate each other, MacOS management is stupidly complex. that being said, there is a solution: user OOBE. this is assuming that you are using user afinity as we are as well.
in your enrollment profile, make sure the following is set:
Management Settings
User Affinity & Authentication Method
User affinity: Enroll with User Affinity
Authentication Method: Setup Assistant with modern authentication
this will prompt for an Azure user authentication during oobe that it will then create a user account for. once you get logged in after oobe, you should be good to go.