Running dcli tools on Mac OS X

Currently, the dcli tools are not signed which can cause some hassle the first time you run them on Mac OS X. You must manually give each app permission to run the first time you run it.

Here is a quick and relatively painless way to approve each app (you only have to do this the first time you run each tool). It consists of the commands run from the terminal:

dclic
open "x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.preference.security?General"

Replace 'dclic' with the tool you are trying to run.

When you run the first command you will get this dialog:

Just click "Cancel".

Then run the second command. This will open the system preferences to the security tab, and will look like this:

Click "Allow Anyways" on the bottom right. This whitelists the app and you now run it without any issues.

Apple has posted information on this in the following two docs:

• Open a Mac app from an unidentified developer
• Safely open apps on your Mac specifically the "How to open an app that hasn’t been notarized or is from an unidentified developer"

I am looking into signing the apps, but until then, this will get you up and running.