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Install on macOS

Installation

UI
Terminal

To start the installation, double-click the Net iD Setup.app file.

This procedure requires elevation.

To install Net iD Client from the terminal, begin by switching to the directory of your Net iD Setup.app.

Go to the setup directory.

$ cd /Net\ iD\ Setup.app/Contents/Resources/setup

Run the install script.
```
$ sudo ./install
```

What is installed?

Files

The number of available binaries is reduced. There are, however, still a lot of internal components.

/Applications/Net iD.app: User interface application
/etc/netid.conf: Global configuration file
/usr/local/bin/netid ⇒ link to /usr/local/lib/netid/netid: Link to command line application
/usr/local/lib/libnetid.dylib ⇒ link to /usr/local/lib/netid/libnetid.dylib: Link to library for all components
/usr/local/lib/netid/netid: Command line application
/usr/local/lib/netid/libnetid.dylib: Library for all components
/usr/local/lib/netid/version: Text file with version number
/usr/local/lib/netid/<some setup scripts and resources>: Other resources
$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/com.pointsharp.netid.monitor.plist: User background service

Application Data

The Client uses standard application data folder to store user application data:

$HOME/.netid/netid.conf: Local configuration file
$HOME/.netid/netid_db.conf: Local user application data

Temporary Files

The Client uses standard temporary data folder to store temporary files. Instead of creating multiple files they will be stored in a single file, except card cache that will use a separate file.

/tmp/~netid.txt: User data cache
/tmp/~netid_card.txt: User smart card cache