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# sk180687 - The EPTiny.app generated installation script is unusable for macOS 13.x (Ventura) or later deployments

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk180687 |
| Date Created | 2023-03-03 |
| Last Modified | 2024-03-11 |
| Technical Level | General |
| Products | Endpoint Security |
| Versions | Cloud, E89.X, E88.X |
| OS | macOS |

## Symptoms

- Executing `gen_ep_installer_script.sh` shows this error on macOS 13.x (Ventura):  
`+ base64 --decode .config_dat_encodedbase64: invalid argument .config_dat_encodedUsage: base64 [-hDd] [-b num] [-i in_file] [-o out_file] -h, --help display this message -Dd, --decode decodes input -b, --break break encoded string into num character lines -i, --input input file (default: "-" for stdin) -o, --output output file (default: "-" for stdout)`

## Cause

These lines in ***gen_ep_installer_script.sh*** do not work:
> `echo $CONFIG_DAT_B64 > .config_dat_encoded`  
> ` base64 --decode .config_dat_encoded > .config_dat`  
>
> `echo $MANIFEST_B64 > .manifest_encoded`  
> `base64 --decode .manifest_encoded > .InstallationManifest.plist`

## Solution

To fix`gen_ep_installer_script.sh`to run on all macOS versions:Change the lines in the *Root Cause* to these lines:  
`echo $CONFIG_DAT_B64 | base64 --decode -o .config_dat`  
`echo $MANIFEST_B64 | base64 --decode -o .InstallationManifest.plist`

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