Install macOS agents from Finder

You can use Finder to install agents on macOS nodes.

1. Download the appropriate agent tarball.
2. Open the agent package .dmg and click the installer .pkg.
3. Follow installer dialog prompts. You must provide the primary server's hostname and the agent's certname.

   For macOS agents, the certname is derived from the machine's name. For best compatibility, make sure the node's name doesn't include capital letters (for example, My-Example-Mac must be my-example-mac). If you don’t want to change the computer’s name, enter the agent certname in all lowercase letters when prompted by the installer.

4. Run puppet agent -t to add the node to the node inventory and generate the CSR.
5. Accept the CSR as explained in Managing certificate signing requests.