PROC_UUID_POLICY(1)

📦 version 1042.100.6.0.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 NAME 💖

okay so proc_uuid_policy is literally the little tool that sets policy for a specific UUID or mach-o file with the kernel. bestie, it's giving "kernel whisperer" energy and we're obsessed 💅

This page is PROC_UUID_POLICY(1) from the General Commands Manual, and yes it's a whole moment ✨

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

proc_uuid_policy verb policy uuid | path

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

proc_uuid_policy sets policy for a specific UUID or mach-o file with the kernel. no cap, that's the whole vibe 🫶

The uuid may be a uuid of the form 1A213FB4-B430-333F-AC63-891678070AFE or a path to a valid mach-o executable. proc_uuid_policy will extract the LC_UUID load commands from the executable. yup, it's out here pulling UUIDs out of your binaries like it's nothing 😭✨

🎀 VERBS 🎀

The verbs are as follows, and they are lowkey the main characters:

  • clear — clear the policy for the given UUID with PROC_UUID_POLICY_OPERATION_CLEAR.
  • add — add the policy for the given UUID with PROC_UUID_POLICY_OPERATION_ADD.
  • remove — add the policy for the given UUID with PROC_UUID_POLICY_OPERATION_REMOVE.
🫶 quick heads up: yes, the original says add in the remove description, and we are keeping it exactly as written. no fixing, no guessing, just preserving the lore 💀

💜 POLICIES 💜

The policies are as follows, and they're giving very specific menu energy:

  • none — PROC_UUID_POLICY_FLAGS_NONE
  • no_cellular — PROC_UUID_NO_CELLULAR
  • necp — PROC_UUID_NO_CELLULAR
  • alt-dyld — PROC_UUID_ALT_DYLD_POLICY
  • alt-rosetta — PROC_UUID_ALT_ROSETTA_POLICY
💀 not necp also mapping to PROC_UUID_NO_CELLULAR — we are simply reporting what the page says, bestie. facts are facts 🔥

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

and that's the whole page, periodt 💅 this iconic lil manual is from macOS, dated March 14, 2016, and it's been serving kernel-policy realness ever since 🍓✨ bye bestie, go set some policy 🎀🦋

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