Timeline for Stop Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client from starting up automatically
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| Mar 30, 2023 at 8:18 | comment | added | Nick | Just changed /Library/LaunchAgents/com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist "RunAtLoad" to false on Ventura 13.3 and it's worked fine (Anyconnect version 4.10.03104) I also don't have the socket filter installed | |
| Sep 11, 2022 at 21:07 | comment | added | Davi |
After removing the LaunchAgents file and using launchctl list, I still can see a single instance with "cisco": com.cisco.anyconnect.notification . This should be generating the annoying window that I commented. How to remove it?
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| Sep 11, 2022 at 20:58 | comment | added | Davi | This solved part of the problem for me. I'm using MacOS Monterey 12.5.1. After doing this, anyconnect is not loaded at startup, and I can check in Settings > Network that the Cisco VPN is not working. However, a screen asking for Cisco to monitor my connection keeps appearing. If I reject, there is no problem, and if I accept its VPN starts. What I am missing to remove this annoying window? | |
| Jan 19, 2022 at 19:24 | comment | added | Thagomizer | Interestingly, there is a key in com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist named "RunAtLoad" which is set to "true". I hoped that setting this to "false" would have the desired effect, but at next bootup, anyconnect showed its unwelcome face. Erasing the plist file is the only thing that worked for me. Occasionally, anyconnect updates itself and re-installs the plist file, and I have to erase it again. This is very unfriendly design, but not a surprise from Cisco. | |
| Jan 13, 2022 at 2:12 | comment | added | mathlete | I'm on 12.1 (Monterey) and this solution didn't work anymore. I tried several things, also find/grep of .plists etc. Ultimately the AnyConnect client couldn't start anymore (but until before that, it still started after reboot even if not part of the Login Items). | |
| Sep 29, 2020 at 18:35 | comment | added | Shai Alon | I would say delete it is stupid since as kapad did, you can't bring it back, only by reinstalling it. But, you can edit this file, and change the key's value "RunAtLoad" to false. that's it. | |
| Jul 28, 2020 at 4:38 | comment | added | kapad | If I delete any of these plist files and want them again, where can I get them from? | |
| Mar 31, 2020 at 11:38 | comment | added | chikitin | I am on Mojave. There is no subfolder in user names's /Library/LaunchDaemons/ | |
| S Jan 24, 2020 at 8:18 | history | suggested | otmezger | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
just tested, works
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| Jan 24, 2020 at 7:28 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| Jan 24, 2020 at 7:25 | comment | added | otmezger |
I can confirm in macOS Catalina that just removing /Library/LaunchAgents/com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist did the trick. The app does not start automatically but can be started manually without any problem. This is the most elegant solution if you don't want to reinstall again.
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| Jun 13, 2019 at 12:22 | comment | added | Henrik |
Just removed com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist from /Library/LaunchAgents/ worked for me. The GUI does not start any more at login, but I can still start the app when needed.
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| Feb 14, 2019 at 23:03 | comment | added | MarcH | My understanding is LaunchDaemons start at boot while LaunchAgents start at login. Can you explain in a little more detail how LaunchDaemons are relevant or if my understanding isn’t correct? | |
| Oct 25, 2018 at 11:53 | comment | added | Ryan | This prevents AnyConnect from working for me. | |
| Jan 19, 2017 at 17:59 | review | Late answers | |||
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| Jan 19, 2017 at 17:44 | review | First posts | |||
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| Jan 19, 2017 at 17:39 | history | answered | Frank | CC BY-SA 3.0 |