How to manually stop and start PanGPS (service) or GlobalProtect (i.e. PanGPA) on macOS?
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Created On 06/02/20 20:45 PM - Last Modified 03/22/24 16:12 PM
Question
How to manually stop and start PanGPS (service) or GlobalProtect (i.e. PanGPA) on macOS?
Environment
GlobalProtect MacOS
Answer
In case the PanGPS and GlobalProtect (i.e. PanGPA) processes require to be stopped and started manually, the launchctl command on macOS can be used:
Stop PanGPS launchctl unload /Library/LaunchAgents/com.paloaltonetworks.gp.pangps.plist Stop GlobalProtect (i.e. PanGPA) launchctl unload /Library/LaunchAgents/com.paloaltonetworks.gp.pangpa.plist Start PanGPS launchctl load /Library/LaunchAgents/com.paloaltonetworks.gp.pangps.plist Start GlobalProtect (i.e. PanGPA) launchctl load /Library/LaunchAgents/com.paloaltonetworks.gp.pangpa.plist To check if both PanGPS and PanGPA are running (both processes should have a PID): launchctl list | grep -i palo