How to uninstall Bastion MDM on MACOS
Last updated: May 27, 2025
Setup Uninstallation
Remove the MDM Profile:
Open System Settings (or System Preferences)
Navigate to Device Management (or Profiles on older macOS versions)
Select the MDM profile
Click the minus (-) button to remove it
Remove the osquery agent by running the following commands in Terminal:
sudo launchctl stop com.fleetdm.orbit sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.fleetdm.orbit.plist sudo pkill bastion-desktop || true sudo rm -rf /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.fleetdm.orbit.plist /var/lib/orbit /usr/local/bin/orbit /var/log/orbit /opt/orbit/ sudo pkgutil --forget com.fleetdm.orbit.base.pkg || true
Usage
After completing these steps, the MDM and its associated agent will be completely removed from your macOS device. You may need to restart your computer for all changes to take effect.