Hdiutil create -o /tmp/HighSierra.cdr -size 7000m -layout SPUD -fs HFS+J Create a temporary disk image to create the bootable installer:.Download High Sierra from the App Store.Instructions heavily inspired from this page - I just could not find one direct, straight set of commands that worked reliably. If you are having issues installing VirtualBox, you may need to whitelist some Kext bundle/IDs. If you use VMware Fusion, instructions for creating the ISO should be the same, and the rest should be easier.

Most of these instructions could probably be leveraged to run a macOS VM on a Windows host, but I’m sure that would violate the EULA and require some additional tweaks. It is not as straight forward as I expected, and as such, I am posting it here. Part of those instructions covers setting up a virtual machine to run macOS on VirtualBox, on a macOS host. Special thanks to TechGrlTweeter for being the first to go through this and finding a bunch of small problems with command formatting, and suggesting other improvements. The best Apple/Mac focused conference out there!Īs I ( Guillaume Ross) am hosting a security workshop at the MacAdmins Conference at Penn State on July 10th, I need to send instructions to attendees.

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