Stop Pulse Secure from opening at startup

https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Secure_Article/KB26679

Using Automater, create an app to run the following script during boot:

launchctl unload –w /Library/LaunchAgents/net.pulsesecure.pulsetray.plist

This prevents Pulse from launching at boot.

Save this .app file, and add it to your Login Items


I copied PulseTray.app into Applications so I could run it from Spotlight:

sudo cp -r /Applications/Pulse\ Secure.app/Contents/Plugins/JamUI/PulseTray.app/ /Applications/

It appears with a terminal showing output, but I just hide this in the dock and forget about it.


Change the bold <false/> to <true/>.  I tested it just now on my MacBook macOS Sierra and it stopped the auto launch at bootup.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>net.pulsesecure.pulsetray</string>
    <key>LimitLoadToSessionType</key>
    <array>
        <string>Aqua</string>
    </array>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
        <string>/Applications/Pulse Secure.app/Contents/Plugins/JamUI/PulseTray.app/Contents/MacOS/PulseTray</string>
    </array>
    <key>KeepAlive</key>
    <true/>
    <key>Disabled</key>
    **<false/>**
</dict>
</plist>

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