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You cannot install applications larger than 4 GB on a Mac by using the System Center Configuration Manager client

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Symptoms

When you try to install an application package (.cmmac file) that is larger than 4 gigabytes (GB) on an Apple Mac by using the System Center Configuration Manager client, the package cannot be extracted. 

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Cause

This issue occurs because the unzip tool located in "/usr/bin/unzip" does not support extracting files that are larger than 4 GB, even though the inbox ZIP utility can create a compressed (.zip) file that is larger than 4 GB.

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More Information

This is a known issue of using the System Center Configuration Manager client on a Mac. The issue will be fixed when an updated unzip tool that supports large files is available for Mac.

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Article Info
Article ID : 2990325
Revision : 3
Created on : 8/27/2018
Published on : 8/27/2018
Exists online : False
Views : 373