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What is eapolcfg_auth?

If you see eapolcfg_auth on your Mac, here is what this network authentication process does.

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What is RemoteDesktop.PrivilegeProxy?

If you see RemoteDesktop.PrivilegeProxy running on your Mac, here is what this remote management process does.

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What is captiveagent?

If you see captiveagent on your Mac, here is what this Wi-Fi login process does.

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What is ifdreader?

If you see ifdreader running on your Mac, here is what this smart card reader process does.

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What is usbaudiod?

If you see usbaudiod running on your Mac, here is what this USB audio device process does.

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What is CrashReporterSupportHelper?

If you see CrashReporterSupportHelper on your Mac, here is what this crash reporting process does.

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What is nfsconf?

If you see nfsconf on your Mac, here is what this NFS configuration tool does.

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What is dhcp6d?

If you see dhcp6d running on your Mac, here is what this IPv6 networking process does.

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What is security.authtrampoline?

If you see security.authtrampoline on your Mac, here is what this privilege helper process does.

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What is scsid?

If you see scsid running on your Mac, here is what this storage communication process does.

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What is VDCAssistant?

If you see VDCAssistant running on your Mac, here is what this camera assistant process does.

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What is nfsd?

If you see nfsd running on your Mac, here is what this process does and whether you need it.

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What is ioupsd?

If you see ioupsd running on your Mac, here is what this UPS monitoring process does.

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What is ODSAgent?

If you see ODSAgent running on your Mac, here is what this Open Directory process does.

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What is gssd?

If you see gssd running on your Mac, here is what this authentication process does.

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What is GSSCred?

If you see GSSCred running on your Mac, here is what this Kerberos credentials process does.

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What is pfd?

If you see pfd running on your Mac, here is what this packet filter logging process does.

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What is security.agent.login?

If you see security.agent.login on your Mac, here is what this login process does.

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What is bluetoothd?

If you see bluetoothd, BTServer, BlueTool, or bluetoothuiservice running on your Mac, here is what these Bluetooth processes do.

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What is pfctl?

If you see pfctl on your Mac, here is what this firewall tool does.

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What is fairplayd?

If you see fairplayd running on your Mac, here is what this DRM process does.

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What is mDNSResponderHelper?

If you see mDNSResponderHelper running on your Mac, here is what this Bonjour helper process does.

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What is systemmigrationd?

If you see systemmigrationd running on your Mac, here is what this Migration Assistant process does.

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What is SCHelper?

If you see SCHelper running on your Mac, here is what this system configuration helper does.

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What is diskarbitrationd?

If you see diskarbitrationd running on your Mac, here is what this disk mounting and ejection process does.

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