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!link!: Allowednonadminpackagefamilynamerules

sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.installer allowednonadminpackagefamilynamerules -array "com.microsoft.*" "com.google.*"

: If an app's family name is on this list, a standard user can install it even if the general block-policy is active. allowednonadminpackagefamilynamerules

: Computer Configuration \ Administrative Templates \ Windows Components \ App Package Deployment . sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com

: It allows you to specify a whitelist of "Package Family Names". narrow rules (e.g.

Use specific, narrow rules (e.g., com.company.appname ) instead of broad wildcards like com.* to limit risk.

Rules are treated as ECMA Script regular expressions . For example: Contoso.ContosoApp_8wekyb3d8bbwe matches a specific app.