Reference

IPConfigurationHelper(8)

parsing helper for configd

NAME

IPConfigurationHelper – parsing helper for configd

SYNOPSIS

takes no arguments, and users should not launch it manually.

DESCRIPTION

IPConfigurationHelper is a an XPCService that launches on-demand upon request from the IPConfiguration agent of the configd daemon.

The IPConfiguration agent runs as the root user inside of configd, whereas IPConfigurationHelper doesn't run as a privileged user. It handles the downloading and/or parsing of system configuration data acquired from the network.

See the configd man page for more information on what IPConfiguration does.

SEE ALSO

configd(8)

HISTORY

IPConfigurationHelper first appeared in macOS 15.0.