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In essence, UserEventAgent is a core part of macOS. To understand more about what UserEventAgent is and why it runs on Mac, keep reading this article by Mytour.
UserEventAgent is a core part of macOS. To understand more about what UserEventAgent is and why it runs on Mac, keep reading this article by Mytour.
UserEventAgent is essentially a daemon, meaning this process runs in the background. The UserEventAgent process is responsible for monitoring certain things on the system at the user level. According to the man page explaining this process:
'The UserEventAgent utility is a daemon that loads plugins provided by the system to handle high-level system events not directly monitored by launchd'.
The configd process runs in the background and monitors various states on a Mac. Specifically, configd monitors whether users are online and notifies other programs you use when the status changes. The collection of configd plugins allows the process to perform this task.
UserEventAgent plays a role similar to configd, except that it monitors a set of things that configd cannot. Configd primarily monitors the entire system and is run under the root user account.
To get a better idea, we can browse through the plugins managed by UserEventAgent, located in /System/Library/UserEventPlugins.
In the UserEventPlugins directory, you'll find plugins related to Bluetooth, Bonjour network configuration tool, time zones, Time Machine, and even the Touch Bar. UserEventAgent monitors the status of all these items and reports the status to the applications you use.
Due to its multifunctional nature, UserEventPlugins will start consuming more system resources.
If you notice that UserEventPlugins start consuming too many system resources, try restarting your Mac and check if the issue persists.
If the issue persists, try disabling or uninstalling any hardware or software you recently installed. If these are the culprits, try updating to the latest software version and see if the issue persists.
After reading this article, you should now know what UserEventAgent is and why it runs on Mac. If you have any questions or need further clarification, feel free to leave your comments below the article, and Mytour will answer your questions as soon as possible.
You can also refer to some other definitions below:
- Configd
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