Enable Touch ID for sudo on macOS
Demian
June 7, 2026
Since macOS Sonoma, there is an official way to enable Touch ID for sudo that survives OS updates via /etc/pam.d/sudo_local.
Run this single command to apply it:
This copies the system-provided template and uncomments the pam_tid.so line in one step. The resulting file looks like:
Open a new terminal and sudo will prompt for Touch ID.
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