microsoft / microsoft/work-iq

Can't authenticate on Mac

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Description

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but then, at first question, it opens a browser for authentication. Colleagues from the same org are able to connect from windows machines, I can't on Mac.

The mcp isn't installed even

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the first-question browser authentication flow on macOS and checking why the MCP is not installed. Compare the result with the reported working Windows setup; done when a Mac user can complete authentication and connect.

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Assessment

Tech stack
powershell
Domain
authentication, cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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