Reboot Free Deactivation is an MACC feature for use on systems with strict reboot schedules in complex environments. MACC can't be disabled without a system reboot. But, you can achieve a partial disable or a no-tracking state without a reboot by using a special mode called Global Passthru mode.

Global Passthru mode is like the present-day pass through feature of MACC. The only difference is that it is applicable to all processes that run on a system, instead of selected processes. In this state, because everything is passed through, MACC monitors nothing. The system behaves as if it is in Disabled mode with the following exceptions:

• MACC kernel modules remain loaded.
• Minimal hooking and tracking continues.

Global Passthru mode is integrated with basic solidifier functions to provide an implicit reboot-free deactivation of the product. It does not require you to do anything extra. Global Passthru mode is enabled when MACC is in Enable mode and the command sadmin disable is run. After it is turned on, any process that runs on the system is passed through. When the sadmin status command is run, the following is displayed:
 
Global Passthru mode can only be reached from Enable mode. A complete disable happens only after the system has been rebooted

NOTE: If MACC is ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) managed, running the Disable task immediately disables the protection regardless of the reboot endpoint setting. If reboot is not selected, the Global Passthru mode is enabled until the next reboot and the Solidcore Status value is shown as Disabled.

A reboot is needed to upgrade or uninstall the MACC client.