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:Under OSX Sierra, Gatekeeper dislocates unsigned applications to random paths on start
:Under OSX Sierra, Gatekeeper dislocates unsigned applications to random paths on start


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Revision as of 11:18, 19 March 2019

This applies to Mac OS 10.12 and any MXWendler version

Problem:

You start Stage Designer, and a warning appears that a certain folder could not be created due to a read-only filesystem path

Background:

Under OSX Sierra, Gatekeeper dislocates unsigned applications to random paths on start


Solution:

Disable Gatekeeper
Open Terminal as Administrator
Type sudo spctl --master-disable
Reinstall Stage Designer
This may affect your security settings

Long Term Solution:

Switch from OSX to a real operating system

For more information, please see e.g. https://www.tekrevue.com/tip/gatekeeper-macos-sierra/