Mac Sierra 10.12 Disable App Translocation: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 11:17, 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

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 ''Problem:''
-* You start Stage Designer, and a warning appears that a certain folder could not be created due to a read-only filesystem path
+: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
+:Under OSX Sierra, Gatekeeper dislocates unsigned applications to random paths on start
 [[File:Sierra App Translocation Error.png|600px]]
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 ''Solution:''
-* Disable Gatekeeper
+: Disable Gatekeeper
-** Open Terminal as Administrator
+: Open Terminal as Administrator
-** Type <code>sudo spctl --master-disable</code>
+: Type <code>sudo spctl --master-disable</code>
-** Reinstall Stage Designer
+: Reinstall Stage Designer
-** This may affect your security settings
+: This may affect your security settings
 ''Long Term Solution:''
-* Switch from OSX to a real operating system
+:Switch from OSX to a real operating system
-For more information, please see e.g. [https://www.tekrevue.com/tip/gatekeeper-macos-sierra/]
+For more information, please see e.g. https://www.tekrevue.com/tip/gatekeeper-macos-sierra/