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'''This applies to Mac OS 10.12 and any MXWendler version'''
'''This applies to Mac OS 10.12 and any MXWendler version'''


''Problem:''
'''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:''
You start Stage Designer, and a warning appears that a certain folder could not be created due to a read-only filesystem path.
:Under OSX Sierra, Gatekeeper dislocates unsigned applications to random paths on start
 
'''Background'''
 
Under OSX Sierra, Gatekeeper dislocates unsigned applications to random paths on start.
[[File:Sierra App Translocation Error.png|328px]]
[[File:Sierra App Translocation Error.png|328px]]


''Solution:''
'''Solution'''
: Disable Gatekeeper
 
: Open Terminal as Administrator
1. Disable Gatekeeper <br>
: Type <code>sudo spctl --master-disable</code>
2. Open Terminal as Administrator <br>
: Reinstall Stage Designer
3. Type <code>sudo spctl --master-disable</code>  <br>
: This may affect your security settings
4. Reinstall Stage Designer <br>
5. This may affect your security settings


''Long Term Solution:''
'''Long Term Solution'''
:Switch from OSX to a real operating system


Switch from OSX to a real operating system  <br>
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/

Revision as of 15:31, 8 April 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

1. Disable Gatekeeper
2. Open Terminal as Administrator
3. Type sudo spctl --master-disable
4. Reinstall Stage Designer
5. 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/