Questions tagged [sip]
The System Integrity Protection (vulgo “rootless”) feature of OS X El Capitan protects critical filesystem areas from root user modification attempts.
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Can't edit .plist in /System
I would like to edit the following plist file using XCode, so that I can change some screensaver effects.
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Slideshows.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Content/...
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Tradeoffs of disabling SIP (System Integrity Protection) in order to install Sierra on Mac Pro (Early 2009)
Lets say someone wants to upgrade a Mac Pro (Early 2009) to macOS Sierra in order to get core security updates and newer versions of modern software.
Unfortunately this Mac Pro model is not ...
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Access Safari history in `~/Library/` bypassing SIP [duplicate]
I have a Python script which reads the Safari browser history by opening ~/Library/Safari/History.db and parsing the SQLite database.
Unfortunately, on some Macs, the System Integrity Protection ...
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Even as admin, I cannot edit DefaultFonts.plist for Notes.app. What am I doing wrong? [duplicate]
I want to modify DefaultFonts.plist for the Notes application. I've tried a few different ways since what worked on old OS doesn't on 10.14 Mojave:
I've navigated to the file through finder, went to ...
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How do we delete protected apps in Mojave?
News.app, Stocks.app, GarageBand... when you try to delete them, you are forbidden because they are "protected" apps. I tried disabling SIP (System Integrity Protection) and still could not delete ...
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Autostarting Postfix on Mojave without disabling SIP
is there a way of automatically starting postfix (on a different
port if necessary) using a different plist (if necessary) on Mojave without disabling SIP?
I have some very stupid practice ...
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Single User mode (10.13.6) write locked with SIP disabled
In the light of unbricking my 2011 MBPro due to the known dGPU failure, I am following LangLangC's (great!) response/guide in GPU problem - Boot Hangs on Grey Screen; combined with some other threads ...
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Disabling SIP on a mid 2012 Mac Running Sierra 10.12.16
I tried booting my mid 2012 mac (which is running Sierra 10.12.6) in recovery mode and opening the terminal; I would like to disable SIP. As per usual, I typed "csrutil disable", and 'command not ...
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Why do I get “Operation Not Permitted” when I try (as root) to delete a file that does not have the `restricted` flag set
I know about SIP, so when I could not delete a file as root from a Mac running El Capitan, I checked for a restricted flag using ls -lOd and saw that the file had no flags. So why is it that I still ...
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In a MacOS Mojave bash script “-w /etc/passwd” is false even for root
An old bash script I have tested to see if a user was root by seeing if /etc/passwd was writeable. In MacOS High Sierra it returned true for root, and false for anyone else. But in macOS Mojave the ...
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chown/chmod/chgrp on Users/____/Library without disabling SIP?
I know how to disable and enable SIP, but is there an easier way to remove ACLs from a user's library? I want to move and/or copy some things from my admin account to my regular account and SIP ...
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Does System Integrity Protection have any effects on OS's besides Mac OS?
If I understand correctly, SIP is a security feature that protects certain folders on Mac OS from modification, even by root users.
I don't know how it works on a low level though, and I was ...
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Disable SIP with third-party GPU
I'm running Mojave on a MacPro5,1 (previously 4,1), which requires using an upgraded GPU, and I'm using the Radeon RX580 (which is listed by Apple as supported). I need to disable SIP to enable ...
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Change permisions on /usr and /usr/local to link Homebrew package
How does one change permissions for /usr or /usr/local? I tried doing sudo chmod 775 /usr/local, but it says
chmod: Unable to change file mode on /usr/local: Operation not permitted`
so I ran ls -l ...
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I have an iMac 11,2 and successfully installed the Mojave Patch
However, I for some reason, after the installation ... my SIP is disabled. I have been trying over and over again to put my computer into Recovery mode, but I keep getting the Prohibitory Symbol ... ...
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Can I rename the “Pictures” folder without “Full Disk Access”?
Our application needs write access to the user's Home directory, specifically to Pictures, Movies, Music, etc., so it can redirect them to our cloud support. But, on Mojave, renaming Pictures (to some ...
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SIP preventing deletion of /opt/local
Ran into the same problem tonight as this question from SO that wasn't fully answered.
I'm trying to uninstall an old installation of MacPorts, and run into SIP:
mybox:~ me$ sudo rm -rf /opt/local
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Dtrace working but no kernel data can be output?
I have for a long time run as sip -without dtrace to use dtrace and this is fine but a few apps I want to read data from seen to run in kernel mode (Little Snitch has several components for instance). ...
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Are these terminal commands and temporarily disable SIP safe?
Im trying to installed Sophos anti virus on a mac running 10.10.5, but it keeps failing to install, Sophos support have advised i should do the following work flow, which involves running the ...
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Updates impact on /usr with SIP Disabled
I have a very complex application that needs a directory in /usr. By complex, I mean it would take thousands of changes to rid the code of /usr references. It has to be done, but I need a newer OS X ...
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How to run a LaunchAgent that runs a script which causes failures because of System Integrity Protection
After upgrading to Mojave, my rsync based backup script run via a launch agent in ~/Library/LaunchAgents, could no longer read some directories in ~/Library.
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Problem with kernel_task
It's about 3 days that I can't do anything with my macbook air because the kernel_task is eating up the CPU. So I found this but the command csrutil disable/enable doesn't work on the terminal (El ...
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Load untrusted kernel extension in macOS Mojave
The Volta application is installed on my MacBook Pro, running macOS 10.14 Mojave.
This app needs a kernel extension to function properly, and said extension does not have the proper code signatures. ...
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GPU-defect Macbook Pro 2011 does not accept csrutil disable anymore (10.13.6)
I have a failing Macbook Pro and have deactivated the discrete GPU by doing something [editors note: help us help you by detailing what modifications you made to deactivate the GPU].
Now on this ...
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Generate coredump file with SIP enabled
I've followed the steps to make coredump enable in my machine (mainly by setting ulimit -c unlimited and allow write permissions for all a+x in /cores folder).
However, it seems like It doesn't work ...
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How to start Internet Recovery Mode of El Capitan with multiple OS installed?
Thank you for your time. Here is my problem:
A) Goal
Start into Mac OS X El Capitan internet recovery mode and temporarily disable System Integrity Protection (SIP) to use (X11 functions of) ...
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How can I override default Python modules with ones I install with pip?
I've run into this issue with PIL and Pillow. I didn't realize PIL was already installed, so I ran:
sudo pip install PIL
As best I knew, it installed PIL. Then I wrote a program that used a ...
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How can I mark an arbitrary file as Restricted (using SIP)?
I am looking for further information on protecting certain files so they cannot be edited unless the system is rebooted in Recovery mode. Is SIP the direction to go in? What are the steps to make an ...
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Perl library locations, and System Integrity Protection
My system perl seems to have a bunch of cruft left over from previous installations:
% which perl
/usr/bin/perl
% perl -V | perl -ne 'print if /INC/...//'
@INC:
/Library/Perl/5.18/darwin-...
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Creating a folder in the root of the filesystem results in “Operation not permitted”
The following command:
$ sudo mkdir /AppleInternal
and entering my password when prompted,
results in:
mkdir: /AppleInternal: Operation not permitted
Is this because of System Integrity Protection? ...
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Black screen with cursor after logging out of guest account on High Sierra
When I log out of my guest account, it gets stuck with a black screen and a cursor that I can move around but can't do anything except do a forced restart. In my searching, I have seen an old ...
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SIP is purging DYLD libraries added by SQLAnywhere17. Need these libraries to develop in flask
I develop in Python 3.6 and Flask. I'm currently working with a SQLAnywhere database and have installed the Python package sqlanydb. I have also installed the SQLAnywhere17 driver for Mac OSX.
Up ...
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Downgrade itunes in high sierra
So I need to downgrade itunes to 12.0.1 for a jailbreak (6.1.6 on ipod 4g). Currently, you can't just delete itunes. What would I have to do?
My idea is:
Disable SIP (boot into recovery mode and ...
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When will SIP shutdown the computer to prevent overheating?
I have a MacBook Pro Early 2015 running macOS High Sierra. I've managed to get it to pretty high temperatures for both the CPU and the GPU. I've managed to get them to at least 100ºC and the computer ...
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Restoring the Keychain Access menu bar item
Like others I have been mourning the loss of the Keychain Access menubar item. In the thread I linked to, the OP him-or-herself proposes a self-described “crude workaround” that involves copying the ...
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What does the command `csrutil clear` do?
When I read the arguments of csrutil it says csrutil clear will erase the existing configuration SIP:
csrutil
usage: csrutil <command>
Modify the System Integrity Protection configuration. All ...
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How does macOS “detect malware downloaded with Safari”?
On Apple's website, the company makes this claim about macOS High Sierra's security features:
Can anyone give me more details on the technology that enables macOS to determine if a file downloaded ...
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Monitor accumulated number of bytes written by a process in Terminal?
I need a way to monitor the accumulated total number of bytes written to the disk by a process via the terminal. I've looked around quite a bit, and found several answers either saying to use pv, or ...
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Other than user error, what types of attacks would SIP prevent?
On this site and throughout other Apple enthusiast communities, I often see people strongly advise against disabling System Integrity Protection. This has always struck me as somewhat odd, as SIP did ...
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Problem with “csrutil enable --without debug” on Sierra
I am using a Mac on macOS Sierra 10.12.5.
I want to run the app XtraFinder which opens some additional features in Finder. I used to have it on different computer, but when I download it on this one ...
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kernel_task CPU usage with SIP on a MacBookPro8,2 with no battery
Is there any evidence or technical documentation to support the notion that System Integrity Protection can cause excessive use of the CPU by kernel_task in some situation?
Background
No battery. ...
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System Integrity Protection breaks DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH for python scripts
I have some custom modules that are generated using SWIG that are installed in a a local path eg:
catkin_ws/devel/lib/python2.7/site-packages
When I try to run a python script that uses one of these ...
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How can I remove a pre-installed application on macOS Sierra
I need to remove one of the pre-installed applications (Safari in my case) from a macOS Sierra system. Yet simply deleting the app, installing 3rd party "cleaning" software or any attempts to delete ...
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Does disabling “System Integrity Protection” in El Cap cause shutdown/restart/logout issues?
I have an older M-Audio Firewire audio interface that I use with my Mid 2011 Mac Mini. It's running OS X El Capitan 10.11.6. M-Audio never made drivers for this version of OS X, so I have to disable "...
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Seeking a “softphone” app for iOS
I'm moving towards IP-telephony and need a SIP-client for my mobile phone.
My first choice would've been Linphone, because that's what I use on my desktop, but it disconnects from the provider every ...
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SIP won't stay disabled - I think
I wiped my SSD clean, reinstalled OS X El Capitan, removed corestoreage, and went on to remove SIP using csrutil disable in the command+R recovery environment. (I also tried it from the installation ...
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Kernel Extension Not Loaded
I built a self-made kernel extension (named KAuthTest.kext) and would like to test it out. So in a VM running macOS 10.12.3, I did the followings:
disable SIP by running csrutil disable in recovery ...
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macOS System Integrity Protection Configuration
I was looking to lock down the configuration on some macs, and wanted to know if there is any way to change the files and folders that SIP protects. I know it can be disabled, and its current rules ...
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Why does my `rootless.conf` not always affect SIP’s choice of which files get the `restricted` flag treatment?
What sources say
Like everyone else’s, my /System/Library/Sandbox/rootless.conf file contains the following entries:
$ cat /System/Library/Sandbox/rootless.conf
[…]
/System
[…]
* /...
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How to safely install rEFind from recovery mode?
I want to dual boot OSX and Linux on my Macbook Air, and to do this, I read that I need to install rEFind. If I try doing that I get a message in the terminal:
**** ALERT: SIP ENABLED! ****
rEFInd ...
