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high Sierra boot disk permissions

how do I ise terminal to fix this error when trying to access my boot drive "The operation can’t be completed because you don’t have the necessary permission."



Mac mini, macOS 10.13

Posted on Jan 25, 2023 11:46 AM

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Posted on Jan 25, 2023 2:06 PM

I believe that I solve the problem by using the command csrutil disable in recovery mode rebooting in normal mode, adding myself and identifying myself as the owner, then Returning to recovery mode and reenabling csrutil.


raging pain in my butt. Woukd be nice to understand the why behind this to avoid it in the future…

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Jan 25, 2023 2:06 PM in response to mousecar2

I believe that I solve the problem by using the command csrutil disable in recovery mode rebooting in normal mode, adding myself and identifying myself as the owner, then Returning to recovery mode and reenabling csrutil.


raging pain in my butt. Woukd be nice to understand the why behind this to avoid it in the future…

high Sierra boot disk permissions

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