Note: This error has been fixed in VIPM 2013 for Mac
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VIPM 2010 installation on Mac OSX 10.7+ (Mountain Lion) fails with following error related to file permissions:
Here are the steps to adjust the file permissions to allow VIPM installation.
- Log in as an administrator
- Open a terminal session (applications>utilities>terminal)
- In the terminal type the following then press "enter/return" key:
- sudo chmod 777 /volumes/"<Disk Volume Name>"/Library/Preferences
- Example:
- sudo chmod 777 /volumes/"Macintosh HD"/Library/Preferences
- When prompted, enter the password and hit enter it then press "enter/return" key
- Type in the following and again press "enter/return" key:
- sudo chmod 777 /volumes/"<Disk Volume Name>"/private/var/folders/<temporary path name>/TemporaryItems
The <temporary path name> will be shown in the VIPM error message dialog and is unique for each system (as seen in the image above)
Example: - sudo chmod 777 /volumes/"Macintosh HD"/private/var/folders/p9/0k9fs74n5nz_3bq015z52c340000gn/T/TemporaryItems
- Now run the VIPM installer, it should work.
- After successful VIPM installation, restore the file permissions by repeating the previous two commands (Step 3 and Step 5) with 755 instead of 777. Here are the commands for your reference:
- sudo chmod 755 /volumes/"<Disk Volume Name>"/Library/Preferences
- sudo chmod 755 /volumes/"<Disk Volume Name>"/private/var/folders/<temporary path name>/TemporaryItems
Close the terminal window and you are done.
Comments
3 comments
Hi! Thanks for your help..
But, What I need write in "sudo chmod 755 /volumes/Macintosh/private/var/folders/HERE!!!!/TemporaryItems" to restore defaults???
Thank you!!
Hi,
I'm trying to do this but in my case, there is no <temporary path name> shown in the VIPM error message dialog.
Someone can help me to find this path please ?
Thanks.
Stef,
Please share the VIPM error dialog to provide better support. If needed, you can email us at "support@jki.net".
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