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Thanks for bringing this up, I just cancelled my download. There is no way I'm going to run an OS that attempts to limit my power to delete or modify applicatio
by spudlyo 11y ago
Thanks for bringing this up, I just cancelled my download. There is no way I'm going to run an OS that attempts to limit my power to delete or modify applications. I think this may be the final straw for me and OSX.
I very recently had to attack GarageBand with a hex editor to disable app sandboxing so I could use third party VST plugins. I realize System Integrity Protection can be disabled by a kernel boot param, but this really, really, sticks in my craw.
- astrange 11y agoYou already couldn't modify most system applications or they would fail code-signing checks. This is merely preventing malware from modifying them.
- spudlyo 11y agoBy that logic malware presumably couldn't modify them either, right?
- aeontech 11y agoYou can delete and modify non-system apps just fine, FWIW. I imagine Game Center.app is not locked down for some nefarious reason, but just because it falls under "system owned" list.
- spudlyo 11y agoI think GarageBand also ships with the OS (or at least it used to) so I wouldn't be surprised if it's also on the "system owned" list. This pushes all my security vs. liberty buttons.
- RexRollman 11y agoI just did a wipe and clean install and it does not install GarageBand.
- tim333 11y agoIt's not hard to disable. Restart holding down command R to get recovery mode, launch the terminal, type "csrutil disable". Sorted.