![]() ![]() ![]() Probably the steps linked to by Slava below would mostly work but it sounds like the extended attributes would be lost so I chose to upgrade instead. I note that the contents that I see in the /tmp directory appear to be related to App Store automatic download to be used to upgrade my Mac to Sierra if I request it in the future: perhaps something broke during this App Store process? I'm still not sure how to correct my system, though.Įdit2: I solved this problem by upgrading to Sierra. Any help is much appreciated- thanks!Įdit: after following fd0's suggestion, it looks like the directory might be rootless, which I suppose is related to SIP and may be why root cannot make changes. However, I get an error when I attempt to write into this directory, even with sudo: $ cd /tmp $ ls 3 root wheel restricted 102 Oct 17 15:04 /private/tmp The ‘t’ at the end symbolizes that the sticky bit is set. ![]() Many applications will show errors or fail if they are not able to write to /tmp with the appropriate permissions. This directory has Sticky Bit permissions. $ ls -l 3 root wheel 102 Oct 17 15:04 tmp The /tmp and /var/tmp directories requires special permissions. My /tmp directory became unwritable yesterday, I believe that the permissions are all set correctly: $ ls -l 1 root wheel 11 Sep 22 16:05 tmp -> private/tmp
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