Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Jolly Roger Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: sierra? Date: 8 Oct 2016 04:16:06 GMT Lines: 29 Message-ID: References: <071020161315144458%nospam@nospam.invalid> <262dnatgxNiVemrKnZ2dnUU7-IHNnZ2d@giganews.com> <071020161443050717%nospam@nospam.invalid> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net 59q44le6WdOOAdQgbRpUxgS14F+mCsbJ4TKLhJpDwY+nvPrhUz Cancel-Lock: sha1:9IIbvKXJbwhCP5xni3IQVTqIQgA= sha1:jCTGbwRWstodyaHH40Dfx+w5EwM= User-Agent: NewsTap/5.1.8 (iPhone/iPod Touch) Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.apps:36724 Happy.Hobo wrote: > On 10-07-2016 19:37, Jolly Roger wrote: >> Note: If you are running El Capitan (10.11) or newer, you'll have to >> disable System Integrity Protection first, create the folders, then >> don't forget to re-enable SIP right afterwards to maintain that security >> protection. > > So how does Apple's installer-for-obsolete-version get around SIP > without rebooting? Not sure what you mean by "Apple's installer-for-obsolete-version" but Apple's software is signed with Apple certificates that give it access to the system. > DimSum from MandarinTools.com is written in Java so > it wouldn't work until I ran that installer. Ok. ... > If SIP can be turned off and on without reboot, > then it isn't much protection. Who said a restart isn't required? -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR