Re: Catalina TOO hardened?

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From	Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject	Re: Catalina TOO hardened?
Date	10 Jul 2020 17:52:09 GMT
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On 2020-07-10, Neal Reid <neal@magma.ca> wrote:
> In article <hmh3l0Fero4U1@mid.individual.net>,
>  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>> On 2020-07-05, Neal Reid <neal@magma.ca> wrote:
>> > I have been stymied trying to run sudo gpt pr show /dev/disk0 on my
>> > Catalina machime. I have allowed full disk access to Terminal (and
>> > a few other things) but still get "Cannot open /dev/disk0:
>> > permission denied"
>> >
>> > All I want to do is LOOK. Why is that locked down, and how do I get
>> > around it?
>> 
>> I haven't ever used gpt. Is there some piece of information gpt gives
>> you that diskutil doesn't?
>
> Yes - full disk GUID and bits necessary for running Linux 

Nope. You can get that and a lot more from diskutil. You're probably
just using gpt because it's what you are used to more than any other
reason.

>> Anyway, to get around this, just temporarily disable SIP.  Be sure to
>> re-enable it after you are done.
>
> Not the point of the question

Yes it is.

> gpt is an example of something I used daily before Apple put a barbed
> wire fence around their walled garden This is MY machine. I did my
> first Mac development in 1984. I should be allowed to take
> responsibility for my own machine.

Bullshit. You are allowed to disable System Integrity Protection any
time you want. You can modify anything on your computer if you want.
You can knock your goofy ass out for all Apple (or anyone else) cares. 

> I am sure I won't be the 1st developer to throw up my hands and go to
> Linux...

LOL! Talk about prissy. Yeah, Macs definitely aren't for you.  Don't let
the door hit your ass on the way out.  Oh, and real devs will be
laughing *at* you - not *with* you.

-- 
A bad workman always blames his tools for his shortcomings.

JR

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Catalina TOO hardened? Neal Reid <neal@magma.ca> - 2020-07-05 16:57 -0400
  Re: Catalina TOO hardened? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2020-07-06 10:24 +1200
    Re: Catalina TOO hardened? Neal Reid <neal@magma.ca> - 2020-07-09 22:47 -0400
      Re: Catalina TOO hardened? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2020-07-10 15:18 +1200
  Re: Catalina TOO hardened? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2020-07-06 02:16 +0000
    Re: Catalina TOO hardened? Neal Reid <neal@magma.ca> - 2020-07-09 22:41 -0400
  Re: Catalina TOO hardened? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2020-07-06 17:00 +0000
    Re: Catalina TOO hardened? Neal Reid <neal@magma.ca> - 2020-07-09 22:37 -0400
      Re: Catalina TOO hardened? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2020-07-10 05:48 +0000
      Re: Catalina TOO hardened? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2020-07-10 17:52 +0000

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