Use for questions referring specifically to macOS 10.14, Mojave. Non-version-specific questions related to macOS should be tagged with [macos]. Questions about Mac hardware should be tagged with [mac]. Questions about running macOS on non-Apple hardware ("hackintoshing") are generally considered off-topic.
Questions tagged [macos-mojave]
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In zsh on mac OS, where is the source of $PATH? I cannot find it in .zshrc
When I run echo $PATH, my output is:
/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
But in my .zshrc, $PATH is commented out:
# If you come from bash you might have to change your $PATH.
# export PATH=$HOME/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PATH
So, where is my PATH variable…
OkBeat9
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SSH fails on macOS Mojave 10.14.1
After updating to Mojave 10.14.1, all ssh connections fail: terminal ssh, scp, git, etc., all get a "broken pipe":
ssh myserver -v
OpenSSH_7.8p1, LibreSSL 2.7.3
debug1: Reading configuration data /Users/pablo/.ssh/config
debug1:…
Pablo Romeu
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Visual studio code integrated terminal path different than normal terminal
I am on MacOS Mojave and I can't figure out why visual studio code's integrated terminal has a different path variable than the normal terminal.
I have checked that VSCode opens /bin/bash (echo $SHELL yields /bin/bash).
However when executing echo…
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com.apple.quarantine is everywhere, how do I stop it?
Somehow, and at some point, I believe recently, my system decided to add the com.apple.quarantine attribute to some files. It was quite a pain and was stopping me running scripts that I'd written in my own editor (BBEdit, that I've used without…
ian
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Brew install R: Permission denied
When trying to install R via Brew, I get the following output and errors:
==> Pouring pcre-8.43.mojave.bottle.tar.gz
cp: /usr/local/Cellar/pcre/./8.43:
cp: /var/folders/3l/zsdg6x9x61g8nhnb8f6pxzvw0000gn/T/d20190415-7574-1t8em0n/pcre/./8.43: unable…
SPRBRN
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How to change NetBIOS name on macOS Mojave?
I need to change the NetBIOS Name under "System Preferences" -> "Network" -> "Advanced..." -> "WINS"; but I can click Ok, Apply or whatever; the OS will completely ignore my entry and keep the previous (default?) name.
Why the UI is broken? Why…
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How to codesign gdb on OS X Mojave?
After installing gdb from homebrew (via $ brew install gdb), I followed these instructions to give gdb permissions to attach to a process.
When I got to the step that runs the command:
$ codesign --entitlements gdb-entitlement.xml -fs gdb-cert…
camercu
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Developer cannot be verified macOS error/exception - a) Move to Trash b) cancel
I am trying to run the Chromium Browser app I installed from github many years ago, which use to run fine on my prior MacOS version but does not work on Catalina.
However, when I do run it I continuously get the following MacOS exception:
"Chromium"…
codingknob
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Equivalent shortcut to windows + number fromWindows 10 in macOS?
One of my favorite keyboard shortcuts in Windows (and Gnome in linux) is windows key+number which opens the program that is that position in the task bar (and repeated presses change between opened windows in case there is more than one).
At work…
draconk
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What makes git refreshing its index while no any file modified?
I am using Mojave with latest Unity and git. I find that change focus to Unity from other app like Terminal may cause that git refreshing its index at the next run of git status.
Although it is Unity related, what I want to know is just what may…
K--
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mounting share on Mojave says No such file or directory
I am trying to mount a share on Mojave 10.14.3 for Mac mini distribution point hosted on VM Windows Server 2008 R2 using the following command :
mount_smbfs -f 0755 -d 0755 smb://username:pwd@ip_address/Users/Shared/ /Volumes/Guest
It throws the…
ksimpi
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How do I resize an APFS Volume to reclaim all space inside its container?
I'm running a MacPro 5,1 on MacOS 10.14.6 with a 500gb Samsung SSD as my boot/host drive. I recently ran out of space on my 500gb ssd so I speced an identical 1tb ssd.
A clean reinstall is not an option for me so I used clonezilla to do a block copy…
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How to get SSH logs and send to remote syslog server in macOS?
On Linux, I can get sshd logs such as:
sshd Accepted publickey for user from xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx port xxx ssh2: RSA SHA256:.....
and send them to a remote syslog server by adding a file in /etc/rsyslog.d/
How can I get similar data on MacOS 10.14…
weiyin
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How to pause screen recorder macOS Mojave with a keystroke?
Mojave introduced a feature where I can press ⌘ CMD + SHIFT + 5 to bring up the screen capture application, which has a control widget at the bottom:
If I place the rectangle over the area I want to capture, then click Record; It begins to record,…
v25
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Can't complete installation of Xcode
I updated to Mojave and have 30GB of space available. However, I'm unable to install Xcode 10.1. "We could not complete your purchase. There is not enough disk space available to install the product." My understanding is - 10 GB might be enough but…
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