I understand from this post why my Mac stops allowing me to autofill passwords with Touch ID every so often. > The user hasn’t used their passcode or password to unlock their device for 156 hours (six and a half days), and the user hasn’t used biometric authentication to unlock their device in 4 hours. However, typing my password into the alert prompt only authorizes the password autofill I'm currently trying to do. It will keep telling me I need to reauthorize until I go to System Settings > Passwords & Touch ID, switch **off** "Use Touch ID for autofilling passwords" (which prompts me for my Mac password), and then switch it immediately back on. I'm surprised that authorizing in the alert isn't sufficient. Do I really need to visit System Settings each time this happens? (M1 2020 MBAir; MacOS 15.3.1)

I reached the limit of five authorized computers per account. The error message points one to this help page. https://support.apple.com/en-us/118292 Here is the twist. I don't have 5 computers, I deauthorized them all in the past. So in my settings there is no option to manage and remove devices, as there is only one. Which probably the current one. I also checked on in the Apple ID all the associated computers, and all the old ones were removed. There is now only one iPhone and one mac. https://appleid.apple.com/account/manage/section/devices I tried all possible options, also iOS and macOS settings display the devices., but I don't see any other option to authorize the current computer. So the question basically is how to deauthorized the 4–5 computers that I can't see in the usual locations.

I need to access to '/Users/marienfarge/.config/NuGet' for a problem with virtual studio but I can't open the folder. (I have a red '-' on the folder) When I tried to open it : > Impossible to open the folder '.config' because you don't have the necessary authorization to display his content. (translate form french so it's maybe not exactly this message for english user) So I tried to modify the access in the info panel and I give the read & write access for everyone but I still can't open the folder. Someone told me to wrote this in the terminal : ls -leO@d /Users/marienfarge/.config/NuGet And this is the answer :

ls: /Users/marienfarge/.config/NuGet: Permission denied

I'm the only user of the Mac and I have the last macOS version. ls -leO@d /Users/marienfarge/.config provides the following result:

drwx---rwx  3 root  staff  - 96  9 nov 15:47 /Users/marienfarge/.config

I was using gdb recently on my Mac and I was annoyed with the incessant popup which always shows up when I try to use gdb: I read on StackOverflow that you can make this popup go away with the following incantation: $ sudo security authorizationdb write system.privilege.taskport allow It seems to have worked, but now that I'm done with gdb for the time being, I thought maybe it'd be a good idea to reset this authorization rule back to its default value. But, upon inspecting man security I see no way to do this. Is it even possible, and if so, how?

I noticed these two processes were causing my computer fan to spin right up, were using practically ALL the CPU % and they had over 40 days of CPU time clocked. A quick Google search revealed nothing. Seems that it may be related to Apple authorization... but why would it use so much CPU?? I'm concerned because AKAuthorizationRemoteView implies it may be performing some remote view operation via Messages. Any help appreciated.

I have an application that stores its files on iCloud Drive for synchronization. I'd like to write a cloud service that can also access the files. For example, if I record a video on my app, I'd like to ask my service to download the file, and send it to a transcoding service, or something. From the device, can I create an authenticated URL to the file? Alternatively, can I create a temporary token to send to the server, so that it can access the file? Then, when transcoding is complete, can I write back to the iCloud Drive? I'm mostly trying to avoid uploading the entire file from the device to the server, because the files might be quite large. I'm also trying to use iCloud Drive to support the seamless file sync between device and mac laptop _without having to explicitly authenticate_ - that type of thing isn't supported by google drive, or dropbox, correct? Thanks _very_ much in advance, I appreciate any help at all!

I have seen variations of this question, but the scope of those questions are both limited and non-preventative. I have the commonly reported problem of, when I go to play some songs in my iTunes library, iTunes will ask me to authourise my computer. When I input my password, it tells me I am already authourised and then asks me to authourise again. I know the fix for this: remove the download and redownload the song. That's fine. However the issue is that large amounts of my library are now like this. I did attempt to delete my whole library and redownload, however this simply lead to other songs being afflicted. From what I can tell I don't know how to pick out the songs with this issue, and so I would have to sort through my nearly 1500 tracks, and examine each one. I'm lazy. I don't want to do that (I will if there is no other way however.) Is there a way I can either: - Select all of these songs, remove their download, and redownload them. - Prevent iTunes from throwing this in the first place so I can delete and redownload everything without having to worry about different songs being afflicted. (Though the preventative measure would be useful either way) For some extra context this did start when I moved my iTunes library to my external hard drive, as I don't have the space on my laptop's hard drive to store my entire library. I can't think why this would pose an issue? I believe iTunes is installed on my C Drive, so perhaps them being on different drives is causing a problem. If I were just playing these on my computer, I wouldn't be worried, as I could simply sort them as they crop up, however I use an iPod and this problem prevents songs playing on that as well.

To run programs as sudo without password, I edited /etc/sudoers with wrong content. Then I re-edited it with Mac's default text editor(course sudo cannot be used when /etc/sudoers is wrong). I tried to run sudo agin, and get this error: sudo: /etc/sudoers is owned by uid 501, should be 0 sudo: no valid sudoers sources found, quitting What should I do? I cannot remember the root password (maybe I haven't ever set root password before).

My computer is a Lenovo IdeaPad S540, I'm using iTunes 12.11.3.7, and my computer is running on Windows 10 version 21H1. I am trying to buy music on my iTunes, and my computer tells me it requires authorization to use my AppleID. I have already authorized my computer at least twice, one of those times was in the last couple months. It requires me to use a verification code sent to another device to authorize it, but I do not have another device that I can use to authorize it. The problem is not just with iTunes though because in order to log in to my AppleID online I also need to do two factor authentication via a device that is already authorized. I do not understand why Apple doesn't remember that my computer is authorized, and I do not know what to do without another computer to authorize mine from. I also cannot view information about my account, since that also requires log in and authentication from an authorized device.

I would like to install the SageMath package (Binaries available at http://www-ftp.lip6.fr/pub/math/sagemath/osx/intel/index.html) on macOS. The problem is that when I unpack the package and I try to access it, then the "Python3.8" program is blocked. I know that problem and I correct it by adding the permission in "Security & Privacy". The problem is that after I allow **Python3.8** then other libraries are blocking. Authorizing them one by one does not appear to work as at some point the same library show up. Is there a way to allow the package all at once? I am fine with having the untrusted programs being blocked, but I would appreciate if a single operation would be needed to unblock them. From the above mentioned web site, I tried the **.tar.bz2** and the **.dmg** and the same problem occurs. If there is one way to address this in a software way when the **.dmg** is created I would be interested as I am in contact with the Sage community.

Is it possible to allow installation of specific packages/profiles without admin credentials by modifying authorization rights?.I was able to allow installation for all by modifying the installation right in authorizationdb.Is it possible to receive any information about package requesting for installation inside auth plugin so that i would be able to evaluate and allow.

Often, when I connect my iPhone 7 to my MacBook Pro 2018 (using a new Apple Store-supplied USB cable), the iPhone prompts "Trust this computer?". I tap "Yes", and then have to enter my six digit pass code on the iPhone. It's happening more than 50% of the time, probably 60-80% from eyeballing. i.e. Not every time. It's not 100% repeatable. But I've just tried disconnecting and reconnecting 10 times and 7 times I got this prompt. This is beginning to infuriate me. Is there any step I can take towards diagnosing? EDIT: It is worth noting that the cable does work. I am able to transfer data between the computer and phone. So it appears the issue is not related to the cable. EDIT: I've noticed this only occurs when I have hotspot enabled!

MacOS Catalina let us do some higher privilege actions on our Mac by authorising through a press on our Apple Watch button . Would it be possible to use that feature to authorise a sudo command in the Terminal?

*macOS Sierra 10.12.6 (MacBook Air)* I am trying to move a directory/folder from my local disk to an external hard drive. But I get an error that says: > **Modifying "Remote Disk" requires an administrator name and password** > To move "``", click Authenticate. But I do not see any button or link labeled Authenticate. Also, I read here there might be a solution involving right-clicking the destination drive then selecting Get Info button. However, there is nothing there I can click. So how can I move this folder to my external drive? ### Full screen capture movie .gif Click here to see the full screen capture movie .gif. ### Step 1. #### Here is where I get the error message after attempting to move the folder. ### Step 2. #### The 'Get Info' window is no help.

Does Apple only provide you with information about what devices are currently signed into your Apple ID account? Is it possible and how can I see all devices, computers, Home Sharing, Audible websites, AirPlay devices, Sharing, and all the other **things that have ever been authorized** to use my Apple ID?

I had to format my Mac and make a new user, the guy who formatted it for me made the acc called "USER" and I changed it to my name from users & groups. It gave me a message that some changes will happen and I agreed anyway but now I have an admin acc that requests a username and password that won't mach any of what I used since the format, and it won't mach the login information (I have no problem logging in), I have an admin acc only and it won't give me authorization, and I can't copy to my partition drive it require authorization that I don't have and a username not changed.

I just got a new phone, and I restored from my previous phone's iCloud backup, which worked great EXCEPT I apparently had one or two songs in my music that were authorized by an old friend of mine. It keeps asking me now for that friends Apple password to authorize the song - but I have no idea what song it is. I would really just like to get rid of the song, but how can I go about finding it?

After the El Capitan update, I am unable to run pip install. The error I get is that the "operation is not permitted" when pip tries to create new folders while installing. creating /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/share error: could not create '/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/share': Operation not permitted In fact, in general I cannot create folders etc in these folders. Have tried using sudo that doesn't help. Also I have done sudo chflags nouchg /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/ The above didn't help either. What can I do to be able to install python libraries smoothly again?

On my iMac, in iTunes, I have one app (called "myApp", say) listed on Library > Apps. I want to transfer that app into my iPad. Under Devices > my iPad > Apps, I press "Install" next to myApp and the button label becomes "Will Install", so I expect it will be transferred to my iPad on the next sync process. When I press the Sync button below, it starts to sync both devices, and right after it show on the status bar (next to the playback buttons) "Determining which apps to install" , I get the following message: > **The iPad could not be synced because this computer is no longer authorized for purchased items that are on this iPad.** > > To authorize this computer for items purchased from the iTunes Store, choose Store > Authorize This Computer. So I go to Store > Authorize This Computer, I type my Apple account password, next to my Apple ID, and iTunes gives me the following message: > **This computer is already authorised.** > > Including this one, you have authorised 3 computers out of your available 5. If at this point I try to sync again, I get the same message above saying the computer is no longer authorized. By the way, on my iPad, under Settings > iTunes & App Store, the active Apple account it the same as on my iMac's iTunes.

I want my users to be able to login to their computers (which are Macs) using RFID or Magnetic Stripe. Can anyone recommend a way to implement this? They all run Mavericks or Yosemite, and it doesn't matter whether they are connected to AD or not, as long as I can get cards to work! I will unbind the macs if necessary! Thanks Ed