I want to disable ALL system password prompts. Discussion in 'macOS' started. However, when installing a new app (or doing various other things on the computer) it prompts me for a password. Now, since there are no active user passwords, I can simply click 'OK' and move on. IPad, and Mac platforms. Advertise on MacRumors. How to Manually Uninstall Apps & Their Files. This method relies on you doing the work to purge all associated files from your Mac. If you don't want to do any work, and don't mind installing another app to do your dirty work, then jump down to the next method.
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What is System Integrity Protection? RELATED: On Mac OS X and other, including Linux, there’s a “root” account that traditionally has full access to the entire operating system. Becoming the root user — or gaining root permissions — gives you access to the entire operating system and the ability to modify and delete any file. Malware that gains root permissions could use those permissions to damage and infect the low-level operating system files. Type your password into a security dialog and you’ve given the application root permissions. This traditionally allows it to do anything to your operating system, although many Mac users may not have realized this.
System Integrity Protection — also known as “rootless” — functions by restricting the root account. The operating system kernel itself puts checks on the root user’s access and won’t allow it to do certain things, such as modify protected locations or inject code into protected system processes. All kernel extensions must be signed, and you can’t disable System Integrity Protection from within Mac OS X itself. Applications with elevated root permissions can no longer tamper with system files. You’re most likely to notice this if you attempt to write to one of the following directories:. /System.
/bin. /usr. /sbin OS X just won’t allow it, and you’ll see an “Operation not permitted” message. OS X also won’t allow you to mount another location over one of these protected directories, so there’s no way around this. The full list of protected locations is found at /System/Library/Sandbox/rootless.conf on your Mac. It includes files like the Mail.app and Chess.app apps included with Mac OS X, so you can’t remove these — even from the command line as the root user. This also means that malware can’t modify and infect those applications, however.
Not coincidentally, the “” option in — long used for troubleshooting various Mac problems — has now been removed. System Integrity Protection should prevent crucial file permissions from being tampered with, anyway. The Disk Utility has been redesigned and still has a “First Aid” option for repairing errors, but includes no way to repair permissions. How to Disable System Integrity Protection Warning: Don’t do this unless you have a very good reason to do so and know exactly what you’re doing!
Most users won’t need to disable this security setting. It’s not intended to prevent you from messing with the system — it’s intended to prevent malware and other badly behaved programs from messing with the system. But some low-level utilities may only function if they have unrestricted access. RELATED: The System Integrity Protection setting isn’t stored in Mac OS X itself. Instead, it’s stored in NVRAM on each individual Mac. It can only be modified from the recovery environment.
To, restart your Mac and hold Command+R as it boots. You’ll enter the recovery environment. Click the “Utilities” menu and select “Terminal” to open a terminal window. Type the following command into the terminal and press Enter to check the status: csrutil status You’ll see whether System Integrity Protection is enabled or not.
To disable System Integrity Protection, run the following command: csrutil disable If you decide you want to enable SIP later, return to the recovery environment and run the following command: csrutil enable Restart your Mac and your new System Integrity Protection setting will take effect. The root user will now have its full, unrestricted access to the entire operating system and every file. If you previously had files stored in these protected directories before you upgraded your Mac to OS X 10.11 El Capitan, they haven’t been deleted.
You’ll find them moved to the /Library/SystemMigration/History/Migration-(UUID)/QuarantineRoot/ directory on your Mac. Image Credit.
Mac Security Tip: Disable Automatic Login Posted on July 25th, 2011 by When you first set up a new Mac, or when you do a clean installation of a new version of OS X, you create a user account, and that account is set, by default, to log in automatically at startup. This isn't a problem when you're at home, but if you use a laptop, and travel, this is a serious risk. This automatic login means that anyone who finds your Mac only needs to start it up to have access to your files. You can change this, and tell OS X to display a login screen on boot. There are two ways to do this. First, if you go to the Users & Groups pane of System Preferences, and click on Login Options, you'll see a menu that lets you choose which user logs in automatically at startup, or you can choose Off from this menu to turn off automatic login.
The second way to change this is in the Security & Privacy preferences, again in System Preferences. If you click on the General tab, you'll see an option to Disable Automatic Login. Either way, turning off automatic login protects your data, and is only a slight encumbrance when you start up your Mac.
You merely have to choose your user and enter your password to get to work. Think about making this change to protect your data from easily being grabbed by anyone who finds or steals your Mac.