Quick tip for #macOS users (so you won’t feel as stumped as I did):
If you’re migrating to a new Mac, and you use the command line, remember to give #TerminalApp full disk access via System Settings > Privacy & Security.
Without this, you’ll run into errors which seem utterly obscure in the context of a UNIX shell. For example, I got an “Operation not permitted” error when trying a simple ‘ls’ in a folder for which I have full access permissions. 😬
@rasterweb Thanks! In this particular case, I was stumped at first, because everything looked just fine within the confines of the command line itself… sigh
And I agree with you that the extent to which computers tend to be locked down these days, is really challenging. Then again, I’m rather sure that I’ll take the challenge of yet another permissions dialog box over the challenge of getting an attacker out of the machine, no? 🤷 🤔
@rasterweb Oh man, that is so true: I attended the Vintage Computer Festival West at the Computer History Museum last month. It truly is remarkable what happened in those last 40 years that you mention. Heck, good ole Macintosh itself will turn forty next January! 😮
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