[Discussion]: No write permission

[huuthiendev]

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Platform

macOS ARM64

Version

1.9.05

Your question

I'm running macOS and having this problem whether selecting option 1 or 10. I have already run the script in sudo mode. How can I solve it?

Additional information

Priority

High (It blocks my work)

[rudra-sah00]

I also faced the same it't not actually changing the machine id but it generates a new machine id but it does not have sufficient permission to write that in cursor.app

[Mikazuki016]

I have also encountered this issue. I saw that the official solution requires running with administrator privileges and setting a certain file to readable, but the documentation does not specify which file.

[rudra-sah00]

❗️ macOS System Integrity Protection (SIP) Warning

The issue is due to macOS System Integrity Protection (SIP).

1. SIP prevents modifications to system-protected app bundles (like Cursor.app inside /Applications).
2. Even with sudo, you cannot write to certain directories unless SIP is disabled, or you move the app outside /Applications.

✅ Solution
You need to temporarily disable SIP:

1. Restart your Mac and boot into Recovery Mode (hold Command + R at startup).
2. Open Terminal from the menu bar.
3. Run:

   csrutil disable
   reboot

[canmi21]

sudo

[rudra-sah00]

sudo

still not working
Even with sudo, you cannot write to certain directories unless SIP is disabled, or you move the app outside /Applications.

[Pasithea0]

Yeah, none of the solutions work. Please add a app config so we can move Cursor outside of the apps folder.