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Flash Player will not install please HELP

  • October 16, 2016
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I have used flash for years and all of a sudden it just won't install.

I uninstalled so now have no flash.

Mac OSX 10.11.6 relatively clean install of the OS.

Tried the offline installer...no luck.

Tried adjusting keychain certificates...no luck.

Here is an install log:

Oct 16 13:10:55 Johns-Mac-mini installer[1091]: JS: Flash Player Install: Performing volume check for /Volumes/1.5 TB

Oct 16 13:10:55 Johns-Mac-mini installer[1091]: JS: Flash Player Install: Error: Non-OS Volume detected.

Oct 16 13:10:55 Johns-Mac-mini installer[1091]: JS: Flash Player Install: Performing volume check for /Volumes/iTunes 1

Oct 16 13:10:55 Johns-Mac-mini installer[1091]: JS: Flash Player Install: Error: Non-OS Volume detected.

Oct 16 13:10:55 Johns-Mac-mini installer[1091]: JS: Flash Player Install: Performing volume check for /Volumes/MM TM

Oct 16 13:10:55 Johns-Mac-mini installer[1091]: JS: Flash Player Install: Error: Non-OS Volume detected.

Oct 16 13:10:55 Johns-Mac-mini installer[1091]: JS: Flash Player Install: Performing volume check for /Volumes/Drobo

Oct 16 13:10:55 Johns-Mac-mini installer[1091]: JS: Flash Player Install: Error: Non-OS Volume detected.

Oct 16 13:10:55 Johns-Mac-mini installer[1091]: JS: Flash Player Install: Performing volume check for /

Oct 16 13:10:55 Johns-Mac-mini installer[1091]: JS: Flash Player Install: Volume check passed.

Oct 16 13:10:55 Johns-Mac-mini installer[1091]: Product archive /Volumes/Flash Player 1/Install Adobe Flash Player.app/Contents/Resources/Adobe Flash Player.pkg trustLevel=202

Oct 16 13:10:55 Johns-Mac-mini installer[1091]: -[IFDInstallController(Private) _buildInstallPlanReturningError:]: location = file://localhost

Oct 16 13:10:55 Johns-Mac-mini installer[1091]: -[IFDInstallController(Private) _buildInstallPlanReturningError:]: file://localhost/Volumes/Flash%20Player%201/Install%20Adobe%20Flash%20Player.app/Contents/Resources/Adobe%20Flash%20Player.pkg#AdobeFlashPlayerComponent.pkg

Oct 16 13:10:55 Johns-Mac-mini installer[1091]: Set authorization level to root for session

Oct 16 13:10:55 Johns-Mac-mini installer[1091]: Administrator authorization granted.

Oct 16 13:10:55 Johns-Mac-mini installer[1091]: Will use PK session

Oct 16 13:10:55 Johns-Mac-mini installer[1091]: Using authorization level of root for IFPKInstallElement

Oct 16 13:10:55 Johns-Mac-mini installer[1091]: Starting installation:

Oct 16 13:10:55 Johns-Mac-mini installer[1091]: Configuring volume "Yosemite HD"

Oct 16 13:10:55 Johns-Mac-mini installer[1091]: Preparing disk for local booted install.

Oct 16 13:10:55 Johns-Mac-mini installer[1091]: Free space on "Yosemite HD": 140.16 GB (140157853696 bytes).

Oct 16 13:10:55 Johns-Mac-mini installer[1091]: Create temporary directory "/var/folders/zz/zyxvpxvq6csfxvn_n0000000000000/T//Install.10916Tjn1t"

Oct 16 13:10:55 Johns-Mac-mini installer[1091]: IFPKInstallElement (1 packages)

Oct 16 13:10:55 Johns-Mac-mini installd[384]: PackageKit: Adding client PKInstallDaemonClient pid=1091, uid=0 (/usr/sbin/installer)

Oct 16 13:10:55 Johns-Mac-mini installer[1091]: PackageKit: Enqueuing install with framework-specified quality of service (utility)

Oct 16 13:10:55 Johns-Mac-mini installd[384]: PackageKit: ----- Begin install -----

Oct 16 13:10:55 Johns-Mac-mini installd[384]: PackageKit: request=PKInstallRequest <1 packages, destination=/>

Oct 16 13:10:55 Johns-Mac-mini installd[384]: PackageKit: packages=(

     "PKLeopardPackage <file://localhost/Volumes/Flash%20Player%201/Install%20Adobe%20Flash%20Player.app/Contents/Resources/Adobe%20Flash%20Player.pkg#AdobeFlashPlayerComponent.pkg>"

  )

Oct 16 13:10:55 Johns-Mac-mini installd[384]: PackageKit: Extracting file://localhost/Volumes/Flash%20Player%201/Install%20Adobe%20Flash%20Player.app/Contents/Resources/Adobe%20Flash%20Player.pkg#AdobeFlashPlayerComponent.pkg (destination=/var/folders/zz/zyxvpxvq6csfxvn_n0000000000000/C/PKInstallSandboxManager/D59DA506-8FCE-4B16-9A8E-37DF0039D28C.activeSandbox/Root, uid=0)

Oct 16 13:10:56 Johns-Mac-mini installd[384]: PackageKit: prevent user idle system sleep

Oct 16 13:10:56 Johns-Mac-mini installd[384]: PackageKit: suspending backupd

Oct 16 13:10:56 Johns-Mac-mini install_monitor[1093]: Temporarily excluding: /Applications, /Library, /System, /bin, /private, /sbin, /usr

Oct 16 13:10:56 Johns-Mac-mini install_monitor[1093]: Re-included: /Applications, /Library, /System, /bin, /private, /sbin, /usr

Oct 16 13:10:56 Johns-Mac-mini installd[384]: PackageKit: releasing backupd

Oct 16 13:10:56 Johns-Mac-mini installd[384]: PackageKit: allow user idle system sleep

Oct 16 13:10:56 Johns-Mac-mini installd[384]: PackageKit: Install Failed: Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=1 "Operation not permitted" UserInfo={NSFilePath=/private/tmp/PKInstallSandbox.XXXXXX} {

     NSFilePath = "/private/tmp/PKInstallSandbox.XXXXXX";

  }

Oct 16 13:10:56 Johns-Mac-mini installd[384]: PackageKit: Running idle tasks

Oct 16 13:10:56 Johns-Mac-mini installd[384]: PackageKit: Removing client PKInstallDaemonClient pid=1091, uid=0 (/usr/sbin/installer)

Oct 16 13:10:56 Johns-Mac-mini installer[1091]: install:didFailWithError:Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=1 "Operation not permitted" UserInfo={NSFilePath=/private/tmp/PKInstallSandbox.XXXXXX}

Oct 16 13:10:56 Johns-Mac-mini installd[384]: PackageKit: Done with sandbox removals

Oct 16 13:10:57 Johns-Mac-mini installer[1091]: Install failed: The Installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance.

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