Lightroom correct permissions script

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March 16, 2019
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I installed the x-Rite color checker plug-in to Lightroom Classic CC (v8.2, OS 10.13.6). When I launched LR I got a permissions error message. I downloaded and ran the shell script "LightroomCorrectPermission" but could not enter my password. Apparently I can't run LR without correcting the problem. Apple has a method for resetting permissions globally but I'm reluctant to use that unless absolutely necessary. What now?

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bylexiescott

Participant

I encountered the exact same issue. Was this ever resolved?

ManiacJoe

Inspiring

What is the exact wording of the error message?

Where did you get the permissions script?

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dan_mcleanAuthor

Participant

Thanks for responding. There is no error message. The script was downloaded from the Adobe site:

Solutions to Adobe Lightroom Lightroom user permission issues on launch

The script is copied to a terminal window and run. It stops at the line

Password:

I can't enter anything. There is a small key icon after the colon but clicking it does nothing.

One of the recovery steps in the Adobe article is to change the permissions manually. It lists the necessary folders. I started doing that but there are way too many and in what I did I did not find any that were not set to Read/Write. In the Info Window for a folder there is a way to apply permission changes to the enclosed items but I'm kind of reluctant to do that - possible unintended consequences.

Any guidance will be appreciated. Right now I can't use LR and need to be able to.

Dan

GoldingD

Legend

That script requires that you have administrative rights on your computer. Standard, but often not followed, information security practice, is to not provide normal user accounts with that right, you might have to run that script while logged on to your computer as the local administrator.

As you run this script in a terminal window, you will probably not be presented with nice cLear pop up window asking for admin access (ID and pass). Instead you received a request for a password, probably assuming an admin account was used. DI’d you try your computer account password? Theoretically you can run the terminal window as an administrator and probably go right pass that prompt.

Reading the instructions for the script, at some point you will be asked for your Adobe ID and password as well, but sounds like you did not get that far.

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