> On 17 Apr 2022, at 16:47, Ryan Schmidt <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Apr 17, 2022, at 09:45, Christian Calderon wrote: > >>> You would not be able to make a symbolic link at /usr/bin/python because >>> /usr/bin is a protected directory. >> >> TIL. Is that something I could work around by disabling SIP? > > On macOS 10.x, yes. On macOS 11 and later, my understanding is that the > system volume is cryptographically sealed and there is no way for you to > modify it without breaking that seal, which presumably has undesirable > consequences. > > https://eclecticlight.co/2020/11/30/is-big-surs-system-volume-sealed/
Yes, I can support that conclusion. Creating that link (or changing anything that is in that cryptographically signed part of the file system) is no longer a viable option on macOS Big Sur and up. Gerben Wierda (LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerbenwierda>) R&A IT Strategy <https://ea.rna.nl/> (main site) Book: Chess and the Art of Enterprise Architecture <https://ea.rna.nl/the-book/> Book: Mastering ArchiMate <https://ea.rna.nl/the-book-edition-iii/>
