Marja E
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Q: "System Integrity Protection"

I know Apple replaced the old permissions system with a new one, because I had to disable the new one to use my Evoluent Vertical mouse.

 

What are the downstream effects of disabling "System Integrity Protection"?

 

What are the alternatives?

 

Could disabling "System Integrity Protection" explain the bugs some of us are having with dvd drives?

MacBook Air (11-inch Mid 2013), OS X El Capitan (10.11.1)

Posted on Jan 17, 2016 2:26 PM

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Marja E

Q: "System Integrity Protection"

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  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Jan 17, 2016 2:30 PM in response to Marja E
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    Jan 17, 2016 2:30 PM in response to Marja E

    It would open your machine to potential hacking as well as loss of control over permissions change by badly designed installers. If security is a concern leave SIP alone.

  • by Marja E,

    Marja E Marja E Jan 17, 2016 2:44 PM in response to Kappy
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    Jan 17, 2016 2:44 PM in response to Kappy

    Security matters, but being able to actually use the computer matters more, and the ergonomic mouse doesn't work without disabling the "System Integrity Protection."

     

    Apple shouldn't have deleted permissions.

     

    I would really like some suggestion for how to return to Yosemite without losing all my work in El Capitan, but I haven't found any.

  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Jan 17, 2016 2:45 PM in response to Marja E
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    Jan 17, 2016 2:45 PM in response to Marja E

    Get a better mouse that doesn't require proprietary software. This is the smart solution.

  • by Marja E,

    Marja E Marja E Jan 17, 2016 3:10 PM in response to Kappy
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    Jan 17, 2016 3:10 PM in response to Kappy

    I have coordination problems and I am struggling with rsi and constant pain, among other issues.

     

    The mouse is an accessibility tool.

     

    I switched from Linux to Mac OS X because I'd had hardware trouble and driver trouble using Linux.

     

    Unfortunately, I can't use the mouse with Linux, and I haven't been able to test accessibility of other computers.

  • by Marja E,

    Marja E Marja E Jan 17, 2016 3:15 PM in response to Marja E
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    Jan 17, 2016 3:15 PM in response to Marja E

    This has directions to disable and re-enable "System Integrity Protection."

     

    http://lifehacker.com/how-to-fix-os-x-el-capitans-annoyances-1733836821

  • by Marja E,

    Marja E Marja E Jan 17, 2016 4:04 PM in response to Marja E
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    Jan 17, 2016 4:04 PM in response to Marja E

    If and when a compatble driver comes along, will re-enabling "System Integrity Protection" sort out the security issues, or will something else be needed?

  • by leroydouglas,

    leroydouglas leroydouglas Jan 17, 2016 4:13 PM in response to Marja E
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    Jan 17, 2016 4:13 PM in response to Marja E

    That is all that is needed.

     

    more info: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204899

  • by Barney-15E,Helpful

    Barney-15E Barney-15E Jan 17, 2016 5:03 PM in response to Marja E
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    Jan 17, 2016 5:03 PM in response to Marja E

    Marja E wrote:

     

    I know Apple replaced the old permissions system with a new one, because I had to disable the new one to use my Evoluent Vertical mouse.

     

    What are the downstream effects of disabling "System Integrity Protection"?

     

    What are the alternatives?

     

    Could disabling "System Integrity Protection" explain the bugs some of us are having with dvd drives?

    Apple didn't remove or alter the underlying permissions at all. They put another layer on top of those permissions. Disabling SIP will make you no less secure than when you were running Yosemite (or other previous OS X version).

     

    When they get around to writing the mouse drivers correctly, you can re-enable SIP. SIP mostly protects application bundles and Apple's system locations. A third-party developer should not have written to those locations in the first place, regardless of SIP.