Java app needs root access

we use a javaapp to communicate with a government website. This Java app needs to have a folder writeable in /databases...

In Catalina we cannot any longer write to this / directory.

I think I cannot alter the code of the java app..

Is there a workaround?

Posted on Nov 4, 2019 2:02 PM

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4 replies

Nov 4, 2019 2:38 PM in response to Pierre Froelicher1

I found the answer.. synthetic link... That is apples Idea!

see man synthetic.conf

Nov 5, 2019 4:23 AM in response to etresoft

Yes... I used BBEDIT, created this synthetic.conf text file in /etc/ wrote “database (tab) Volumes/System/Data/database” rebooted and everything worked.

etresoft

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Nov 4, 2019 6:55 PM in response to Pierre Froelicher1

Thanks for the tip! They aren’t kidding about the tab character.

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Nov 5, 2019 3:53 AM in response to etresoft

Wow.

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