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macOS Mojave "Administration dialog" Not Shown

  • iTerm2 version: 3.2.2
  • OS version: macOS Mojave 10.14

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Detailed steps to reproduce the problem:

  1. Install maxOS 10.14 Mojave
  2. vagrant up on a Vagrantfile with nfs mounts you can also relate to the vagrant's bug report 10234 https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/issues/10234

Vagrant is only one means to reproduce it

What happened:

Terminal Debug output without prompting for administrative permissions

tee: /etc/exports: Operation not permitted
tee: /etc/exports: Operation not permitted
tee: /etc/exports: Operation not permitted

It can't due to Mojave's apparently extended Privacy Protection.

What should have happened:

iTerm2 should have prompted with a dialog asking to grant administrative access for iTerm2 as shown in the attached screenshot as per Apple's Terminal correct behaviour

"“Terminal” would like to administer your computer. Administration can include modifying passwords, networking and system settings."
Edited by Marco Massari Calderone