Unable to copy file to /var/<myfolder> from .pkg installer

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Created Jul ’15

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We have .pkg installer for our appliation in which we are copying some files to "/var/<myfolder>". This .pkg installer works fine till 10.10 but in 10.11 while copying file to "/var/<myfolder> prompts error and failed to copy files. It shows the below error in Install.log

Jul  3 17:11:50 MacBook-Pro installer[431]: Set authorization level to root for session\
Jul  3 17:11:50 MacBook-Pro installer[431]: Administrator authorization granted.\
Jul  3 17:11:50 MacBook-Pro installer[431]: Will use PK session\
Jul  3 17:11:50 MacBook-Pro installer[431]: Using authorization level of root for IFPKInstallElement\
Jul  3 17:11:50 MacBook-Pro installer[431]: Package generated system content warning: Error Domain=IFInstallErrorDomain Code=-5000 "This package is incompatible with this version of OS X and may fail to install." UserInfo=0x7ff750cce3d0 \{NSLocalizedRecoveryOptions=(\
    "Cancel Installation",\
    "Install Anyway"\
  ), NSLocalizedRecoverySuggestion=Installing this package may damage your system, and the installation may fail. To stop the program and the installation, click \'93Cancel Installation\'94., IFSystemPathsKey=(\
    "var/gct/gdme2dn.xml",\
    "var/gct/gdmuimg.bin",\
    "var/gct/gdme2dn",\
    "System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.gct.dts.gdme2dn.plist",\
    "var/gct/libWiMAXSDK.dylib"\
  ), NSLocalizedDescription=This package is incompatible with this version of OS X and may fail to install.\}\
Jul  3 17:11:50 MacBook-Pro installer[431]: Starting installation:\

- Able to copy all these file maually in "/var/gct" but not from .pkg installer

- There is no permission issue on "/var/gct" becuase manually it copying successfully.

- Please help why installer throws the warning and ubable to copy these files?

Thanks in advance.

Answered by Max108 in 21848022

The "System" folder and all its subfolder are locked under SIP (System Integrity Protection), even with root access. You're trying to copy "com.gct.dts.gdme2dn.plist" to a subfolder of "System", which I think is the problem.

Installer does have exceptional access, but only when installing an Apple signed package, which perhaps yours is not?

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Max108 OP

Jul ’15

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The "System" folder and all its subfolder are locked under SIP (System Integrity Protection), even with root access. You're trying to copy "com.gct.dts.gdme2dn.plist" to a subfolder of "System", which I think is the problem.

Installer does have exceptional access, but only when installing an Apple signed package, which perhaps yours is not?

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yesdev OP

Aug ’15

Thanks Max,

We moved our files to /Applications/<myfolder> folder insted of /var/<myfolder>. In el capitan this system folders are locked due to SIP. Thaks for reply.

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Answer 3

Max108 OP

Aug ’15

Glad it's sorted for you yesdev 🙂

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