[Leica] El Capitan Rootless Workaround

[Robert Rose]

If you get hung on a broken peripheral or App problem in El Capitan, there is a work around to disable root protection (“SIP”, System Integrity Protection, also called “rootless” mode) now present in OS X (and probably future updates).  This might be good info to keep around, as Apple is unlikely to remove root protection, and individual developers and peripheral makers may not be interested in updating drivers for legacy devices or Apps to work with SIP.

Before you curse Apple (or threaten to move to Windows or Canada) appreciate that SIP reduces the attack surface for malware that relies on modifying system files by preventing any user, whether with system administrator (“root”) privileges or not from modifying a number of operating system directories and files.  So, consider whether or not you want to dispense with this protection.

This is to be classed as an IT adventure, as it is more then simply unchecking a box in the Preferences panel:

1.  https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-turn-off-the-rootless-in-OS-X-El-Capitan-10-11 <https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-turn-off-the-rootless-in-OS-X-El-Capitan-10-11>
2.  http://www.macworld.com/article/2986118/security/how-to-modify-system-integrity-protection-in-el-capitan.html <http://www.macworld.com/article/2986118/security/how-to-modify-system-integrity-protection-in-el-capitan.html>
3.  http://osxdaily.com/2015/10/05/disable-rootless-system-integrity-protection-mac-os-x/ <http://osxdaily.com/2015/10/05/disable-rootless-system-integrity-protection-mac-os-x/>

Bob