From f00f60a8fe7930227fbcd5a84c71c0fd56acf202 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robby Stahl Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:04:01 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update mac directions to not require a root user I updated the directions such that a clear installation path is provided that does not require the direct use of root. --- doc/MacReadme.txt | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/MacReadme.txt b/doc/MacReadme.txt index da293050..f62762e5 100755 --- a/doc/MacReadme.txt +++ b/doc/MacReadme.txt @@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ To install on Mac OS X with the .zip distribution (first seen in 1.3.6) you must 1. Extract the zip file to any location (usually double click will do this) 2. Open Terminal, and cd to the extracted directory (e.g. /Users/my-name/Downloads/extracted-dir/) - 3. Change to super user (use the su command) - 4. Copy the binaries to /usr/bin using: cp synergy* /usr/bin + 3. Copy the binaries to /usr/bin using: sudo cp synergy* /usr/bin + 4. Correct the permissions and ownership: sudo chown root:wheel /usr/bin/synergy*; sudo chmod 555 /usr/bin/synergy* -How to enable the root user in Mac OS X: +Alternatively, you can copy the binaries as root. How to enable the root user in Mac OS X: http://support.apple.com/en-us/ht1528 Once the binaries have been copied to /usr/bin, you should follow the configuration guide: