Disable sip

[dennisfcampbell]

am using external ssd for boot drive and want to disable sip. When command+r is used the recovery drive comes up for the internal drive, the internal drive is not being used except for storage, how do i get into terminal for the external drive to disable sip........Sierra 10.12 late 2015 21.5 imac

 

[honestone]

What is sip? Never heard of that application (if that's what it is).

 

[dennisfcampbell]

System Integrity Protocol ....came out in el capiitan. Refuses to allow tampering with the system/directory ...intended for internet protection it restricts owner manipulation of the system ....like customizing applications, icons, dock, so into terminal and disable "csruti disable" ....system accepts change ... finished, back to terminal "csrutil enable" exchanging safety for freedom.......inconvenient for older apps. Apple gets to play the recognized developer apple approved card ...........hope this helps

 

[honestone]

Thanks for the explanation. D4finitely beyond me!

 

[Lufbrarunner]

Boot into recovery (CMD+R)
Click on Utilities in the menu across the top then select Terminal.
type cd /Volumes then ls.
identify the drive you require.
Type cd /(your drivename)/
type csrutil disable.


You should then be told that SIP is disabled and prompted to restart.

 

[Lufbrarunner]

If you need to reverse this at any time repeat the process and use csrutil enable