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Configure homebrew permissions to allow multiple users on MAC OSX. Any user from the admin group will be able to manage the homebrew and cask installation on the machine.
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| #!/bin/sh | |
| # Configure homebrew permissions to allow multiple users on MAC OSX. | |
| # Any user from the admin group will be able to manage the homebrew and cask installation on the machine. | |
| # allow admins to manage homebrew's local install directory | |
| chgrp -R admin /usr/local | |
| chmod -R g+w /usr/local | |
| # allow admins to homebrew's local cache of formulae and source files | |
| chgrp -R admin /Library/Caches/Homebrew | |
| chmod -R g+w /Library/Caches/Homebrew | |
| # if you are using cask then allow admins to manager cask install too | |
| chgrp -R admin /opt/homebrew-cask | |
| chmod -R g+w /opt/homebrew-cask |
@Blackjacx I am on Big Sur and this is mostly working for me, but I have to reset permissions every now and then after upgrading.
It seems that this method might be better, any reason it may be less desirable?:
https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/714797/47012
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All of this doesn't work on macOS BigSur. Only the user who installed all the Homebrew stuff is able to upgrade them afterwards. For all the other users the system complains with
Operation not permittedsince th folder belongs to the other user. It seems like Homebrew does not respect the groups write permission and only looks for the user... :(