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doynton

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Oct 19, 2014
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After upgrading to El Capitan my NTFS-3G driver stopped working and would not re-install. I got this error:

"The installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance"

From Console I could see an error wring to /sbin/mount_ntfs-3g which is an alias to /System/Library/FileSystems/ntfs-3g.fs/ntfs-3g.util
Code:
22/08/15 17:48:22,056 Installer[1661]: Error loading /System/Library/CoreServices/InstallerStatusNotifications.bundle/Contents/MacOS/InstallerStatusNotifications:  dlopen(/System/Library/CoreServices/InstallerStatusNotifications.bundle/Contents/MacOS/InstallerStatusNotifications, 265): no suitable image found.  Did find:
/System/Library/CoreServices/InstallerStatusNotifications.bundle/Contents/MacOS/InstallerStatusNotifications: mach-o, but wrong architecture
22/08/15 17:48:35,539 UserEventAgent[282]: com.apple.TMHelperAgent.SetupOffer enabled
22/08/15 17:48:35,540 UserEventAgent[45]: Failed to send message because the port couldn't be created.
22/08/15 17:48:35,659 sandboxd[137]: ([1666]) shove(1666) System Policy: deny file-write-create /sbin/mount_ntfs-3g
22/08/15 17:48:36,309 UserEventAgent[45]: Failed to send message because the port couldn't be created.
22/08/15 17:48:36,313 UserEventAgent[282]: com.apple.TMHelperAgent.SetupOffer enabled
22/08/15 17:48:37,275 Installer[1661]: The Installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance.


I signed into recovery and disabled SIP with crsutil and it now works fine again. Are these directories protected by SIP and if so should I move the driver elsewhere? And if so where?

I can't find any real information as to how exactly SIP is supposed to work or what directories are allowed/recommended for non-Apple stuff. Any links or tips would be appreciated :)

I am running PB5.
 
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