My OSX permissions are preventing Roon from starting

[Mesmo (David Morris)]

Having worked well since the initial install on my Mac Mini, Roon is refusing to start (the icon bounces in the dock a few times on the first attempt to load, but won’t even do this on subsequent attempts to launch it).

[mike (Mike Fass)]

Hi @Mesmo – can you let me know what version of OSX you’re on?

[Mesmo (David Morris)]

10.10.4 (Yosemite)

Thanks, David.

[mike (Mike Fass)]

Ok, thanks David. Sorry for the trouble here. This is almost always due to an issue with your OSX permissions, and it’s generally a pretty quick fix. Can you try following these steps, and let me know if you have any problems?

First make sure Roon isn’t already running – you may need to check Activity Monitor.

Then, you’ll need to open Terminal like this:

Then, you’ll want to copy this command (CMD+C) and then paste it into the terminal window (CMD+V):

sudo chown $(whoami) ~ ~/Library; chmod u+rwx ~/ ~/Library

At this point you’ll be asked to type in your password – note that you may not see anything as you type. That’s expected, so just type the password correctly, hit enter, and you’re done!

Try to run Roon again, and let me know how it goes.

[Mesmo (David Morris)]

Hi Mike,

That fixed it thanks.

Cheers, David