Unable to edit auto_master under macOS Mojave












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I'm running macOS since several years and I have an auto_master file that contains my mounts config.



On a new Macbook, I cannot edit this file which is in the /etc folder and I have the following error: "auto_master" E212: Can't open file for writing. Note that I had already an auto_master file that I have deleted I don't know how (I had the same error message when trying to edit it) and that I can create files in the /etc folder.



Any idea how I can fix this issue?



Note: The error I have happens when I run sudo vim /etc/auto_master then I try to write the file. sudo touch /etc/test_file and sudo rm /etc/test_file work fine.






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  • I should have mentioned that. The error I have happens when I run sudo vim /etc/auto_master then I try to write the file. sudo touch /etc/test_file and sudo rm /etc/test_file work fine.

    – radar
    13 hours ago













  • Three first tests give No such file or directory. The last one gives 1.

    – radar
    13 hours ago






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    Note that I have an auto_master~ file and ls -lO command on it gives: -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel compressed 194 6 mar 2018 /etc/auto_master~

    – radar
    13 hours ago













  • Already tried to move /etc/auto_master~ to /tmp/ and create a new auto_master with no success. Followed your advice to remove auto_master~ but with no success touch: auto_master: Operation not permitted. Cannot figure out what's happening.

    – radar
    13 hours ago
















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I'm running macOS since several years and I have an auto_master file that contains my mounts config.



On a new Macbook, I cannot edit this file which is in the /etc folder and I have the following error: "auto_master" E212: Can't open file for writing. Note that I had already an auto_master file that I have deleted I don't know how (I had the same error message when trying to edit it) and that I can create files in the /etc folder.



Any idea how I can fix this issue?



Note: The error I have happens when I run sudo vim /etc/auto_master then I try to write the file. sudo touch /etc/test_file and sudo rm /etc/test_file work fine.






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  • I should have mentioned that. The error I have happens when I run sudo vim /etc/auto_master then I try to write the file. sudo touch /etc/test_file and sudo rm /etc/test_file work fine.

    – radar
    13 hours ago













  • Three first tests give No such file or directory. The last one gives 1.

    – radar
    13 hours ago






  • 1





    Note that I have an auto_master~ file and ls -lO command on it gives: -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel compressed 194 6 mar 2018 /etc/auto_master~

    – radar
    13 hours ago













  • Already tried to move /etc/auto_master~ to /tmp/ and create a new auto_master with no success. Followed your advice to remove auto_master~ but with no success touch: auto_master: Operation not permitted. Cannot figure out what's happening.

    – radar
    13 hours ago














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I'm running macOS since several years and I have an auto_master file that contains my mounts config.



On a new Macbook, I cannot edit this file which is in the /etc folder and I have the following error: "auto_master" E212: Can't open file for writing. Note that I had already an auto_master file that I have deleted I don't know how (I had the same error message when trying to edit it) and that I can create files in the /etc folder.



Any idea how I can fix this issue?



Note: The error I have happens when I run sudo vim /etc/auto_master then I try to write the file. sudo touch /etc/test_file and sudo rm /etc/test_file work fine.






osx automounting etc







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I'm running macOS since several years and I have an auto_master file that contains my mounts config.



On a new Macbook, I cannot edit this file which is in the /etc folder and I have the following error: "auto_master" E212: Can't open file for writing. Note that I had already an auto_master file that I have deleted I don't know how (I had the same error message when trying to edit it) and that I can create files in the /etc folder.



Any idea how I can fix this issue?



Note: The error I have happens when I run sudo vim /etc/auto_master then I try to write the file. sudo touch /etc/test_file and sudo rm /etc/test_file work fine.






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  • I should have mentioned that. The error I have happens when I run sudo vim /etc/auto_master then I try to write the file. sudo touch /etc/test_file and sudo rm /etc/test_file work fine.

    – radar
    13 hours ago













  • Three first tests give No such file or directory. The last one gives 1.

    – radar
    13 hours ago






  • 1





    Note that I have an auto_master~ file and ls -lO command on it gives: -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel compressed 194 6 mar 2018 /etc/auto_master~

    – radar
    13 hours ago













  • Already tried to move /etc/auto_master~ to /tmp/ and create a new auto_master with no success. Followed your advice to remove auto_master~ but with no success touch: auto_master: Operation not permitted. Cannot figure out what's happening.

    – radar
    13 hours ago



















  • I should have mentioned that. The error I have happens when I run sudo vim /etc/auto_master then I try to write the file. sudo touch /etc/test_file and sudo rm /etc/test_file work fine.

    – radar
    13 hours ago













  • Three first tests give No such file or directory. The last one gives 1.

    – radar
    13 hours ago






  • 1





    Note that I have an auto_master~ file and ls -lO command on it gives: -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel compressed 194 6 mar 2018 /etc/auto_master~

    – radar
    13 hours ago













  • Already tried to move /etc/auto_master~ to /tmp/ and create a new auto_master with no success. Followed your advice to remove auto_master~ but with no success touch: auto_master: Operation not permitted. Cannot figure out what's happening.

    – radar
    13 hours ago

















I should have mentioned that. The error I have happens when I run sudo vim /etc/auto_master then I try to write the file. sudo touch /etc/test_file and sudo rm /etc/test_file work fine.

– radar
13 hours ago







I should have mentioned that. The error I have happens when I run sudo vim /etc/auto_master then I try to write the file. sudo touch /etc/test_file and sudo rm /etc/test_file work fine.

– radar
13 hours ago















Three first tests give No such file or directory. The last one gives 1.

– radar
13 hours ago





Three first tests give No such file or directory. The last one gives 1.

– radar
13 hours ago




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1





Note that I have an auto_master~ file and ls -lO command on it gives: -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel compressed 194 6 mar 2018 /etc/auto_master~

– radar
13 hours ago







Note that I have an auto_master~ file and ls -lO command on it gives: -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel compressed 194 6 mar 2018 /etc/auto_master~

– radar
13 hours ago















Already tried to move /etc/auto_master~ to /tmp/ and create a new auto_master with no success. Followed your advice to remove auto_master~ but with no success touch: auto_master: Operation not permitted. Cannot figure out what's happening.

– radar
13 hours ago





Already tried to move /etc/auto_master~ to /tmp/ and create a new auto_master with no success. Followed your advice to remove auto_master~ but with no success touch: auto_master: Operation not permitted. Cannot figure out what's happening.

– radar
13 hours ago










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I managed to fix the issue by restarting in recovery mode, mounted the internal hard drive then copied the file. It's a workaround but it does not explain what's happening. Thank you very much Christopher.






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I managed to fix the issue by restarting in recovery mode, mounted the internal hard drive then copied the file. It's a workaround but it does not explain what's happening. Thank you very much Christopher.






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I managed to fix the issue by restarting in recovery mode, mounted the internal hard drive then copied the file. It's a workaround but it does not explain what's happening. Thank you very much Christopher.






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