Instruments always prompts for password

Originator:matt
Number:rdar://15355641 Date Originated:Oct 30 2013
Status:CLOSED Resolved:YES
Product:Developer Tools Product Version:OS X 10.9 (13A603), Xcode 4.6.3 (4H1503)
Classification: Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
OS X 10.9 is unable to disable Instruments prompting for authorization which breaks automation. Before this worked:

                <key>system.privilege.taskport</key>
                <dict>
                        <key>allow-root</key>
                        <true/>
                        <key>class</key>
                        <string>user</string>
                        <key>comment</key>

Making the change to /System/Library/Security/authorization.plist does nothing on OS X 10.9. Updating the database also has no impact.

security authorizationdb write system.privilege.taskport.allow-root allow
https://github.com/appium/appium/pull/1400/files

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install Xcode
2. Invoke Instruments
3. Observe prompt for password

Expected Results:
No prompt for password because system.privilege.taskport has been set to true.

Actual Results:
It prompts for a password.

Version:
OS X 10.9 (13A603), Xcode 4.6.3 (4H1503)

Xcode 5.0.1 completely fails on Instruments.

Notes:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/appium-discuss/RAgEytPlRnw
https://github.com/appium/appium/issues/1385

Configuration:
OS X 10.9 (13A603), Xcode 4.6.3 (4H1503)

Comments

Fixed with:

DevToolsSecurity --enable

security authorizationdb write system.privilege.taskport is-developer

https://github.com/appium/appium/pull/1468

By matt at Nov. 20, 2013, 8:10 p.m. (reply...)

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