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0 pointsdtf8y ago0 comments

Amazingly, this was disclosed offhand on the Apple developer forums, two weeks ago (see final comment by chethan177):

https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/79235

(spotted by https://twitter.com/fristle/status/935670476214378496)

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… as a _workaround_ for an administrator account-related bug.

I should have known that updating to a new MacOS versions before 6 to 9 months have passed is a mistake. High Sierra is in my experience the buggiest MacOS release so far, not only security-wise. The system is not very stable and APFS reduced drive performance … :(

harryf8y ago

From one bad upgrade that cost me a bunch of productivity - believe it was Lion - as well as observing the struggles of colleagues, these days always wait 6 months at least before upgrading OSX

dep_b8y ago

I basically only update when (a beta of) Xcode tells me it won't run on my current version. Usually that's the point when either all bugs have been fixed or they will not be fixed before the new version.

nothis8y ago

Yea, Xcode is so annoying with this. What magical features does it use under the hood to not allow basic functionality and iOS support that seems completely unrelated to the macOS version? I have zero incentive to update macOS except Xcode telling me it needs a new version that only runs on the new one.

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galobtter8y ago

"If you're able to log in (hurray, you're the admin now)" Personally not very hurray

dvhh8y ago

So not so much a 0day vulnerability anymore (+ 13 days ) ?

pls2halp8y ago

That’s absolutely terrible. Does Apple not monitor those forums at all?

neotek8y ago

Apple's support forums aren't a place where Apple provides their users with support, they're where Apple users seek support from other Apple users, mostly unhelpful and often inaccurate support.

In fact, 99% of the time the only advice you'll get is "restore your iPhone", "restore your MacBook Pro", "restore your Apple TV" and so on into bitter infinity.

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speleding8y ago

I ran into a bug with High Sierra, posted in the user forums and was contacted by a friendly Apple Engineer a day later. So they do read them, but apparently not close enough.

I could see how someone would dismiss a posting like that with an "this cannot possibly be true" shrug.

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