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The entitlements file must contain a valid property list structure. If you edit the entitlements file by hand as opposed to using the property list editor in Xcode, make sure you have not introduced any syntax errors. There is no value that will grant your app access to every app installed on the user's system.
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You must be specific when specifying values for these entitlements. If your app requests the -exception.apple-events or -name entitlements, make sure you have provided an array of strings for the value of the entitlement as detailed in the Entitlement Key Reference for that entitlement. Before requesting an exception, you should be able to demonstrate a use case that will encounter a sandbox violation if the exception is not present. Requesting exceptions to these locations is redundant. These directories contain files common to the operation of all applications, for instance, /bin and /System/Library/Frameworks. Every sandboxed application is implicitly granted access to various directories on the system outside their own container. Make sure your app is not requesting a file access exception for a location it already has access to. Sandboxed applications must not rely on read or write access to files they did not create, or have not been given explicit access to, for their operation. Make sure your app is not requesting a file access exception for the purpose of granting it access to another app's data or the system's data.
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You must not request an exception for these locations. For instance, access to the Desktop or Documents folders must always be initiated by the user. Make sure your app is not requesting a file access exception for the purpose of allowing it to skip presenting an open or save dialog to read or write files on the user's behalf. Additionally, make sure that the '~' character does not appear anywhere in a path that is relative to the user's home directory. This includes both absolute paths and paths relative to the current user's home directory. Make sure that every file system path specified in your entitlements begins with a '/'. You can use the following command to find all the Mach-O executables in your compiled application bundle.įind -H YourAppBundle -print0 | xargs -0 file | grep "Mach-O. System/Library/Frameworks/amework/Versions/C/Foundation (for architecture i386): Mach-O dynamically linked shared library i386 System/Library/Frameworks/amework/Versions/C/Foundation (for architecture x86_64): Mach-O 64-bit dynamically linked shared library x86_64 System/Library/Frameworks/amework/Versions/C/Foundation: Mach-O universal binary with 2 architectures $ file /System/Library/Frameworks/amework/Versions/C/Foundation