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Can't re-enable SIP after disabling it

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212rikanmofo

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I've been having problems upgrading to macOS Sequoia and I believe it's related to me having SIP disabled. I keep getting an error saying "failed to personalize something something". I've tried numerous install methods, from downloading it from the app store, and installing it that way, to creating a bootable USB stick. None works and gives me the same error. So I'm thinking it has something to do with SIP.

I'm trying to re-enable it again, first i typed in "sudo csrutil clear" in terminal.app and it gives me this error "csrutil: failed to clear system integrity configuration: Failed to create paired recovery local policy"

Then I boot into recover mode and try to set the startup security back to Full, Reduced" no luck, same error about the local policy, and lastly tried opening up terminal.app while in recovery mode and typed in csrutil enable, and stilll the same error. Any idea on how I can SIP back to default state which is ENABLED?
 
Fishrrman

Fishrrman

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My advice (based on my own personal experience):

Leave SIP disabled (off).

FOREVER.

I doubt that having it off matters at all while installing Sequoia (or any other updates, for that matter).
Something else is "getting in the way".

I have SIP disabled on ALL my Macs, NEVER turn it on, and updates/upgrades go through just fine.
 
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Adora

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@gwang73

Is this somehow similar to your problem?

P.S.: I would also never enable it again like @Fishrrman said. But I don't give security related advices to people I don't know and what they know.
 
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212rikanmofo said:
I've been having problems upgrading to macOS Sequoia and I believe it's related to me having SIP disabled. I keep getting an error saying "failed to personalize something something". I've tried numerous install methods, from downloading it from the app store, and installing it that way, to creating a bootable USB stick. None works and gives me the same error. So I'm thinking it has something to do with SIP.

I'm trying to re-enable it again, first i typed in "sudo csrutil clear" in terminal.app and it gives me this error "csrutil: failed to clear system integrity configuration: Failed to create paired recovery local policy"

Then I boot into recover mode and try to set the startup security back to Full, Reduced" no luck, same error about the local policy, and lastly tried opening up terminal.app while in recovery mode and typed in csrutil enable, and stilll the same error. Any idea on how I can SIP back to default state which is ENABLED?
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Maybe have a look at this thread, there were people with similar issues already when the RC had been released.

 
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