[GNC] macOS Sonoma "Gnucash is damaged and can’t be opened" error

[Vincent Lucarelli]

I downloaded the image directly from the link on the gnucash.org <http://gnucash.org/> homepage.

I did try to run the fq updater from the command line before double clicking the Gnucash.app - could that have caused the whole app to be marked with quarantine?

Vince

> On Oct 10, 2023, at 11:01 PM, john <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:
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>> On Oct 10, 2023, at 05:05, Vincent Lucarelli <vincent.lucarelli at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Hi,
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>> I upgraded an Intel Mac to macOS Sonoma and downloaded Gnucash 5.4.  When I tried to run it, I got the error "Gnucash is damaged and can’t be opened.”
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>> In previous OS versions, there was an error about untrusted developer and in System Settings you could approve running the application. System Settings has been reorganized and I could not find anywhere to approve Gnucash.
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>> In the terminal, I ran
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>> xattr -rds com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Gnucash.app
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>> and then has to launch Gnucash twice for it to finally run.
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> That's interesting: If you're getting GnuCash.app from us you shouldn't be getting untrusted developer warnings: It's signed with an Apple developer certificate and notarized by their automated checking system. Homebrew just "bottles" our dmg, so there shouldn't be any problem if you go that route either.
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> Regards,
> John Ralls