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

[john]

> On Oct 10, 2023, at 05:05, Vincent Lucarelli <vincent.lucarelli at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> 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.”
> 
> 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.
> 
> In the terminal, I ran
> 
>  xattr -rds com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Gnucash.app
> 
> and then has to launch Gnucash twice for it to finally run.

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.

Regards,
John Ralls