Right-click on the installer and click Open. You’ll then be given the option to run the installer instead of just the blanket approach of not being allowed to install it. This option has been around since Gatekeeper was introduced, back in 10.7.5 IIRC.
Michael Tughan On Oct 29, 2013, at 10:03 AM, Jord van der Elst <[email protected]> wrote: > Apparently the problem is that the BOINC Installer is done by 'an > unidentified developer'. > > As per: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/dev/forum_thread.php?id=8694 > > "I upgraded my Mac to OS X 10.9 and the Boinc manager no longer > starts. I get an error pop up, "Boinc ownership or permissions are not > set properly; please reinstall Boinc. (Error code -1008)" > > I downloaded what I think is the correct Mac version, and when I click > to install I get another dialog box which says "Boinc Installer" can't > be opened because it came from an unidentified developer. Google > Chrome downloaded this file today at 7:28am from boinc.berkely.edu. > > I cannot find a version of Boinc in the Mac App store, which is what > they recommend. > > Any ideas ?" > -- > -- Thanks, > -- Jord van der Elst. > > > On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 7:58 AM, Charlie Fenton > <[email protected]> wrote: >> The fix is to do what the error message told him to do. >> >> When you install a new version of Mac OS X over an older version, it doesn't >> always preserve the boinc_master and boinc_project users and groups; in >> which case you need to reinstall BOINC after installing the OS. The message >> he quotes clearly states "please reinstall BOINC." >> >> Cheers, >> --Charlie >> >> On Oct 27, 2013, at 4:41 PM, Eric J Korpela wrote: >> >>> Got a PM from someone having a problem with OS X Mavericks. Is this a >>> known issue? Anyone have a fix? >>> >>> Hello, I have the following problem: I work with Mac, yesterday at night I >>> downloaded and installed the new >>> operating System OS X Mavericks that Apple offers, and after it gets >>> installed, I get the following message: >>> >>> 'BOINC ownership or permissions are not set properly; please reinstall >>> BOINC. (Error Code - 1008)' >>> _______________________________________________ >>> boinc_dev mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev >>> To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and >>> (near bottom of page) enter your email address. >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> boinc_dev mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev >> To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and >> (near bottom of page) enter your email address. > _______________________________________________ > boinc_dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev > To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and > (near bottom of page) enter your email address. _______________________________________________ boinc_dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and (near bottom of page) enter your email address.
