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cannot build for android on mac with android support installed by unity hub due to sdkmanager

Discussion in 'Android' started by mpattiewss, Aug 13, 2019.

  1. mpattiewss

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    I just created a fresh project in Unity 2019.2.0f1 on a Mac. When I try to build for Android, the build fails with the following error: 

    Win32Exception: ApplicationName='/Applications/Unity/Hub/Editor/2019.2.0f1/PlaybackEngines/AndroidPlayer/SDK/tools/bin/sdkmanager', CommandLine='--list', CurrentDirectory='/Users/mpattie/project_k_viewer_app/ProjectKViewer', Native error= Access denied


    Android support was installed using Unity hub. When I was installing Unity 2019 via unity hub, I checked all boxes relating to Android support and the hub says android is supported.

    It also seems a little bit odd to me that there is a win32exception on a mac, but maybe I'm confused about that.
     
    mpattiewss, Aug 13, 2019
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  2. davemeta

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    open terminal and do:

    chown -R mpattie:admin /Applications/Unity


    (instead of mpattie anyone else can use 
    whoami
    command to see what their name is)

    I had the same issue this solved it for me
     
    Last edited: Aug 30, 2019
    davemeta, Aug 30, 2019
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  3. tuanminhvu

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    Hi. It says "Operation not permitted" for me. Do you know how to fix that?
     
    tuanminhvu, Dec 7, 2019
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  4. WannabeCoder

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    consider trying sudo chown -R mpattie:admin /Applications/Unity

    If that works then it's caused by the fact that your user does not have certain permissions. Running it as the super user (sudo) should help in that case. You will need to input the password of the account though.
     
    WannabeCoder, Jan 2, 2020
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  5. dmitry_k_playtika

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    Thanks, that helped me !
     
    dmitry_k_playtika, Feb 9, 2020
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  6. anisimovdev

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    1. Copy this file. (ApplicationName=...)
    2. Delete this file.
    3. Paste this file.

    This works for me :)
     
    anisimovdev, Mar 30, 2020
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  7. tteneder

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    My workaround was to give every user execution permission:

    Code (CSharp):
    1. sudo chmod +x <whatever ApplicationName says>
    I work with Unity on a multi-user macOS setup and I'm afraid changing the file's owner creates other issues (like breaking it for the original owner).
     
    tteneder, Apr 26, 2020
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  8. nlaourayed_unity

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    love you man <3
     
    nlaourayed_unity, Aug 11, 2020
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  9. veedub88

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    This fixed my issue. After several hours of beating my head against a wall. Thanks!
     
    veedub88, Aug 22, 2020
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  10. virgilcwyile

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    I installed older Unity out of Hub which caused my permissions to reset somehow. But thanks to this command, it got fixed. If your Mac user name is with space then put it in quotes "Virgil Wylie" instead of mpattie . I guess any command that reset's permissions would work.
     
    virgilcwyile, Oct 5, 2020
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  11. hereoofthewild

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    Worked For me in 2021. using version 2019.4.1f1
     
    hereoofthewild, Jan 20, 2021
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  12. tomar8880

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    WTF.....Thanks Man
     
    tomar8880, Apr 6, 2021
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  13. gaggedegg

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    Helped me! Thanks :)
     
    gaggedegg, Aug 25, 2021
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  14. carldevelopsforcoffee

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    Thank You Sir Arthur :)
     
    carldevelopsforcoffee, Oct 26, 2021
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  15. wechat_os_Qy02GyFfgk8LMddSN2pho6Zow

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    Added sudo

    sudo chown -R username:admin /Applications/Unity
     
    wechat_os_Qy02GyFfgk8LMddSN2pho6Zow, Feb 18, 2022
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  16. PokiTheDog

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    Thank you, worked for me too! He's talking about the 'sdkmanager' btw (that was for me at least)
     
    PokiTheDog, Feb 25, 2022
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  17. bitwad_justin

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    Seriously, WTF. Worked for me as well. I'd love to know why that worked, but I'll take it. Thanks for the help AnisimovArthur
     
    bitwad_justin, Mar 10, 2022
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  18. itjunkii

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    God bless you
     
    itjunkii, Mar 17, 2022
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  19. giantkilleroverunity3d

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    Can you please explain what is happening here? Copy what from where to where? on what?
    I see the:
    /Applications/Unity/Hub/Editor/2019.2.0f1/PlaybackEngines/AndroidPlayer/
    I see a lot of this in the Android failures when the developer has changed nothing but probably an upgrade.
    The permissions granting caught my eye.
     
    giantkilleroverunity3d, Mar 20, 2022
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  20. chetanrb26

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    says invalid group for me.
     
    chetanrb26, Mar 23, 2022
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  21. chetanrb26

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    Didn't work for me :( I'm working on Ubuntu, does that make any difference?
     
    chetanrb26, Mar 23, 2022
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  22. Vasily_Krylov

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    I am working on Fedora 35 with Appimage Unity 2020.3.30f1 and it does not work for me. I am looking for solution of this problem very long and cann't find it. Please, help
     
    Last edited: Mar 23, 2022
    Vasily_Krylov, Mar 23, 2022
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  23. mmomin_504

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    It worked. Thanks Man..
     
    mmomin_504, May 22, 2022
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  24. renman3000

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    Hi, the terminal file in this path, I can not see. I wanted to try your solution, but the "bin" folder does not exist.
    Any ideas??
     
    renman3000, Jul 20, 2022
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  25. kodsay

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    Thank you so much! Worked for me in 2020.3.5f1
     
    kodsay, Aug 9, 2022
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  26. tjakobsen

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    tjakobsen, May 2, 2023
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  27. tjakobsen

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    Root has access to anything, so that should not be a problem.
     
    tjakobsen, May 2, 2023
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  28. tteneder

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    Can you elaborate what you mean?

    Afaik the error stems from the fact that only the user (who installed Unity) or their group has permission to execute that file. By running `chmod +x` you allow any user to execute it (without revoking the right from the installing user). So nothing is run as root, except the `chmod` command.
     
    tteneder, May 2, 2023
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