Wireshark permission issue

Created in October 29, 2024

2024   ·   wireshark   ·   tips

Tips: How to resolve Wireshark permission issue on mac

When freshly installed wireshark on mac, one may encoutered permission issue such as:

 Can not create profile directory at $directory

Here’s something to try:

  1. On your macbook, go to System Settings -> Privacy & Security -> Full Disk Access -> click “+” button and add Wireshark

  2. Locate the $directory in the error message, check its owner and permission ls -la $directory. Identify current user whoami. Change the $directory owner to the correct user using sudo chown -R $user:$group $directory