Error: Insufficient privileges to write to MacPorts install prefix.

[Ludwig]

On Fri, 07 Aug 2015, Mihai Moldovan wrote:

> > https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202035
> 
> That's the way better answer.
> 
> Also, make sure that your user account type is setup as "Administrator", not
> "Standard" or "Guest" in System Preferences -> Users and Groups (it should be,
> but please double-check.)
> 
> You can also set a password there.
> 
> After logging out and back in, sudo should magically work.
> 
> 
> Don't go the other route "enabling" the root account via Directory Utility or
> changing the sudoers file...
>

It never even occured to me that a non-Guest user could have no password. :/


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