Test Mac Permissions from the Terminal
asksec
A simple CLI to test permissions from any macOS terminal app.
Building
run ./build
Usage
Either use the binary you built or run swift run asksec
$ swift run asksec --help
USAGE: ask-sec [--contact] [--calendar] [--reminder]
OPTIONS:
--contact Ask for contacts permissions.
--calendar Ask for calendar permissions.
--reminder Ask for reminders permissions.
-h, --help Show help information.
After you run the app the system should show a dialog for each permission you requested. Do not to run this from tmux (it may not be connected to your active terminal).
Then the terminal application that you started it from should show up in Settings
, Security & Privacy
, Privacy
under the permission you requested (with a checkbox if you answered allow).
If you do not get a prompt and your terminal app is not shown in Settings
there may be a bug in your terminal application (test with macOS Terminal first).
Testing
To reset access:
tccutil reset AddressBook
tccutil reset Calendar
tccutil reset Reminders