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authorMike McQuaid2016-09-09 09:29:46 +0100
committerGitHub2016-09-09 09:29:46 +0100
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downloadbrew-b5a6b4e8e15ec5110d3ac15543990f22c5abe7b4.tar.bz2
Merge pull request #896 from MikeMcQuaid/no-chown-usr-local
Don't require/recommend ownership of /usr/local.
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@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ brew gist-logs <formula>
* Read through the [Common Issues](Common-Issues.md).
* If you’re installing something Java-related, maybe you need to install Java (`brew cask install java`)?
* Check that **Command Line Tools for Xcode (CLT)** and/or **Xcode** are up to date.
-* If things fail with permissions errors, check the permissions in `/usr/local`. If you’re unsure what to do, you can `sudo chown -R $(whoami) /usr/local`.
+* If things fail with permissions errors, check the permissions of `/usr/local`'s subdirectories. If you’re unsure what to do, you can `cd /usr/local && sudo chown -R $(whoami) bin etc include lib sbin share var Frameworks`.
## Check to see if the issue has been reported
* Check the [issue tracker](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/issues) to see if someone else has already reported the same issue.