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If using TextEdit format the file as plain text.)Ĭopy and paste the entire #!/bin/bash script into the new file. I then opened a text editor to make a file for the script. I put the rootcerts.pem file from the new Mac in the folder. I made a folder titled certificates on my user hard drive. This worked on an old Mac laptop running El Capitan 10.11.6. I don't know if it's the right way to do it, but it is working and I can now access all the sites that were being blocked as invalid on Safari and Google Chrome that are actually valid.įor anyone else who wants to try doing this, this is what I did to get the script working. Only export root certificates from a new Mac that are not already listed in your old System Roots certificates.ĭo not Delete any System Roots certificates in Keychain Access.Īfter spending more time on this than I ever wanted to, I got the script in working. Important! To save yourself grief and extra work:īack up all Keychain files before running this script. I can do many things, but when it comes to Terminal, my brain shuts down. I tried looking up directions for using Terminal, but those directions don't seem to follow the steps here and I'm not sure what I'm missing and what corrections to make.

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I don't know what this means, which file has the problem, or how to correct the problem. I assumed that meant that you copy this into Terminal after chmod?Īfter -BEGIN CERTIFICATE-' - cert- ), I get cat: : No such file or directory into Terminal after adding the #!/bin/bash section? I presume copying it into a file means copying the #!/bin/bash section above into the Terminal shell?ĭoes that mean you copy chmod. The directions say to make the script by copying it into a file. I opened Terminal and it shows my hard drive, and then what? Where is the rootcerts.pem file supposed to be filed on the old machine?

Can someone please give me some total idiot, step by step directions? I was able to make and transfer the rootcerts.pem file from a newer computer, but then it all fell apart. Security -v add-trusted-cert -d -r trustRoot -k "/Library/Keychains/System.keychain" "$c"Īnyway, I bogged down when it came to using Terminal. by copying it into a file, then use: chmod 755 trustrootĬat "$1" | (cd $DIR & split -p '-BEGIN CERTIFICATE-' - cert- ) Make the trustroot shell script below, e.g.

Copy the rootcerts.pem file to your antique Mac.

This file will contain all the certificates concatenated.

On that Mac, launch Keychain Access, select "System Roots", select all the certificates, select File > Export, and export them as rootcerts.pem file.

that can access the problematic web sites)

First find the more modern Mac with a working set of System Root certificates (i.e.

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The post above has a script in it to update certificates that others have used successfully. With the recent updated certificate problem, many internet sites are throwing errors for legitimate sites rendering the laptop fairly useless. I have an old mac laptop running El Capitan 10.11.6 that I can't update the system on due to work apps.

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El Capitan)? How do I update my root certificates on an older version of Mac OS (e.g. How do I update my root certificates on an older version of macOS (e.g. I have not been able to get the script from this post to work.