Frequently asked questions

How can I use Temporary Secondary Account with HomeBrew?

For existing installs of HomeBrew, you need to change permissions of the HomeBrew directory over to the Temporary Secondary Account. You can run the following command in a terminal to set the correct permissions for HomeBrew to function with Temporary Secondary Account:

sudo chown -R  TempAdmin /opt/homebrew

Please test this in your environment to ensure it works as expected for developer workflows.

Trying to modify recovery settings with the temporary secondary account.

The secondary account is not able to modify recovery settings on macOS, as the account is not a volume owner. Any changes to recovery settings will need to be done via the primary user account.