Fix permissions in /tmp folder for mac

Problem:

I messed up my /tmp folder permissions 

OS details

Solution:

Follow the below steps to get it resolved.

1. Reboot your Mac into recovery mode

2. Open Utilities menu in the top bar > open Terminal

   csrutil disable
   

3. Reboot

4. Remove the tmp folder

   sudo rm -i /tmp
   sudo rm -r /private/tmp
   

5. Create tmp folder

   sudo mkdir /private/tmp
   sudo chown root:wheel /private/tmp
   sudo chmod 1777 /private/tmp
   

6. Create the symlink

   sudo ln -s /private/tmp /tmp
   

7. Reboot back to recovery mode and run

   csrutil enable
   

8. Reboot

The above steps will fix the problem for you.