Failure while executing; `osascript -e tell\ application\ \"System\ Events\"\ to\ delete\ every\ login\ item\ whose\ name\ is\ \"Backup\ and\ sync\ from\ Google\"` exited with 1

thirdbody commented 5 years ago

General troubleshooting steps

[x] I understand that if I ignore these instructions, my issue may be closed without review.
[x] I have retried my command with --force.
[x] I ran brew update-reset && brew update and retried my command.
[x] I ran brew doctor, fixed as many issues as possible and retried my command.
[x] I have checked the instructions for reporting bugs.
[x] I made doubly sure this is not a checksum does not match error.

Description of issue

Attempting to uninstall the google-backup-and-sync cask fails with the error 36:103: execution error: Not authorized to send Apple events to System Events. (-1743).

Looking it up seems to suggest that it's a Mojave issue related to new protections. The suggested solutions in this article are to add the Terminal app to the Full Disk Access list and as a last resort to reset the access permissions. Neither has worked in this case.

Command that failed

brew cask zap google-backup-and-sync

Output of command with `--force --verbose --debug`

==> Zapping Cask google-backup-and-sync
==> Implied "brew cask uninstall google-backup-and-sync"
==> Uninstalling artifacts
==> 3 artifact/s defined
#<SortedSet:0x00007fecbfd34bc8>
==> Uninstalling artifact of class Cask::Artifact::Uninstall
/bin/launchctl list
==> Removing login item Backup and sync from Google
osascript -e tell\ application\ \"System\ Events\"\ to\ delete\ every\ login\ item\ whose\ name\ is\ \"Backup\ and\ sync\ from\ Google\"
36:103: execution error: Not authorized to send Apple events to System Events. (-1743)
Error: Failure while executing; `osascript -e tell\ application\ \"System\ Events\"\ to\ delete\ every\ login\ item\ whose\ name\ is\ \"Backup\ and\ sync\ from\ Google\"` exited with 1. Here's the output:
36:103: execution error: Not authorized to send Apple events to System Events. (-1743)

Follow the instructions here:
  https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask#reporting-bugs
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/system_command.rb:111:in `assert_success'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/system_command.rb:52:in `run!'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/system_command.rb:29:in `run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/system_command.rb:33:in `run!'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/system_command.rb:19:in `system_command!'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/artifact/abstract_uninstall.rb:211:in `block in uninstall_login_item'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/artifact/abstract_uninstall.rb:209:in `each'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/artifact/abstract_uninstall.rb:209:in `uninstall_login_item'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/artifact/abstract_uninstall.rb:70:in `dispatch_uninstall_directive'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/artifact/uninstall.rb:11:in `block in uninstall_phase'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/artifact/uninstall.rb:10:in `each'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/artifact/uninstall.rb:10:in `uninstall_phase'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/installer.rb:451:in `block in uninstall_artifacts'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.3/usr/lib/ruby/2.3.0/set.rb:674:in `each'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.3/usr/lib/ruby/2.3.0/set.rb:674:in `each'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/installer.rb:447:in `uninstall_artifacts'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/installer.rb:466:in `zap'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd/zap.rb:19:in `block in run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd/zap.rb:14:in `each'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd/zap.rb:14:in `run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd/abstract_command.rb:36:in `run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd.rb:93:in `run_command'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd.rb:159:in `run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd.rb:124:in `run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cmd/cask.rb:9:in `cask'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/brew.rb:102:in `<main>'
Error: Kernel.exit
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd.rb:168:in `exit'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd.rb:168:in `rescue in run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd.rb:147:in `run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd.rb:124:in `run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cmd/cask.rb:9:in `cask'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/brew.rb:102:in `<main>'

Output of `brew cask doctor`

==> Homebrew Version
2.1.10
==> macOS
10.14.6
==> SIP
Enabled
==> Java
12.0.2
==> Gatekeeper support
Enabled
==> Homebrew Cask Install Location
<NONE>
==> Homebrew Cask Staging Location
/usr/local/Caskroom
==> Homebrew Cask Taps:
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Taps/homebrew/homebrew-cask (3548 casks)
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Taps/homebrew/homebrew-cask-drivers (138 casks)
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Taps/myl0g/homebrew-myl0g (4 casks)
==> Contents of $LOAD_PATH
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/simplecov-cobertura-1.3.1/lib
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/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew
==> Environment Variables
LC_ALL="en_US.UTF-8"
PATH="/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/shims/scm:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin"
SHELL="/bin/zsh"

Output of `brew tap`

amar1729/formulae
beeftornado/rmtree
heroku/brew
homebrew/bundle
homebrew/cask
homebrew/cask-drivers
homebrew/core
homebrew/services
myl0g/myl0g
vitorgalvao/tiny-scripts

reitermarkus commented 5 years ago

Is Terminal in your System Preferences > Security > Privacy > Automation?

thirdbody commented 5 years ago

It isn't, and I also don't see a way of putting it there. There's no + or - to add or remove items from the list, and dragging/dropping the Terminal application onto the list does nothing.

reitermarkus commented 5 years ago

It should definitely prompt for Automation authorization instead of failing. Is there anything else authorized in Automation?

I'm using

https://github.com/reitermarkus/dotfiles/blob/master/.sh#L35-L36

in my dotfiles to display the prompt if it's not authorized.

thirdbody commented 5 years ago

Tried that one, too. Nothing seems to trigger the Automation prompt.

Easiest explanation seems to be that my OS isn't cooperating. I've been having serious issues with other system functions too (not to mention that trying to reset the Privacy/Security permissions lists fails every time without explanation when it's definitely not supposed to). I'm going to clean-install Catalina when it comes out and call it a day.

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