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[GH-ISSUE #1172] Request for access to Photos denied, won't start now #942

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opened 2026-05-05 07:18:41 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 5 comments

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Originally created by @sbrooke on GitHub (May 27, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/1172

Just installed the server on an M1 Mac. It's been working fine for hours. I got a pop-up asking for access to Photos. Hell no! So I denied it and now it's stuck in a startup loop. I'll be rebooting next, but even if that fixes it, it should not make a request to Photos.

Originally created by @sbrooke on GitHub (May 27, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/1172 Just installed the server on an M1 Mac. It's been working fine for hours. I got a pop-up asking for access to Photos. Hell no! So I denied it and now it's stuck in a startup loop. I'll be rebooting next, but even if that fixes it, it should not make a request to Photos.

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2026-05-05 07:18:44 -06:00

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@sbrooke commented on GitHub (May 27, 2021):

Ok, rebooted and no difference. Tried turning on access to Photos (ugh) to see if it would start it up and it did not. Then went in and noticed I had two instances of the client system. Deleted that, saved it and it came right up. Bizarre. And at no time should it be requesting access to Photos anyway.

@sbrooke commented on GitHub (May 27, 2021): Ok, rebooted and no difference. Tried turning on access to Photos (ugh) to see if it would start it up and it did not. Then went in and noticed I had two instances of the client system. Deleted that, saved it and it came right up. Bizarre. And at no time should it be requesting access to Photos anyway.

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2026-05-05 07:18:46 -06:00

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@shymega commented on GitHub (Jun 14, 2021):

There's nothing in the source code from a quick search for the keyword 'Photos' (case-insensitive), so I'm totally flummoxed as to why it's asking for Photos access. The only thing I can perhaps suspect is that macOS is responsible based on how Barrier 'behaves' as a server. i.e, asking for Photos permission, even when Barrier doesn't require it. Odd.

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@shymega commented on GitHub (Jun 14, 2021): There's nothing in the source code from a quick search for the keyword 'Photos' (case-insensitive), so I'm totally flummoxed as to why it's asking for Photos access. The only thing I can perhaps suspect is that macOS is responsible based on how Barrier 'behaves' as a server. i.e, asking for Photos permission, *even when* Barrier doesn't require it. Odd. What version of macOS?

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2026-05-05 07:18:47 -06:00

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@sbrooke commented on GitHub (Jun 14, 2021):

Big Sur on a M1. MacOS does often push through requests for access to things like the Downloads folder. It’s unusual that it would ask for Photos, but maybe it’s related to screenshots and it wants a location to save it to.

On Jun 14, 2021, at 10:23 AM, Dom Rodriguez @.***> wrote:

There's nothing in the source code from a quick search for the keyword 'Photos' (case-insensitive), so I'm totally flummoxed as to why it's asking for Photos access. The only thing I can perhaps suspect is that macOS is responsible based on how Barrier 'behaves' as a server. i.e, asking for Photos permission, even when Barrier doesn't require it. Odd.

What version of macOS?

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@sbrooke commented on GitHub (Jun 14, 2021): Big Sur on a M1. MacOS does often push through requests for access to things like the Downloads folder. It’s unusual that it would ask for Photos, but maybe it’s related to screenshots and it wants a location to save it to. > On Jun 14, 2021, at 10:23 AM, Dom Rodriguez ***@***.***> wrote: > > > There's nothing in the source code from a quick search for the keyword 'Photos' (case-insensitive), so I'm totally flummoxed as to why it's asking for Photos access. The only thing I can perhaps suspect is that macOS is responsible based on how Barrier 'behaves' as a server. i.e, asking for Photos permission, even when Barrier doesn't require it. Odd. > > What version of macOS? > > — > You are receiving this because you authored the thread. > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/1172#issuecomment-860726154>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ACU7ZSXHCIZTNCBD7EDCK4TTSYGGRANCNFSM45U6ROBA>. >

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2026-05-05 07:18:48 -06:00

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@shymega commented on GitHub (Jun 14, 2021):

Very good point. Not even sure Barrier does want screenshots... how is the M1, by the way? I've been interested in it since it came out.

@shymega commented on GitHub (Jun 14, 2021): Very good point. Not even sure Barrier does want screenshots... how is the M1, by the way? I've been interested in it since it came out.

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2026-05-05 07:18:50 -06:00

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@sbrooke commented on GitHub (Jun 14, 2021):

Words cannot do it justice. $ to power ratio is simply unbeatable. I have a 16GB Mac Mini. I throw all kinds of things at it all day long and it doesn’t skip a beat.

On Jun 14, 2021, at 12:18 PM, Dom Rodriguez @.***> wrote:

Very good point. Not even sure Barrier does want screenshots... how is the M1, by the way? I've been interested in it since it came out.

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@sbrooke commented on GitHub (Jun 14, 2021): Words cannot do it justice. $ to power ratio is simply unbeatable. I have a 16GB Mac Mini. I throw all kinds of things at it all day long and it doesn’t skip a beat. > On Jun 14, 2021, at 12:18 PM, Dom Rodriguez ***@***.***> wrote: > > > Very good point. Not even sure Barrier does want screenshots... how is the M1, by the way? I've been interested in it since it came out. > > — > You are receiving this because you authored the thread. > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/1172#issuecomment-860813955>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ACU7ZSUGP6VW756RNLKFKVTTSYTWHANCNFSM45U6ROBA>. >

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