How to Disable SIP

Introduction

System Integrity Protection (SIP)

SIP protects MacOS from cyber attacks. However, it also prevents the installation of certain software. So it can become necessary to disable SIP temporarily.

Boot into recovery mode

Silicon M1, M2, M3

Shut down your Mac and wait for 20 seconds. Then, hold the power button until you see the "Loading startup options" message under the Apple logo. Then, select Options and click Continue to enter the macOS Recovery screen.

Intel based

Restart your Mac and wait for 30 seconds. Press the power button and immediately hold Command + R keys on the keyboard until you see the Apple logo. Your Mac will boot into macOS Recovery after a while.

Open a terminal

Under utilities, you will find "Terminal". Open it.Type the following command:

csrutil disable

After that reboot the Mac, make all the necessary changes and enable SIP after that by entering the command:

csrutil enable