Had to install and pay twoce to install Minecraft on the same Mac for 2 different users. Hozever, Minecraft only launches from one user and can't launch from another one
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Says "Unable to start Minecraft, if you are running from a dmg, please drag to Applicaitons and try again". Not trying to start from a dmg. Minecraft does start properly form a different user on the same Mac
Found a solution:
The fix I found was to look at the permissions of the Application. /Applications/Minecraft.app I noticed that they were Owner: R+W,Admin: RO, Everyone: RO. I initially changed this at the app level by doing a "Get Info" and changing them to all being R+W. This did not fix it. I then navigated to the app file and right-clicked and selected "Show Package Contents". Then selected the "Contents" Folder and right-clicked and selecting "Get Info". At this info page I unlocked(bottom right corner) and changed both admin and everyone to R+W. then I selected the gear (bottom middle) and selected "Apply to enclosed Items...". At the prompt click "OK". then the app opens in the other accounts.
App Level --> change R+W for all
Contents Level --> Change R+W for all and then apply to enclosed items.
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