Having trouble starting appium server on terminal

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I'm trying to run Appium 1.6.3 on terminal so I can run Appium on iOS simulator. In the past, I was able to start Appium on terminal. Ever since I upgraded the mac OS to 10.12.3, I always get the following error when I tried to run it:

-bash: appium: command not found

when I tried running appium-doctor, I usually get the following diagnosis:

info AppiumDoctor Appium Doctor v.1.3.0
info AppiumDoctor ### Diagnostic starting ###
info AppiumDoctor  ✔ The Node.js binary was found at: /usr/local/bin/node
info AppiumDoctor  ✔ Node version is 6.9.4
info AppiumDoctor  ✔ Xcode is installed at: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
WARN AppiumDoctor  ✖ Xcode Command Line Tools are NOT installed!
WARN AppiumDoctor  ✖ DevToolsSecurity is NOT enabled!
info AppiumDoctor  ✔ The Authorization DB is set up properly.
info AppiumDoctor  ✔ Carthage was found at: /usr/local/bin/carthage
info AppiumDoctor  ✔ HOME is set to: /Users/jakerushing
info AppiumDoctor  ✔ ANDROID_HOME is set to: /Users/jakerushing/Library/Android/sdk
info AppiumDoctor  ✔ JAVA_HOME is set to: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_45.jdk/Contents/Home
info AppiumDoctor  ✔ adb exists at: /Users/jakerushing/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb
info AppiumDoctor  ✔ android exists at: /Users/jakerushing/Library/Android/sdk/tools/android
info AppiumDoctor  ✔ emulator exists at: /Users/jakerushing/Library/Android/sdk/tools/emulator
info AppiumDoctor  ✔ Bin directory of $JAVA_HOME is set
info AppiumDoctor ### Diagnostic completed, 2 fixes needed. ###

When I tried running xcode-select --install, I get the error saying that the tools are already installed, and DevToolsSecurity was already enabled. I tried uninstalling XCode command tools and reinstalling and that didn't fix the issue. I am trying to fix this issue for a couple of days and I couldn't find any answers to these questions. I am at a wit's end with this issue.

Any input is greatly appreciated.

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 07 '17 at 02:35

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In your log:

WARN AppiumDoctor  ✖ Xcode Command Line Tools are NOT installed!
WARN AppiumDoctor  ✖ DevToolsSecurity is NOT enabled!

Work around: Run the command bellow then try to restart Appium doctor again

sudo xcode-select --switch /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
DevToolsSecurity -enable

answered Feb 07 '17 at 02:35

Nhat Dinh

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I tried DevToolsSecurity and it said that it was already enabled – Jake Rushing Feb 07 '17 at 18:21
if the second command from the "workaround" doesn't work, use sudo – Risinek Mar 06 '19 at 13:24

Jake Rushing · Answer 2 · 2017-02-08T21:31:53.617

So I found a solution to my main issue, with appium not running when I type in appium

I found this blog post online and i read the instructions. After that, I was able to run the appium command again!

https://solidgeargroup.com/automated-test-for-ios-with-appium-set-up-the-environment-2

Whoever wrote this saved me a lot of time that I could have wasted looking for a solution. You are a saint.

However, I am still having trouble getting DevToolsSecurity to be detected. When I type in /usr/sbin/DevToolsSecurity -enable, it says that Developer mode is already enabled, and yet when I run appium-doctor or authorize-ios, they both return the following:

Error: Command 'DevToolsSecurity' not found. Is it installed?
ERR! AuthorizeIOS     at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (/Users/jakerushing/.node/lib/node_modules/authorize-ios/node_modules/teen_process/build/lib/teen_process.js:71:14)

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Jul 06 '20 at 03:24

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Run this command in your terminal:

sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer

edited Jul 06 '20 at 03:24

If_You_Say_So

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answered Jul 05 '20 at 12:55

Vasista TVN

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Having trouble starting appium server on terminal

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