Setting ZSH_DISABLE_COMPFIX=true in .zshrc doesn't work

Question

I need to disable the zsh's COMPFIX process to suppress the following warning I see every time I open a terminal window:

zsh compinit: insecure directories and files, run compaudit for list.

The cause of the warning is not the issue here; I have two admin users on the same Macbook who both need to use homebrew. When files in /usr/local have group read/write privileges rather than single user privileges, the COMPFIX process flags them as insecure.

Other solutions suggest adding ZSH_DISABLE_COMPFIX=true to the top of my .zshrc file. I have done this and I still see the error. There are multiple .zshrc-like files in my home directory, including .zshrc.pre-oh-my-zsh and .zshrc~, and have tried adding ZSH_DISABLE_COMPFIX=true to each of these too, without success.

How can I successfully turn off this warning?

score 33 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 25 '19 at 23:25

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Try to add it at the beginning of the .zshrc file, before sourcing oh-my-zsh

and put it in quotes like: ZSH_DISABLE_COMPFIX="true"

answered Sep 25 '19 at 23:25

E.FU

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This worked for me. Make sure to `ZSH_DISABLE_COMPFIX="true"` on the first line of your `.zshrc` file – Nemesis Jul 09 '20 at 06:56
Works for me! And yes, make sure you add it on the first line :) – Tozz Jul 15 '20 at 06:01
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Quotes do not matter in strings without space. – Timo Jan 03 '21 at 11:43

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 07 '19 at 15:49

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You likley just need to place true in quotes like so: ZSH_DISABLE_COMPFIX="true"

Then reload your zsh settings with source ~/.zshrc

answered Jan 07 '19 at 15:49

cjmaria

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I have tried both with and without quotations around 'true', but it hasn't worked yet. – jonsanders101 Jan 12 '19 at 16:41
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Quotes don't matter. – Nowaker May 04 '20 at 08:05

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 15 '20 at 01:10

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I had to add ZSH_DISABLE_COMPFIX="true" to my z.sh file (with or without quotes worked). Adding it to .zshrc file gave me an error message.

answered Sep 15 '20 at 01:10

bgrigs

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Setting ZSH_DISABLE_COMPFIX=true in .zshrc doesn't work

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