Error: EACCES: Permission Denied (Cypress 13.13.2) - Macos darwin-arm64 (24.0.0)

[nam-smyl-fitness]

Current behavior

OS: MacOS darwin-arm64 (Apple M1 Silicon)
Cypress version: 13.13.2
Pnpm version: 9.12.1
Node version: 20.3.0
Nix: 2.24.9
Devenv: 1.3.1 (aarch64-darwin)

While running pnpm cypress open or pnpm cypress run I get the following Error: EACCES: permission denied

Stack Trace

pnpm cypress open
Note: You have set the environment variable:

CYPRESS_RUN_BINARY=/nix/store/dr4c234sscmrdmqgvazwqh1dzrldl13k-cypress-13.13.2/bin/Cypress

This overrides the default Cypress binary path used.

It looks like this is your first time using Cypress: 13.13.2


An unexpected error occurred while verifying the Cypress executable.

Please search Cypress documentation for possible solutions:

https://on.cypress.io

Check if there is a GitHub issue describing this crash:

https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues

Consider opening a new issue.

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Error: EACCES: permission denied, open '/nix/store/dr4c234sscmrdmqgvazwqh1dzrldl13k-cypress-13.13.2/opt/cypress/binary_state.json'

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Platform: darwin-arm64 (24.0.0)
Cypress Version: 13.13.2

I have already allowed in my macos Privacy & Security tab for Cypress to open per the workaround proposed in EDIT Cypress issue #24822 however the error still persists. For more context, I am using nix devenv. I can verify that the Cypress binary is there and the script pnpm cypress open does run against the Nix Cypress package binary. Has the community found a workaround or is this a net new bug found only with Nix dev ecosystem?

// devenv.nix

{ pkgs, inputs, ... }:

let
  node_pkgs = import inputs.node {system = pkgs.stdenv.system; };
in
{
  # https://devenv.sh/basics/
  env.CYPRESS_INSTALL_BINARY=0;
  env.CYPRESS_RUN_BINARY="${pkgs.cypress}/bin/Cypress";

  # https://devenv.sh/packages/
  packages = [
    node_pkgs.nodejs_20
    pkgs.cypress  # We use Nix version for full cross environment compatibility.
    pkgs.pnpm
  ];

Desired behavior

No response

Test code to reproduce

n/a

Cypress Version

13.13.2

Node version

20.3.0

Operating System

macOS 15.0.1

Debug Logs

DEBUG=cypress:* pnpm cypress run


  cypress:cli:cli cli starts with arguments ["/nix/store/50igyc86g95b9yjc5hxn6g8qdq6344bi-nodejs-20.3.0/bin/node","/Users/k/Desktop/k/node_modules/cypress/bin/cypress","run"] +0ms
  cypress:cli NODE_OPTIONS is not set +0ms
  cypress:cli:cli program parsing arguments +2ms
  cypress:cli:cli running Cypress with args [ Command { _events: [Object: null prototype] { 'option:auto-cancel-after-failures': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:browser': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:ci-build-id': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:component': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:config': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:config-file': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:e2e': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:env': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:group': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:key': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:headed': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:headless': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:no-exit': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:parallel': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:port': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:project': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:quiet': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:record': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:reporter': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:runner-ui': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:no-runner-ui': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:reporter-options': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:spec': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:tag': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:dev': [Function (anonymous)] }, _eventsCount: 25, _maxListeners: undefined, commands: [], options: [ [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option] ], parent: Command { _events: [Object: null prototype], _eventsCount: 1, _maxListeners: undefined, commands: [Array], options: [Array], parent: null, _allowUnknownOption: false, _args: [], rawArgs: [Array], _scriptPath: '/Users/testUser/Desktop/xyz/abc-frontend/node_modules/cypress/bin/cypress', _name: 'cypress', _optionValues: {}, _storeOptionsAsProperties: true, _storeOptionsAsPropertiesCalled: true, _passCommandToAction: true, _actionResults: [], _actionHandler: null, _executableHandler: false, _executableFile: null, _defaultCommandName: null, _exitCallback: null, _aliases: [], _combineFlagAndOptionalValue: true, _hidden: false, _hasHelpOption: true, _helpFlags: '-h, --help', _helpDescription: 'display help for command', _helpShortFlag: '-h', _helpLongFlag: '--help', _hasImplicitHelpCommand: undefined, _helpCommandName: 'help', _helpCommandnameAndArgs: 'help [command]', _helpCommandDescription: 'display help for command', _usage: '<command> [options]', args: [Array], [Symbol(kCapture)]: false }, _allowUnknownOption: false, _args: [], rawArgs: null, _scriptPath: null, _name: 'run', _optionValues: {}, _storeOptionsAsProperties: true, _storeOptionsAsPropertiesCalled: false, _passCommandToAction: true, _actionResults: [], _actionHandler: [Function: listener], _executableHandler: false, _executableFile: null, _defaultCommandName: null, _exitCallback: null, _aliases: [], _combineFlagAndOptionalValue: true, _hidden: false, _hasHelpOption: true, _helpFlags: '-h, --help', _helpDescription: 'display help for command', _helpShortFlag: '-h', _helpLongFlag: '--help', _hasImplicitHelpCommand: 0, _helpCommandName: 'help', _helpCommandnameAndArgs: 'help [command]', _helpCommandDescription: 'display help for command', _usage: '[options]', _description: 'Runs Cypress tests from the CLI without the GUI', _argsDescription: undefined, exit: true, args: [], [Symbol(kCapture)]: false } ] +0ms
  cypress:cli:cli variable-length opts parsed { args: [ '/nix/store/50igyc86g95b9yjc5hxn6g8qdq6344bi-nodejs-20.3.0/bin/node', '/Users/testUser/Desktop/xyz/abc-frontend/node_modules/cypress/bin/cypress', 'run' ], opts: Command { _events: [Object: null prototype] { 'option:auto-cancel-after-failures': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:browser': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:ci-build-id': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:component': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:config': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:config-file': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:e2e': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:env': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:group': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:key': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:headed': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:headless': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:no-exit': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:parallel': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:port': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:project': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:quiet': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:record': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:reporter': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:runner-ui': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:no-runner-ui': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:reporter-options': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:spec': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:tag': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:dev': [Function (anonymous)] }, _eventsCount: 25, _maxListeners: undefined, commands: [], options: [ [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option] ], parent: Command { _events: [Object: null prototype], _eventsCount: 1, _maxListeners: undefined, commands: [Array], options: [Array], parent: null, _allowUnknownOption: false, _args: [], rawArgs: [Array], _scriptPath: '/Users/testUser/Desktop/xyz/abc-frontend/node_modules/cypress/bin/cypress', _name: 'cypress', _optionValues: {}, _storeOptionsAsProperties: true, _storeOptionsAsPropertiesCalled: true, _passCommandToAction: true, _actionResults: [], _actionHandler: null, _executableHandler: false, _executableFile: null, _defaultCommandName: null, _exitCallback: null, _aliases: [], _combineFlagAndOptionalValue: true, _hidden: false, _hasHelpOption: true, _helpFlags: '-h, --help', _helpDescription: 'display help for command', _helpShortFlag: '-h', _helpLongFlag: '--help', _hasImplicitHelpCommand: undefined, _helpCommandName: 'help', _helpCommandnameAndArgs: 'help [command]', _helpCommandDescription: 'display help for command', _usage: '<command> [options]', args: [Array], [Symbol(kCapture)]: false }, _allowUnknownOption: false, _args: [], rawArgs: null, _scriptPath: null, _name: 'run', _optionValues: {}, _storeOptionsAsProperties: true, _storeOptionsAsPropertiesCalled: false, _passCommandToAction: true, _actionResults: [], _actionHandler: [Function: listener], _executableHandler: false, _executableFile: null, _defaultCommandName: null, _exitCallback: null, _aliases: [], _combineFlagAndOptionalValue: true, _hidden: false, _hasHelpOption: true, _helpFlags: '-h, --help', _helpDescription: 'display help for command', _helpShortFlag: '-h', _helpLongFlag: '--help', _hasImplicitHelpCommand: 0, _helpCommandName: 'help', _helpCommandnameAndArgs: 'help [command]', _helpCommandDescription: 'display help for command', _usage: '[options]', _description: 'Runs Cypress tests from the CLI without the GUI', _argsDescription: undefined, exit: true, args: [], [Symbol(kCapture)]: false } } +121ms
  cypress:cli parsed cli options {} +123ms
  cypress:cli verifying Cypress app +0ms
  cypress:cli checking environment variables +0ms
  cypress:cli Using CYPRESS_RUN_BINARY from environment variable +0ms
  cypress:cli Using CYPRESS_RUN_BINARY from environment variable +0ms
  cypress:cli CYPRESS_RUN_BINARY exists, = /nix/store/dr4c234sscmrdmqgvazwqh1dzrldl13k-cypress-13.13.2/bin/Cypress +0ms
Note: You have set the environment variable:

CYPRESS_RUN_BINARY=/nix/store/dr4c234sscmrdmqgvazwqh1dzrldl13k-cypress-13.13.2/bin/Cypress

This overrides the default Cypress binary path used.

  cypress:cli CYPRESS_RUN_BINARY is executable? : true +3ms
  cypress:cli CYPRESS_RUN_BINARY has realpath: /nix/store/dr4c234sscmrdmqgvazwqh1dzrldl13k-cypress-13.13.2/opt/cypress/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress +0ms
  cypress:cli CYPRESS_RUN_BINARY has binaryDir: /nix/store/dr4c234sscmrdmqgvazwqh1dzrldl13k-cypress-13.13.2/opt/cypress/Cypress.app +2ms
  cypress:cli checking if executable exists /nix/store/dr4c234sscmrdmqgvazwqh1dzrldl13k-cypress-13.13.2/opt/cypress/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress +0ms
  cypress:cli Binary is executable? : true +2ms
  cypress:cli binaryDir is  /nix/store/dr4c234sscmrdmqgvazwqh1dzrldl13k-cypress-13.13.2/opt/cypress/Cypress.app +0ms
  cypress:cli Reading binary package.json from: /nix/store/dr4c234sscmrdmqgvazwqh1dzrldl13k-cypress-13.13.2/opt/cypress/Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/package.json +2ms
  cypress:cli Found binary version 13.13.2 installed in: /nix/store/dr4c234sscmrdmqgvazwqh1dzrldl13k-cypress-13.13.2/opt/cypress/Cypress.app +1ms
  cypress:cli could not read binary_state.json file at "/nix/store/dr4c234sscmrdmqgvazwqh1dzrldl13k-cypress-13.13.2/opt/cypress/binary_state.json" +2ms
  cypress:cli {} +0ms
  cypress:cli is Verified ? undefined +1ms
  cypress:cli running binary verification check 13.13.2 +0ms
It looks like this is your first time using Cypress: 13.13.2


  cypress:cli clearing out the verified version +4ms
  cypress:cli needs Xvfb? false +0ms
  cypress:cli spawning, should retry on display problem? false +0ms
  cypress:cli disabling Electron sandbox +0ms
  cypress:cli running smoke test +0ms
  cypress:cli using Cypress executable /nix/store/dr4c234sscmrdmqgvazwqh1dzrldl13k-cypress-13.13.2/opt/cypress/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress +0ms
  cypress:cli smoke test command: /nix/store/dr4c234sscmrdmqgvazwqh1dzrldl13k-cypress-13.13.2/opt/cypress/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress --no-sandbox --smoke-test --ping=23 +0ms
  cypress:cli smoke test timeout 30000 ms +0ms
  cypress:cli smoke test stdout "It looks like you are running the Cypress binary directly.

This is not the recommended approach, and Cypress may not work correctly.

Please install the cypress NPM package and follow the instructions here:

https://on.cypress.io/installing-cypress
23" +996ms
  cypress:cli write verified: true +510ms
  cypress:cli could not read binary_state.json file at "/nix/store/dr4c234sscmrdmqgvazwqh1dzrldl13k-cypress-13.13.2/opt/cypress/binary_s

  cypress:cli detecting arch { osPlatform: 'darwin', osArch: 'arm64' } +2s
An unexpected error occurred while verifying the Cypress executable.

Please search Cypress documentation for possible solutions:

https://on.cypress.io

Check if there is a GitHub issue describing this crash:

https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues

Consider opening a new issue.

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Error: EACCES: permission denied, open '/nix/store/dr4c234sscmrdmqgvazwqh1dzrldl13k-cypress-13.13.2/opt/cypress/binary_state.json'

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Platform: darwin-arm64 (24.0.0)
Cypress Version: 13.13.2

Other

No response

[roberth]

Pinging maintainers @thorstenweber83 @mmahut @Craftzman7

[kourtni]

I have already allowed in my macos Privacy & Security tab for Cypress to open per the workaround proposed in issue #24822 however the error still persists.

I'm certain that the issue that he intended to reference is cypress-io/cypress#24822