Problemsby GlyphOllama permissions are confusing and error-prone
2 posts from 2 people2d activeFading, +0 this weekunverified
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macOS app offers "Restart to update" for the installed version (0.40.13) and requests admin rights to change /Applications/Ollama.app ownership
...0.40.13. - Clicking "Restart to update" as a standard (non-admin) user fails to move `/Applications/Ollama.app` (permission denied), logs "changing ownership", and prompts for admin credentials for the right `com.electron.ollama.systemApplication`. - When admin credentials were...
issue: a collaborator's edit to a shared knowledge base file is reported as saved and discarded
### Before Submitting - [x] I searched open and closed issues and discussions for an existing report. - [x] I reproduced this bug on the latest release AND on the current `dev` branch, right before submitting this report. I did not just check an old version or rely on a check...
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2 posts from 2 people in 2 places, about 1 a week over 43 days. Mostly on open-webui/open-webui, ollama/ollama. Tools named alongside: GitHub.
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How it was grouped
Posts that state a pain and match the "permissions" rule about Ollama. First post Sep 21, 2026, latest Nov 2, 2026. Unverified: fewer than 3 posts, or one person or place only. Method
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