Unable to complete REW 5.18 installation in OSX 10.13.5

[Chuck Zwicky]

I get an error saying it's unable to create the jre license file, and subsequently any other files, here is the first of many error messages:

 

[John Mulcahy]

Looks like you may be trying to install to /Applications from an account that doesn't have admin privileges. Try installing to the Applications folder in your user directory, ~/Applications, instead.

 

[Chuck Zwicky]

Well that *is* perplexing.. I do have admin privileges on my account yet the installer never asked for the system password..!!

 

[John Mulcahy]

Admin users should always be able to write to /Applications without requiring privilege escalation, no need for a password prompt in that case. Probably worth trying with the latest beta build from the downloads section, the 5.18 installer is 18 months old so might have some compatibility issue with the latest macOS versions.

 

[Chuck Zwicky]

Thank you for your help John, V5.19 beta 9 installed without a hitch..!!