Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, scandir

I just downloaded the tool using npm i -g ibackuptool

When I run sudo ibackuptool -l, I receive the following error:

run backups.list
[cli.js] unhandled rejection { Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, scandir     '/Users/mitchelljeppson/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/'
    at Object.readdirSync (fs.js:786:3)
    at Promise (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ibackuptool/tools/reports/backups/list.js:10:22)
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at Object.run (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ibackuptool/tools/reports/backups/list.js:9:12)
    at Promise (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ibackuptool/tools/index.js:182:12)
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at Object.runReport (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ibackuptool/tools/index.js:159:10)
    at main (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ibackuptool/tools/cli.js:196:37)
    at init (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ibackuptool/tools/cli.js:136:3)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ibackuptool/tools/cli.js:91:3)
  errno: -1,
  syscall: 'scandir',
  code: 'EPERM',
  path:
  '/Users/mitchelljeppson/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/' }

Any thoughts on this? Thanks.

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richinfantecommented, Jun 25, 2019

Out of curiosity, have you tried this? It might just be that your terminal app needs some extra permissions for this directory:

http://osxdaily.com/2018/10/09/fix-operation-not-permitted-terminal-error-macos/

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MitchellJeppsoncommented, Jun 25, 2019

That fixed it for me. Thanks!

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