# Can't install Elastic Agent on MacOS Ventura (13.3.1) - Symlink **URL:** \ **Category:** Elastic Security\ **Created:** [April 24, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-install-elastic-agent-on-macos-ventura-13-3-1-symlink/330665 "2023-04-24T14:22:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![maof97](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/maof97/32/101433_2.png) [@maof97](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/maof97)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-install-elastic-agent-on-macos-ventura-13-3-1-symlink/330665/1 "2023-04-24T14:22:31Z")
Hey guys, I can't install elastic agent on my new MacBook running MacOS Ventura 13.3.1. Installing I get the following message: ```auto martin@Martins-MacBook-Pro-14 elastic-agent-8.7.0-darwin-aarch64 % sudo ./elastic-agent install --url=https://10.20.1.6:8220 --enrollment-token=VE...XX== --insecure Elastic Agent will be installed at /Library/Elastic/Agent and will run as a service. Do you want to continue? [Y/n]:Y Error: failed to create elastic-agent symlink (/usr/local/bin/elastic-agent): symlink /Library/Elastic/Agent/elastic-agent /usr/local/bin/elastic-agent: no such file or directory For help, please see our troubleshooting guide at https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/fleet/8.7/fleet-troubleshooting.html ``` And yes the Terminal Application has full disk access: ![Screenshot 2023-04-24 at 16.21.13](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/b/9/b9239399f19bb4a8665d033c85d841b33cc5e659.png) I am running ELK stack on version 8.5.2 (Standalone). I tried installing _elastic-agent-8.5.2-darwin-aarch64_ and also _elastic-agent-8.7.0-darwin-aarch64_ (newest, see above) with the same result. Can anybody help me? ---
**Author:** ![maof97](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/maof97/32/101433_2.png) [@maof97](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/maof97)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-install-elastic-agent-on-macos-ventura-13-3-1-symlink/330665/2 "2023-04-27T16:15:20Z")
Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 6:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-install-elastic-agent-on-macos-ventura-13-3-1-symlink/330665/3 "2023-04-27T18:11:20Z")
Did you try to install a previous version? Ahh I see you did... Perhaps you are half-installed... Was it the same error with 8.5.2? ---
**Author:** ![maof97](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/maof97/32/101433_2.png) [@maof97](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/maof97)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-install-elastic-agent-on-macos-ventura-13-3-1-symlink/330665/4 "2023-04-27T18:59:56Z")
Yes exactly the same ☹ ---
**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 7:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-install-elastic-agent-on-macos-ventura-13-3-1-symlink/330665/5 "2023-04-27T19:12:01Z")
So I would try to uninstall it first... `/Library/Elastic/Agent/elastic-agent uninstall` Unfortunately, this is one of the few things I can not test on my mac... as I work for Elastic and the Agent is installed already on my Mac as a managed Asset (we run it as AV / AM etc) And this is an M1/2 Mac? ---
**Author:** ![maof97](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/maof97/32/101433_2.png) [@maof97](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/maof97)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 8:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-install-elastic-agent-on-macos-ventura-13-3-1-symlink/330665/6 "2023-04-27T20:09:06Z")
Ok done. What now? Its a M2 Pro MacBook ---
**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 9:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-install-elastic-agent-on-macos-ventura-13-3-1-symlink/330665/7 "2023-04-27T21:44:29Z")
> [@maof97](#): > > What now? try to re-install I had someone before that needed to try to install / uninstall each of the versions he tried... once it got contaminated... We have 1000s of agents installed on Macs ... so it does work I know that does not help you a lot. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 9:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-install-elastic-agent-on-macos-ventura-13-3-1-symlink/330665/8 "2023-05-25T21:45:17Z")
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