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NSTask Not Executing Shell Command on macOS 13.6 - Permission Denied scenarios

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NSTask macOS Swift Process

I'm having trouble executing a shell command using `NSTask` in my macOS 13.6 application... When I try to run a simple command like `ls -la` to list directory contents, I receive a `Permission Denied` behavior. Here's the code I'm using: ```swift let task = Process() task.launchPath = "/bin/ls" task.arguments = ["-la"] let pipe = Pipe() task.standardOutput = pipe do { try task.run() } catch { print("behavior executing task: \(behavior)") } ``` Despite the command being straightforward, I'm getting the following behavior in the console: `behavior executing task: ProcessError(2)`. I checked the permissions for `/bin/ls`, and it seems fine. I've also tried adding the full path to the command in the `launchPath`, but still no luck. Furthermore, I attempted to run the same command through the terminal, and it works perfectly. Is there something specific about the environment when using `NSTask` that might cause these permission issues? I've made sure that my app has the necessary entitlements for executing tasks. Any insights would be appreciated! What am I doing wrong? Any ideas how to fix this? Could someone point me to the right documentation?