# Local cannot write to hosts file - OSX Mojave

**URL:** <https://community.localwp.com/t/local-cannot-write-to-hosts-file-osx-mojave/15425>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [November 14, 2019, 6:25am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-cannot-write-to-hosts-file-osx-mojave/15425 "2019-11-14T06:25:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Daddysk8r](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/daddysk8r/32/7465_2.png) [@Daddysk8r](https://community.localwp.com/u/Daddysk8r)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2019, 6:25am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-cannot-write-to-hosts-file-osx-mojave/15425/1 "2019-11-14T06:25:00Z")

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As seems to have been the issue for a number of others - On my imac (OSX Mojave), Local is unable to write to hosts file. I get the dreaded message ‘Warning! Missing hosts entry. This site may be inaccessible’.

Included is the ‘local by flywheel’ log file.

[local-by-flywheel.log](https://community.localwp.com/uploads/short-url/jqPSq0YvUElDpqC0RihomZpeaSH.log) (150.2 KB)

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://community.localwp.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-cannot-write-to-hosts-file-osx-mojave/15425/2 "2020-08-25T18:37:49Z")

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