# Unable to provision site on a freshly installed macOS

**URL:** https://community.localwp.com/t/unable-to-provision-site-on-a-freshly-installed-macos/35403
**Category:** Archived Support
**Created:** [February 5, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/unable-to-provision-site-on-a-freshly-installed-macos/35403 "2023-02-05T14:00:14Z")
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### Author: ![sambrockway](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/sambrockway/32/18726_2.png) [@sambrockway](https://community.localwp.com/u/sambrockway)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2023, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/unable-to-provision-site-on-a-freshly-installed-macos/35403/2 "2023-02-06T16:50:38Z")

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Hi there @aslotta -

Thank you for the video that was really helpful.

I noticed you received an error about the `hosts` file - often times that is due to a permissions issue.

Have you had a chance to review this thread?

> [@Can't Update Hosts File in Monterey!](http://community.localwp.com/t/cant-update-hosts-file-in-monterey/30543):
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> When I try to add a new site, I get an error, " Uh-oh! Could not update hosts file “Local ran into a problem when trying to update the hosts file. Please ensure that the hosts file is not locked by anti-virus.” I’m on a 2020 Intel iMac 27" I’m running Monterey 12.2.1 I’ve seen others with this issue but cannot find a fix. Has anyone been able to fix this? Please and thanks!

Let me know!

Sam

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