From fdbd7fd93402baebc106f01fc49186ef93db5f3c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marco Esters <mesters@anaconda.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:45:27 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Do not error when PKG installer cannot change file
 ownership in HOME

---
 constructor/osx/run_conda_init.sh   |  5 ++++-
 constructor/osx/run_installation.sh | 16 ++++++++++++++--
 news/1185-pkg-chown-permissions     | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 news/1185-pkg-chown-permissions

diff --git a/constructor/osx/run_conda_init.sh b/constructor/osx/run_conda_init.sh
index ef128b727..4c7f81690 100644
--- a/constructor/osx/run_conda_init.sh
+++ b/constructor/osx/run_conda_init.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ if [[ "${USER}" != "root" ]]; then
             if [[ -f "${file}" ]] || [[ -d "${file}" ]]; then
                 OWNER=$(stat -f "%u" "${file}" | id -un)
                 if [[ "${OWNER}" == "root" ]]; then
-                    chown "${USER}" "${file}"
+                    if ! chown "${USER}" "${file}"; then
+                        MSG="WARNING! Unable to change ownership of ${file}."
+                        logger -p "install.warning" "${MSG}" || echo "${MSG}"
+                    fi
                 fi
             fi
             file="${file%/*}"
diff --git a/constructor/osx/run_installation.sh b/constructor/osx/run_installation.sh
index 80975cd5e..65662768d 100644
--- a/constructor/osx/run_installation.sh
+++ b/constructor/osx/run_installation.sh
@@ -122,8 +122,20 @@ find "$PREFIX/pkgs" -type d -empty -exec rmdir {} \; 2>/dev/null || :
 # This is not needed for the default install to ~, but if the user changes the
 # install location, the permissions will default to root unless this is done.
 chown -R "${USER}" "$PREFIX"
-test -d "${HOME}/.conda" && chown -R "${USER}" "${HOME}/.conda"
-test -f "${HOME}/.condarc" && chown "${USER}" "${HOME}/.condarc"
+CONDA_DIR="${HOME}/.conda"
+if [[ -d "${CONDA_DIR}" ]]; then
+    if ! chown -R "${USER}" "${CONDA_DIR}"; then
+        MSG="WARNING: Unable to change ownership of ${CONDA_DIR}."
+        logger -p "install.warning" "${MSG}" || echo "${MSG}"
+    fi
+fi
+CONDARC="${HOME}/.condarc"
+if [[ -f "${CONDARC}" ]]; then
+    if ! chown "${USER}" "${CONDARC}"; then
+        MSG="WARNING: Unable to change ownership of ${CONDARC}."
+        logger -p "install.warning" "${MSG}" || echo "${MSG}"
+    fi
+fi
 
 notify "Done! Installation is available in $PREFIX."
 
diff --git a/news/1185-pkg-chown-permissions b/news/1185-pkg-chown-permissions
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85ba193f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/1185-pkg-chown-permissions
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+### Enhancements
+
+* <news item>
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+* PKG: Do not fail the installer when ownership of files in `$HOME` cannot be changed. (#1177 via #1184)
+
+### Deprecations
+
+* <news item>
+
+### Docs
+
+* <news item>
+
+### Other
+
+* <news item>

From 46a2c5b0b584fd0943e63a1c75303bb6923d6278 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marco Esters <mesters@anaconda.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:27:23 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Fix typo in Windows installer options

---
 constructor/nsis/OptionsDialog.nsh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/constructor/nsis/OptionsDialog.nsh b/constructor/nsis/OptionsDialog.nsh
index 11c94e5a3..c9398202c 100644
--- a/constructor/nsis/OptionsDialog.nsh
+++ b/constructor/nsis/OptionsDialog.nsh
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ Function mui_AnaCustomOptions_Show
             ${Else}
                 ${NSD_CreateLabel} 5% "$5u" 90% 20u \
                     "NOT recommended. This can lead to conflicts with other applications. \
-                    Instead, use the Commmand Prompt and Powershell menus added \
+                    Instead, use the Command Prompt and PowerShell menus added \
                     to the Windows Start Menu."
             ${EndIf}
             IntOp $5 $5 + 20

From 463b7859dd996786d2fbca9d9c347dbb34c9dc13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marco Esters <mesters@anaconda.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:17:12 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Add owner to warnings

---
 constructor/osx/run_conda_init.sh   | 2 +-
 constructor/osx/run_installation.sh | 6 ++++--
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/constructor/osx/run_conda_init.sh b/constructor/osx/run_conda_init.sh
index 4c7f81690..09ef96868 100644
--- a/constructor/osx/run_conda_init.sh
+++ b/constructor/osx/run_conda_init.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ if [[ "${USER}" != "root" ]]; then
                 OWNER=$(stat -f "%u" "${file}" | id -un)
                 if [[ "${OWNER}" == "root" ]]; then
                     if ! chown "${USER}" "${file}"; then
-                        MSG="WARNING! Unable to change ownership of ${file}."
+                        MSG="WARNING! Unable to change ownership of ${file} (owned by ${OWNER})."
                         logger -p "install.warning" "${MSG}" || echo "${MSG}"
                     fi
                 fi
diff --git a/constructor/osx/run_installation.sh b/constructor/osx/run_installation.sh
index 65662768d..59f2bf97f 100644
--- a/constructor/osx/run_installation.sh
+++ b/constructor/osx/run_installation.sh
@@ -125,14 +125,16 @@ chown -R "${USER}" "$PREFIX"
 CONDA_DIR="${HOME}/.conda"
 if [[ -d "${CONDA_DIR}" ]]; then
     if ! chown -R "${USER}" "${CONDA_DIR}"; then
-        MSG="WARNING: Unable to change ownership of ${CONDA_DIR}."
+        OWNER=$(stat -f "%u" "${CONDA_DIR}" | id -un)
+        MSG="WARNING: Unable to change ownership of ${CONDA_DIR} (owned by ${OWNER})."
         logger -p "install.warning" "${MSG}" || echo "${MSG}"
     fi
 fi
 CONDARC="${HOME}/.condarc"
 if [[ -f "${CONDARC}" ]]; then
     if ! chown "${USER}" "${CONDARC}"; then
-        MSG="WARNING: Unable to change ownership of ${CONDARC}."
+        OWNER=$(stat -f "%u" "${CONDARC}" | id -un)
+        MSG="WARNING: Unable to change ownership of ${CONDARC} (owned by ${OWNER})."
         logger -p "install.warning" "${MSG}" || echo "${MSG}"
     fi
 fi