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Expand Up @@ -138,7 +138,13 @@ Windows:

Linux:

* GDB needs elevated permissions to attach to a process. When using *attach to process*, you need to provide your password before the debugging session can begin.
* You may see an error saying: `ptrace: Operation not permitted`. This is due to GDB needing elevated permissions in order to attach to a process. This can be solved using the solutions below:
1. When using *attach to process*, you need to provide your password before the debugging session can begin.
1. To disable this error temporarily, use the following command:

`echo 0 | sudo tee /proc/sys/kernel/yama/ptrace_scope`

1. To remove the error permanently, add a file called `10-ptrace.conf` to `/etc/sysctl.d/` and add the following `kernel.yama.ptrace_scope = 0`.

macOS:

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