macOS Mojave protected directory traversal fails with PermissionDeniedError

Hello!

I am trying to launch tensorboard without success. I am running a MBP with Mojave and anaconda latest version. Tried already to wipe out TensorFlow installation and running it in a clean new environment. Installed using conda install tensorflow.

I am getting this error, can you guys help me out to fix it.

TensorBoard 1.12.0 at http://duda-mbp.hbs.edu:6006 (Press CTRL+C to quit)
Exception in thread Reloader:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/storopoli/anaconda3/envs/tensorflow/lib/python3.6/threading.py", line 916, in _bootstrap_inner
    self.run()
  File "/Users/storopoli/anaconda3/envs/tensorflow/lib/python3.6/threading.py", line 864, in run
    self._target(*self._args, **self._kwargs)
  File "/Users/storopoli/anaconda3/envs/tensorflow/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorboard/backend/application.py", line 386, in _reload
    multiplexer.AddRunsFromDirectory(path, name)
  File "/Users/storopoli/anaconda3/envs/tensorflow/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorboard/backend/event_processing/plugin_event_multiplexer.py", line 181, in AddRunsFromDirectory
    for subdir in io_wrapper.GetLogdirSubdirectories(path):
  File "/Users/storopoli/anaconda3/envs/tensorflow/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorboard/backend/event_processing/io_wrapper.py", line 194, in <genexpr>
    subdir
  File "/Users/storopoli/anaconda3/envs/tensorflow/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorboard/backend/event_processing/io_wrapper.py", line 151, in ListRecursivelyViaWalking
    for dir_path, _, filenames in tf.gfile.Walk(top):
  File "/Users/storopoli/anaconda3/envs/tensorflow/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorflow/python/lib/io/file_io.py", line 535, in walk
    for subitem in walk(os.path.join(top, subdir), in_order):
  File "/Users/storopoli/anaconda3/envs/tensorflow/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorflow/python/lib/io/file_io.py", line 535, in walk
    for subitem in walk(os.path.join(top, subdir), in_order):
  File "/Users/storopoli/anaconda3/envs/tensorflow/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorflow/python/lib/io/file_io.py", line 535, in walk
    for subitem in walk(os.path.join(top, subdir), in_order):
  File "/Users/storopoli/anaconda3/envs/tensorflow/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorflow/python/lib/io/file_io.py", line 516, in walk
    listing = list_directory(top)
  File "/Users/storopoli/anaconda3/envs/tensorflow/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorflow/python/lib/io/file_io.py", line 494, in list_directory
    compat.as_bytes(dirname), status)
  File "/Users/storopoli/anaconda3/envs/tensorflow/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorflow/python/framework/errors_impl.py", line 528, in __exit__
    c_api.TF_GetCode(self.status.status))
tensorflow.python.framework.errors_impl.PermissionDeniedError: /Users/storopoli/Library/Application Support/CallHistoryTransactions; Operation not permitted

Start by tracing the reported call path through tensorboard/backend/event_processing/io_wrapper.py and tensorflow/python/lib/io/file_io.py, especially ListRecursivelyViaWalking and walk. Reproduce the Mojave failure against the protected CallHistoryTransactions directory, then establish the expected handling for PermissionDeniedError and add a regression test if the project’s existing tests cover this traversal.