#Claw Install Error

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That Running in non-interactive mode because stdin is not a TTY line is coming from the Homebrew installer. It usually means you’re running the OpenClaw installer from a context that doesn’t have a real terminal (TTY), so Homebrew can’t prompt for your password / use sudo correctly — and then the OpenClaw script concludes “no sudo access”.

What to do on macOS:

  1. Don’t run the installer with sudo (Homebrew specifically should be installed as your normal user).

  2. Open Terminal.app (or iTerm) and first confirm sudo works:

    sudo -v

    If that fails, your macOS user isn’t actually in the admin group (System Settings → Users & Groups).

  3. Install Homebrew manually in that interactive terminal (this will prompt as needed):

    /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

  4. Then rerun the OpenClaw installer (again, no sudo):