The launch of Anthropic‘s coding tool, Claude Code, got off to a rough start.
According to reports on GitHub, Claude Code’s automatic update feature contained erroneous commands that caused some workstations to become unstable and crash. When Claude Code was installed as “root” or “superuser” – permissions that give programs the ability to make operating system-level changes – the erroneous commands allowed programs to modify normally restricted file directories and, in the worst case, brick-and-mortar systems.
The problematic Claude Code automatic update commands changed permissions to certain critical system files. Permissions determine which programs and users can read or modify files or run certain programs. One GitHub user said that they were forced to use a “rescue instance” to fix the permissions on files that Claude Code’s commands had inadvertently violated.
Anthropic told TechCrunch that it has removed the problematic commands from Claude Code and added a link to the program that directs users to a troubleshooting guide. Initially, there was a bug in the link, but Anthropic says it has been fixed as well.
