Xcode - How to profile an application as root?

Question

Xcode will allow me to run my application as root (the "Debug Process As" option in the scheme allows you to select "Me" or "root"). How can I run it through the profiler as root?

I'm using Xcode 4.6.3.

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What version of Xcode? – Hyades

I don't think you can, unless you run Instruments as root (i.e. sudo open /Path/To/Instruments.app) and attach to the process. – Hyades

Thanks; running Instruments as root worked. (I had to do sudo /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Applications/Instruments.app/Contents/MacOS/Instruments instead of open though) – Peptize

If you found a way to to do it, it would be helpful if you write it up as an answer. – Alasteir

@KristopherJohnson I added an answer – Peptize

Answer 1

The solution is to run Instruments as root and attach to the process.

To run Instruments as root:

sudo /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Applications/Instruments.app/Contents/MacOS/Ins‌​truments

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