Allowing and restricting which users can perform what operations of particular files
Questions tagged [permission]
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Resetting user permissions to their default mode
I'm on Mac OS X 10.7.2 with a serious permissions issue that affects most items in my Documents folder, which now require my password for modifications like renaming. The concerned files and folders also seem hidden from Spotlight and therefore do…
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How to allow a group to access a folder?
I want to allow the _www group to write to a folder.
I clicked on the folder to go to the "Get Info".
At the bottom there is a "Sharing & Permissions" section with a "+" to add users. However it does not show any of the system groups such as…
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Mac OS asks me to grant privileges again after recompiling app
I am making a project that need access to files, so parts of my hard drive, and the right to record my screen. I am on MacOS 11.6.
Every time I recompile and re-run my app, it asks me again to grant access to those things.
I have tried developer…
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How to set permission for an external hard drive formatted in Hfs+?
i've formatted an external hard drive in HFS+ using Ubuntu, and i've copied into 600 gb of data's.
Now, i've connected it to a Mac OsX Lion and shared it to a lan with 4 mac's.
The problem is that users can't create, copy or change any files!
So i…
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How to repair cleared ACL?
On a recent support call I was asked to run the following command:
sudo chmod -R -N ~/Library/Containers/com.someco.someapp/
but on further examination I see that that directory contains a subfolder with
the following contents:
...
lrwxr-xr-x 1…
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Is there a way to change permission of Desktop Pictures folder?
In System/Library/Desktop Pictures there are a lot of desktop wallpapers.
I like to open them in photoshop, add some text and then save them there again.
Is there a way to change the permission of that folder as to allow be to add my own…
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Drobo has become read only and can't be changed
My Drobo that acts as my media server and Time Machine host for my family's Macs has become read only. While this would normally be a nuisance, it's become a real problem in that I can't change it back from the Get Info Window I've also tried chmod…
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What does "Always Allow..." actually do?
That is, what files does it actually change? I am deploying a new version of an application on to multiple machines (100+) and when I test it on a machine, the "You do not have permission to use the application" box pops up, due to quite strict…
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How to automatically apply permissions to new files added (via Windows PC) to a shared folder on Mac Mini (not server)
I have a shared folder setup on Mac Mini (not server) running on Catalina. I am able to access the folder via Windows PC connected on same network but when I create a file (say a css file) using Windows PC in that shared folder on Mac, other users…
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What are "Write Only (Drop Box)" permissions?
I noticed under Sharing & Permission in folder/file info that I have a weird third type of permissions. Next to Read & Write and Read Only, I also have the option "Write Only (Drop Box)".
I was hence wondering what these permissions are. Are they…
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Why does Apple provide the "Ignore ownership on this volume" setting?
This seems like a total abuse to the Unix file system ownership principals. The only reason I can think of that Apple may have implemented this is that non-technical users were probably fighting issues with ownership and Apple wanted a simple…
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Want to revoke permission to access an app which has previously been given
We previously gave permission for our daughter to access Instagram on her phone via family sharing and now no longer wish her to have access. We have deleted the app and it has gone. However, in the app store, Instagram displays the 'download…
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Permission denied when editing files in /Library/WebServer/Documents
I've added a webroot directory and file within /Library/WebServer/Documents. The web site/file displays fine but when I try edit it within PHPStorm or when using nano (without sudo) I get file permission issues.
The parent directory of the webroot…
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Mac terminal - Displaying file permission when changing directory
When I change a directory in terminal, the output is displaying the write permissions I have for every file in that destination folder. I'd prefer this didn't happen.
I assume there is something i need to tweak in my bash_profile, but have yet to…
Chris
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Messed up my /private folder!
I had a folder named private in one of my projects and had to change the permissions of it via chmod, however, instead of "private" I did "/private"!
I am an idiot and can't figure out how to get it back. My shell is all messed up now and I am…
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