Changing permissions
in [UK Mac]
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From: Martin S Taylor on 18 Jul 2010 04:25 Peter Ceresole wrote >>> I guess what I'm looking for is some file altering utility. In the >>> ancient days I could use Resedit... >> >> While you're in Get Info you can modify the permissions. Just poke the >> Privilege column content and change it. If it's greyed, hit the lock >> at the bottom right first. > > I've done all that. It *appears* to work. And the permissions remain the > same- even after providing a system password. I have this problem, too. Modifying things in the Get Info box just "doesn't work". On occasions, the file owner has appeared in Chinese characters. The best thing to use which I've found is BatChmod. <http://www.macchampion.com/arbysoft/BatchMod/Welcome.html> Hope this helps. MST
From: Jim on 18 Jul 2010 05:31 Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > This is on my new iMac running 10.6.4. The User Data file is generated > on Anne's MBP, by synchronising with a Palm device. I then copy it to > the iMac over the LAN, and substitute it for the existing User Data. > This has been working between the MBP and my old iG5 (10.4.11) for a > long time. But now it doesn't. Out of interest what error are you seeing, and when are you seeing it? Jim -- "Microsoft admitted its Vista operating system was a 'less good product' in what IT experts have described as the most ambitious understatement since the captain of the Titanic reported some slightly damp tablecloths." http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/
From: Peter Ceresole on 18 Jul 2010 05:34 Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > Out of interest what error are you seeing, and when are you seeing it? When I try to do anything to the file. or to the preferences, it says 'file is locked'. -- Peter
From: Peter Ceresole on 18 Jul 2010 05:36 Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > When I try to do anything to the file. or to the preferences, it says > 'file is locked'. That's to the Preferences in Palm Desktop... -- Peter
From: Jim on 18 Jul 2010 06:05
Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > > > Out of interest what error are you seeing, and when are you seeing it? > > When I try to do anything to the file. or to the preferences, it says > 'file is locked'. Get Info on it again and see if the 'Locked' box (bottm entry in the 'General' section) has a tick in it. If it does, remove it. Jim -- "Microsoft admitted its Vista operating system was a 'less good product' in what IT experts have described as the most ambitious understatement since the captain of the Titanic reported some slightly damp tablecloths." http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/ |