Where on the web can I learn out about ownership and permissions in OS X
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From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Kir=E1ly?= on 1 May 2010 14:07 DJW <ddwr(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > Where on the web can I learn out about ownership and permissions on > volumes in OS 10.4 and 10.3 are. Here is a good place: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2963 By default, any new file or folder created in OS X is read and write for the creator, and read only for everyone else. You can change the permissions on your files to give other users custom access. The first rule of thumb is only change permissions on files/folders you make yourself. Don't mess with the permissions of any system files. If you find yourself wanting to change the permissions of a system file for some reason, there is usually a better way to achieve what you are trying to do. > I have an external hard drive and want to make sure where ever I bring > it that I will always be able to access it and make chances to files > on it. Right click the volume, select Get Info, and check the "Ignore ownership on this volume" box. All user accounts on your Mac will then be able to read and write everything on the whole volume. Changing this setting doesn't actually change anything on the volume itself; it just changes how your booted-up system accesses what's on that volume. > Not sure how it happened but I have two OSXs on my internal HDs > and suddenly I could not access my external HD until I figured out in > get info box with permissions it had changed it I could only change it > in with the OS I guess was the system running when I originally > formatted and portioned it. Does the only setting I need to make is to > check the ignore ownership on this volume? Yes, and don't change anything permissions at the file/folder level. You could render the OS X system on that drive unbootable if you don't know what you are doing. -- K. Lang may your lum reek. |