macosx ownership & permissions
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- macxorcist
good documentations about setting up ownership & permissions in 10.2.8 anyone ? i mean how can i set up stuff the way you were able to in 9.2.2. tried some settings with multiple users, ended up with a bluescreen after reboot. is it this what people are talking about when they use the word "synergy"
- one2meny0
Alright, the first rule of OS X, if you screw with file permissions, know what you're doing. In OS 9, file permissions strictly had to do with sharing with other users. In OS X, permissions not only deal with sharing with others, but also with the system itself. In other words, unless you're a unix nerd don't touch the permissions.
Now, to fix the problem, you'll need to boot from a Mac OS X CD with Disk Utility (hold down C at start up with CD in drive) and choose to verify/repair file permissions.
If you have a secondary bootable hard drive, then hold down option at start up and select the secondary drive. Again, run Disk Utility and choose to verify/repair permissions.
This will cure the blue screen, and from now on, if you change permissions to something in the 'system' folder or in your 'library' folder, before you restart, run the verify/repair permissions to make sure you haven't messed anything up with the system.
- sparker0
read the manual.
from a shell type:
$ man chmod
and
$ man chown
manual pages contain all information you could ever need about system commands in unix/linux.
- macxorcist0
hey sparker, does $ man chmod read "fuck you" in my language? i wish there was a damn manual, cuz i would have used it at first hand. there's no basic info concerning ownership & permissions on neither at apple.com nor in their online help. thanks anyway. have a nice day =)
- macxorcist0
--> one2many
problem solved. i had this bluescreen thing a couple days ago. fixed it exactly the same way you told me to. thanks anyway.
- sparker0
no. seriously, open xterm (or whatever the fuck os x calls their terminal), at the command line prompt type:
man chown
here:
http://emhain.wit.ie/cgi-bin/man…
http://emhain.wit.ie/cgi-bin/man…os x is basically unix (bsd) at it's core level. the darwin kernel is based on bsd.
you have control over the system via a terminal or shell and have most (if not all) the standard unix commands at your disposal.
and, just like in unix, to learn what each command does and how to use it, you can look up the man (read: manual) page.
welcome to unix, a real os.
:)
- ribit0
but what are you trying to do?
You shouldnt have to get into the permissions settings or Terminal unless youre doing advanced stuff... there's plenty of control panels for all the usual multi-user and network setup.