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Controlling File Permissions on a Windows File Share
I'm using a Mac running Mountain Lion (10.8.3) with file sharing enabled to Windows users.
Whenever a Windows user copies a file into the share on the Mac (Windows file sharing), the permissions of ...
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What file permissions do I need to change after 10.8.3 restore?
My 08 mb, OSX Mt Lion, crashed so I bought new 2012 MBPr. Luckily, I backed everything up. Migrated everything from 08mb over to new MBPr. I noticed that when I deleted files, it skipped the trash ...
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Cannot Save/Edit to Mac Share Using Mountain Lion
The problem: Under Mountain Lion (10.8.3) I cannot create new files or save changes to a particular share, which is running Lion (10.7).
I can connect to the shared Mac on my local network (in a ...
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Default permissions for new users in OS X Server
I'm creating mobile users in MT Lion Server through Workgroup Manager 10.8. I've set it up so that when the user logs in to the client machine, the network share point auto mounts. This gives access ...
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Why is it that I can no longer access some folders in my old time machine backups and how can I get access?
So I recently had IT reformat my Mac OS 10.6 laptop to put a 10.8 image on it. When I first got it back I could still access all folders in my old backups, including the Library folder under my old ...
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Why were my permissions different from the default and what are the implications of “fixing” them?
For some time now my Finder "Get Info" dialogs have been displaying "Fetching...", and I recently decided to fix the problem by following the instructions for resetting my home folder permissions. As ...
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How can I configure inclusive file access permissions?
Suppose that I have a particular folder. I want a new user to only have access to this folder and absolutely no other files or folders on the system.
Is this possible in Mountain Lion? If so, how?
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Move file from HDD to SSD
I've recently added an SSD drive to my Macbook, and I'm using my HDD to store my files.
Sometimes I want to move a file from my HDD to my SSD though. Whenever I try to drag it, Finder only allows me ...
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How can I make a folder and its contents automatically owned by two people?
Ok, in the /Users/Shared/ folder I have my DropBox folder.
I have read/write permissions set for me and my wife (shared computer). However, if she creates a folder/file in the DropBox folder, I can ...
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To repair permissions for Lion, is it safe to use Disk Utility in Recovery OS for Mountain Lion?
Background and question
I read of someone using a Mountain Lion Recovery System to attempt repair permissions of an installation of Lion.
I understand that for repair of permissions of Lion, it may ...
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How can I fix getting permission errors when I try to copy from a mounted drive?
I'm attempting to install Open Office and when I drag the app over to the application folder. Both by dragging it onto the provided shortcut or if I drag it directly to the folder I get this error ...
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Set inherited permissions on iLifeAssetManagement?
I have a second user account on my machine that is only used for iCloud syncing for my wife's apple id. In order to consolidate photostream photos I'm going to set up a process to pull new photos out ...
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Network share permissions problems in Mountain Lion
After upgrading to Mountain Lion, I have experienced some weird problems with network share permissions. This network share is a Windows server which I login to like so: ...
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Mountain Lion: Problem With Permissions
I recently tried compiling Textmate 2 now that it's open sourced. Followed all the directions hereand downloaded all the dependencies. Now, when I tried to build (using ./configure && ninja) I ...
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How can I restore file permissions to get my Mac booting again?
Out of curiosity, I set the permissions on my hard drive from "everyone" to "no access". The drive then turned into a blue folder with a red circle on it. I restarted and now I’m stuck at the gray ...
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How to move the Downloads folder (in Mountain Lion) to another disc
I want the "Downloads" folder not on the system drive but on my second internal drive.
In Lion I just deleted the "Downloads" folder and replace it with an alias with the same name (pointing to the ...
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Moving Application to other folder
I just upgraded from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion. Now when I open my application folder via the Dock there are different programs present, e.g. Automator, which I moved to the "Utilities" sub-folder ...
