Check the release notes - a number of system folders have different permissions:
> Folder Permissions and Ownership > A number of folders in the System and Local file system domains now have > different ownership and permissions. Specifically: > • Many folders in the System domain that were previously owned by the > admin group are now owned by the wheel group. > • Permissions for the root directory (/) are now mode 755 (writable > only by root) instead of mode 775 (writable by the admin group). > • Permissions for /Applications/Utilities are now mode 755 (writable > only by root) instead of mode 775 (writable by the admin group). > • Permissions for /Library are now mode 755 (writable only by root) > instead of mode 775 (writable by the admin group), no longer sticky. > All subdirectories within /Library now have mode 755 (writable only by root) > permissions instead of mode 775 (writable by the admin group)except: > • /Library/Caches > • /Library/Fonts > • /Library/Java > • /Library/QuickTimeStreaming > • /Library/Receipts > • /Library/Tomcat > The subdirectories listed above have the same permissions as in previous > versions of Mac OS X (usually mode 775, sometimes with the sticky bit set). > • Permissions for /Network/Applications and /Network/Library are now > mode 555 (unwritable even by root) instead of mode 755 (writable only by > root). > • Permissions for /var/log/DiagnosticMessages are slightly more lax, > with mode 770 (writable by the admin group, unreadable by non-admin users) > instead of mode 750 (writable only by root, unreadable by non-admin users). > Assuming OS 10.7 is correct setting /Library/Preferences to root user > read/write only, where should I put global Preference file ? Why do you think you need a global preferences file? The whole idea of preferences is that they are per-user. --Graham On 21/07/2011, at 11:31 AM, Peter C wrote: > Hello all, > > This is a question that involves 10.7 (Lion). I believe it is allow to > discuss about 10.7 at this moment, as 10.7 is release (on sale) to public. > List administrator please remove this email if you think it is not allow to > discuss this. > > Some of the programs I wrote save a preference file into /Library/Preferences > via NSDictionary. This serves as a general settings for all users. Many other > 3rd party software (Skype, Microsoft and etc) saves preferences file into > this directory too. This works from 10.0 to 10.6. > > However I notice this has change under OS 10.7. The directory > (/Library/Preferences) permission is set to drwxr-xr-x, meaning only root > user is accessible to this directory. It is not possible to save any file > into this directory anymore. I have check two Macs with clean Lion > installations, it is confirm the directory is root user read/write only. > Running disk utility does not fix the permission. This will affect many apps > written pre-Lion. > > I believe the permission is set wrongly but there maybe there is a reason why > Apple wants to set it this way. At the moment I have no access to Mac > Developer forum, so I can't confirm. I hope some one can enlighten me on this > issue. > > Assuming OS 10.7 is correct setting /Library/Preferences to root user > read/write only, where should I put global Preference file ? > > Currently I am thinking of moving/merge the preference file to > /User/<name>/Library/Preferences for OS 10.7 but that will be user preference > file, not global. > > Peter C > > > _______________________________________________ > > Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) > > Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. > Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com > > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/graham.cox%40bigpond.com > > This email sent to graham....@bigpond.com _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
