On Monday, March 25, 2002, at 06:30 PM, Brian Greenlee wrote:
> Hey all, > > I'm out of lurking mode. I'm trying to figure out how to change the > owner > of a disk in OSX. For some reason the System owns the hard drives (in > this > case partitions), nobody can write to the drive. I need a way to log > in as > System or to change the owner. Any ideas? You have to be root first. Log in as root. Simplified version: Make sure that in the System Prefs for the Login Window the Name and Password entry fields option is checked. Also make sure that you've enabled root. In the Netinfo Manager: in the Domain>Security menu Authenticate yourself. Type in your username and password. Then Enable Root in the same Security menuitem. You'll be asked for a password for root. Give it one, this will be the password used at login for root. But, System will always own the drive/partition. As root you make folders (directories) and assign them to the users & groups. How I'm not exactly sure. You could make & assign folders thru the Terminal but I don't know enough to tell you how as I'm learning also HTH Mr Shannon Strachan -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Now shipping! Farallon Wireless SkyLINE PCI Card for Mac Desktops! <http://www.farallon.com/le/skyline/pci/index.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
