Re: G4 iMac tells me I don't have privileges
Valter Prahlad wrote: Il giorno 27/03/13 19.50, Wayne Stewart ha scritto: In the HD privileges, I'd try clicking on the apply to enclosed items I strongly suggest to NOT do that! After I moved my data from the old G5 to the new iMac, I had this strange You don't have privilges things (that I didn't have on the G5). Grrr!!! In frustration, I did the Apply to enclosed items thing on all my partitions... as a result, on the next boot the iMac DID NOT BOOT anymore! :-((( Apparently, that action above might seriously mess up things in OSX. Thank God, I had another computer to use for looking for solutions on the Net, and I found a way to heal all the partitions in good shape again. Sincerely, I found this privilege thing quite baffling. The OP might try to repair permissions, using Disk Utility; this perhaps could fix eventual mess-up the teenager did. if I may say a word from experience with a same problem at one time : at some point the disk will lock you out, it is after the changes you made the commuter beware osx will lock you out !... -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
G4 iMac says I don't have privileges
I loaned my G4 goose-neck iMac, running 10.4.x, to a teenager and just got it back. I have deleted his account and I am the sole person and Administrator. Every time I try to move a folder, empty the trash (or sometimes open an App), I get a message saying that I don't have privileges and must enter my password. When I click on the icon for the hard drive to Get Info, this is what it shows for Ownership and Permissions: You can: Read and Write (grayed out) Details: Owner: system ( can use drop down menu when unlocked, otherwise grayed out) Access: Read and Write (grayed out) Group: admin (drop down menu available when unlocked, otherwise, grayed out) Access: Read and Write (grayed out) Others; Read only (grayed out) I have run Disk Permissions and Verified the Disk. No problems. Can someone tell me what is wrong and how to fix this? It is quite annoying! Jane -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: G4 iMac tells me I don't have privileges
On Mar 27, 2013, at 7:05 PM, Wayne Stewart waynejstew...@gmail.com wrote: I wasn't talking about giving anyone read + write access to the entire file tree except the administrator. Jane siad she was the sole person and the administrator on that computer. Giving herself access shouldn't be a security issue. You're giving the logged-on user access to things they shouldn't have; because Jane is logged on as a member of the Administrator's group does not mean she is 'root'. It means she can ask to do things as 'root' (via sudo or the GUI authorization systems) which also means that processes running under her login cannot automatically do things to large swaths of the OS. This mechanism is defined by the permsissions system on files and folders. If you just grant readwrite access to the entire filesystem by a logged-in user *any* process running under that user's id can read and write to the entire filesystem. This is the precise reason 'root' does NOT have a login shell in OS X. You can only accomplish things as root by invoking sudo (or explicitly enabling the root as a login account, but this is not reccomended.) Many Linux distrubutions have started going this way as well, precisely because it is a safer way to operate. This is analogous to the bad old days of Windows XP and local admin users. Any process, even a rogue one started via malware in a web page or email can do anything it wants to the system *without asking*. This mechanism of permsissions and rights are what have kept OS X safe from malware, for the most part, for well over a decade (and Unix for many decades prior). Numerous Linux distributions have gone to this model as well. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: teach yourself illustrator CS3
I hate to use the G word here, but Google sketchup's Layout product is prety good for 2D CAD on a budget as well. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: teach yourself illustrator CS3
I hate to use the G word here, but Google sketchup's Layout product is prety good for 2D CAD on a budget as well. Thanks! Looks very cool to this non-draftsman - I've forwarded the link to my dad. cheers Bruce -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: teach yourself illustrator CS3
Sketchup is indeed used in many many MANY real-world-work situations for cross-platform design work, On Mar 28, 2013, at 1:30 PM, Bruce Ryan wrote: I hate to use the G word here, but Google sketchup's Layout product is prety good for 2D CAD on a budget as well. Thanks! Looks very cool to this non-draftsman - I've forwarded the link to my dad. cheers Bruce -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
New User
Hi All, I bought a used iMac G5 which had os x 10.4 already installed, I transferred via Firewire Target mode all my applications etc from my old G4 and updated the OS to 10.4.11. However, the computer name still shows the previous owner. I would like to change the name to the current owner. Is this possible? and how? Many thanks Cheers, Les -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: New User
On Mar 28, 2013, at 11:21 AM, les simo les.sim...@aol.com wrote: Hi All, I bought a used iMac G5 which had os x 10.4 already installed, I transferred via Firewire Target mode all my applications etc from my old G4 and updated the OS to 10.4.11. However, the computer name still shows the previous owner. I would like to change the name to the current owner. Is this possible? and how? Many thanks This is done via the Sharing preferences. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
