On Mar 27, 2013, at 7:05 PM, Wayne Stewart 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.
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"
On Mar 27, 2013, at 9:05 PM, Wayne Stewart wrote:
Giving herself access shouldn't be a security issue.
It's a huge security hole changing the ownership of everything to any
admin ~user. This is the equivalent of enabling root user login and
always logging in as root user.
While the admin ~
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.
On Wednesday, March 27, 2013 1:36:33 PM UTC-7, joh...@pharmac
I would download a copy of Onyx and have it repair permissions automatically.
It's the easier fix.
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In the HD privileges, I'd try clicking on the "apply to enclosed items"
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On Mar 27, 2013, at 1:28 PM, Wayne Stewart wrote:
> I've done the "apply to enclosed items" on quite a number of systems without
> difficulty. Likely over 200 Macs. Now with 10.8 that's the first thing I do
> after installing the OS. With 10.8 it's mostly because there's a number of
> apps an
I've done the "apply to enclosed items" on quite a number of systems
without difficulty. Likely over 200 Macs. Now with 10.8 that's the first
thing I do after installing the OS. With 10.8 it's mostly because there's a
number of apps and stuff that I have no wish to keep and the OS makes it
hard
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 th
On Mar 27, 2013, at 11:50 AM, Wayne Stewart wrote:
> In the HD privileges, I'd try clicking on the "apply to enclosed items"
here's the thing…permissions at the root of the boot volume are both complex
and not generally supposed to be messed with.
For example, if I do get info on my (10.8) bo
In the HD privileges, I'd try clicking on the "apply to enclosed items"
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On Mar 27, 2013, at 10:51 AM, Brian Fuelleman wrote:
> You might ask the teenager you lent your computer to what password they
> used/created. That should give you a way to reset the password and give you
> the ability to move folders, add apps, etc.
This won't help if the account's been dele
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Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 10:26 AM
Subject: G4 iMac tells me 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 (or someti
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 (or sometimes open an App), I get a message
saying that I don't have privileges.
When I click on the icon
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