NOTE: File servers, also, require permissions to keep track of which user has access to which file.ĭrives that store data don’t use permissions and ownership. (A permission allows one application to “talk” with another application.) This is what we are repairing when we use Disk Utility to “Repair Permissions.” NOTE: This technique applies to, and works the same on, all versions of the Mac OS from 10.6 through 10.9.Īpplications, and the boot disk, require permissions and ownership to be accurate and enabled to function properly.
If this setting is incorrect on a new hard drive you just installed, you’ll have problems accessing files on that drive. Fixing his problem was simple – but not obvious. This article was suggested by Robert Bagley, who was having problems storing files on a newly-acquired hard drive.
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