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Re: Privileges

From Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Privileges
Date 2015-05-13 13:21 +0000
Organization Miskatonic U
Message-ID <slrnml6k05.13br.g.kreme@amelia.local> (permalink)
References <f7765eff-12eb-4fca-9f87-e83f80bac26b@googlegroups.com> <mitb2b$3lk$1@news.datemas.de>

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In message <mitb2b$3lk$1@news.datemas.de> 
  Alan Baker <email@domain.com> wrote:
> On 2015-05-12 16:40:17 +0000, Steve said:

>> When editing and trying to save a file I created a couple of days ago I 
>> was asked for the administrator password. Files usually have the 
>> following privileges:
>> 
>> user (Me) Read & Write
>> staff Read only
>> everyone Read only
>> 
>> Now there is another 'everyone' (above user) with "Custom" privileges. 
>> The folders are good with drwxr-xr-x privileges, but the files have 
>> -rw-r--r--@ privileges. I get these messages:
>> 
>> "The document "file.JPG" could not be saved. The file is locked." 
>> and"You don't have permission to save the file "file.JPG".", although I 
>> am the only one with Read & Write privileges. I don't know what the 
>> Custom privileges are.
>> 
>> Privileges in other accounts are OK.
>> 
>> It can probably fixed with a CHMOD command, but which one? I only want 
>> to remove to extra "everyone Custom" setting, but can't do so using 
>> "Get Info", because the - buttons are greyed out (even when unlocked). 
>> Only staff can be removed with the - button if I want to.
>> 
>> TIA,
>> Steve.
>> 
>> I'm on Mavericks 10.9.5

> First, use the command "ls -lae" on the file and see exactly what the 
> full permissions including access control list entries are.

> Copy and paste in your reply.

Also, ls -ls@

It says the file is locked. Probably, the file is locked. ⌘I and untick
the "lock" checkbox.



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Privileges Steve <s.s.kievits@gmail.com> - 2015-05-12 09:40 -0700
  Re: Privileges Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-05-12 09:51 -0700
    Re: Privileges me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2015-05-13 03:20 +0000
      Re: Privileges Steve <s.s.kievits@gmail.com> - 2015-05-15 00:00 -0700
    Re: Privileges s.s.kievits@gmail.com - 2015-05-13 02:44 -0700
    Re: Privileges Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-05-13 13:21 +0000
      Re: Privileges s.s.kievits@gmail.com - 2015-05-15 00:04 -0700
    Re: Privileges s.s.kievits@gmail.com - 2015-05-14 23:59 -0700
      Re: Privileges me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2015-05-17 01:59 +0000
        Re: Privileges Steve <s.s.kievits@gmail.com> - 2015-05-18 03:06 -0700
    Re: Privileges s.s.kievits@gmail.com - 2015-05-15 00:16 -0700

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