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Re: Privileges

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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.

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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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