Home: "You have custom access" edrac-Read & Write, ericd (Me)-Read & Write, Fetching.-Read only, everyone-Read onlyĭesktop: "You have custom access" ericd (Me)-Read & Write, Fetching.-Read only, everyone-Read only Macintosh HD: "You can only read" system-Read & Write, wheel-Read only, everyone-Read only Let me give you the permissions listed on several folders for both computers so you have a better understanding:įyi: "edrac" is the home/username on my macbook, and "ericd" is is a shortened version of the home/username on my mac pro (I'm shortening for this message for privacy). Would this fix work as well? It seems, possibly, simpler and doesn't involve using Terminal. If that is an issue, is it possible to do a search to find out on which folders I have custom access, or would you recommend just running either your fix? Also, I found this other permissions fix in the discussion groups: and look at my "Sharing & Permissions" pane, rather than saying "You can read and write" (which I assume is the standard, default) it says, "You have custom access". That people are having issues because of this.Ģ) I see that for certain folders, when I get info. I found a couple of other clues that might help us get to the bottom of this.ġ) "Fetching." Some permissions are listed this way and I see on some discussion groups: Maybe that's an issue and I will look into it further. That just allowed me to continue syncing and ignore the permissions issues. ![]() I don't think that's the culprit as the problem started before I started using that app. ![]() ChronoAgent runs on the destination Mac and connects directly with ChronoSync taking the place of Apple File Sharing. Here's a brief explanation of how it works:ĬhronoSync runs on your Mac and will automatically connect to other Macs via Apple File Sharing and synchronize to them. ![]() When it happened originally, I asked the developer of Chronosync and he recommended a little app (ChronoAgent) that works with the main app that you install on the other computer (macbook) that allows you to bypass the permissions. Under Reset Home Directory Permissions and ACLs, click the Reset button. Select your username from the menu labeled Select the user account if not already selected. Select your boot volume if not already selected. In the Terminal window, enter “resetpassword” (without the quotes) and press return. When the recovery desktop appears, select Utilities ▹ Terminal from the menu bar. Release the keys when you see a gray screen with a spinning dial. Next, boot from your recovery partition by holding down the key combination command-R at startup. You may get a one-time warning not to screw up. You'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. If you get an error message with the words “Permission denied,” enter this: You may see a few error messages about an “invalid argument” while the command is running. When a new line ending in a dollar sign ($) appears below what you entered, it’s done. The command will take a noticeable amount of time to run. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the page that opens.ĭrag or copy – do not type – the following line into the Terminal window, then press return: The application is in the folder that opens. ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.) ![]() ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways: I don’t know of a simpler one that always works. Repairing the permissions of a home folder in Lion is a complicated procedure.
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