Can't write to locked folders

Can you lock a folder and still write to it in OS X Server 10.4.6?
Under previous versions of OS X Server, I could lock a folder (to prevent it being trashed inadvertantly) and still write files to that folder. Under OSX Server 10.4.6, locking a folder prevents any network user, even the administrator account, from writing to that folder. (Somehow locking the folder makes it read-only to all users.)
Is there a way to lock (protect) a folder and still be able to write to it?
Thank you!

You can use ACLs to limit the ability to delete something. You should check out Gerrit Dewitt's article:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=318161&tstart=100

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Has anyone experienced this and possibly has a fix ?
I used Carbon Copy Cloner to duplicate a drive, and everything seems to be OK with the new drive (all the files are there and read properly), except I cannot write to any of the drive's subdirectories, even though I'm the owner.
I can create a new directory at the root level, and it looks like this:
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That directory behaves normally (i.e. I can create new files in it, etc.)
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baltwo wrote:
I suggest leaving images out or your equation.
Yeah, in hindsight, I hear ya... not sure why the image approach failed, though--seems simple and foolproof enough...
The reason I didn't do a straight disk-to-disk copy is because my original drive was failing--once I knew I was dealing with a dying drive, I copied it to an image immediately. I could have dragged-and-dropped all the files instead, but I thought the image approach was cleaner...
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http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727008.aspx
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I have a new iMac (like this):
I am trying to connect the Drobo that I used to use with my Windows Computer. It has 4 drives @ 3TB each, and the whole drive is over half full, so I am not terribly interested in the cost that it would take to "back up" that whole disk pack. It took some shenanigans (reboots of both the drive and the computer; disconnections, and reconnections; fiddling around with MAC Disk Utility) to get it to show up in Finder at all. I still have issues with it unmounting and needing to remount it, but that's not my main issue.
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Though I can get the Drobo to show up in finder, and I can read from it, I can't write to it. Based on some earlier searching I tried this terminal command, which helped it to show up in finder, but didn't seem to affect it's being read-only:
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directory: "/Volumes/Drobo"
attributes: avbstclinmedz
created: 12/10/2012 19:06:46
modified: 09/11/2014 03:37:07
Looking at another thread (partition map check failed because no slices were found), which I wandered into because I was getting this error in Disk Utility upon running Verify Disk because I got a failure when I tried to "mount" the drive in Disk Utility:
This thread suggested I try a couple additional Terminal Commands, which I will post the results of here:
#1: diskutil list
new-host-3:~ davidholcomb$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *121.3 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:          Apple_CoreStorage                         121.0 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Boot OS X               134.2 MB   disk0s3
/dev/disk1
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *1.0 TB     disk1
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk1s1
   2:          Apple_CoreStorage                         999.3 GB   disk1s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk1s3
/dev/disk2
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD           *1.1 TB     disk2
/dev/disk4
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *17.6 TB    disk4
   1:       Microsoft Basic Data Drobo                   17.6 TB    disk4s1
#2 diskutil cs list
new-host-3:~ davidholcomb$ diskutil cs list
CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)
|
+-- Logical Volume Group 7DACBFD5-E22C-404B-98B1-99D97AD08B2F
    =========================================================
    Name:         Macintosh HD
    Status:       Online
    Size:         1120333979648 B (1.1 TB)
    Free Space:   114688 B (114.7 KB)
    |
    +-< Physical Volume F26F7717-B081-4312-8252-65C9E3040AD4
    |   ----------------------------------------------------
    |   Index:    0
    |   Disk:     disk0s2
    |   Status:   Online
    |   Size:     120988852224 B (121.0 GB)
    |
    +-< Physical Volume 414053B5-EFD8-4FC0-87CE-F3913D6E876B
    |   ----------------------------------------------------
    |   Index:    1
    |   Disk:     disk1s2
    |   Status:   Online
    |   Size:     999345127424 B (999.3 GB)
    |
    +-> Logical Volume Family BE5280EF-B093-4137-88A2-5AF3F1ACEFCC
        Encryption Status:       Unlocked
        Encryption Type:         None
        Conversion Status:       NoConversion
        Conversion Direction:    -none-
        Has Encrypted Extents:   No
        Fully Secure:            No
        Passphrase Required:     No
        |
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            Disk:                  disk2
            Status:                Online
            Size (Total):          1114146996224 B (1.1 TB)
            Conversion Progress:   -none-
            Revertible:            No
            LV Name:               Macintosh HD
            Volume Name:           Macintosh HD
            Content Hint:          Apple_HFS
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/dev/disk2 on / (hfs, local, journaled)
devfs on /dev (devfs, local, nobrowse)
map -hosts on /net (autofs, nosuid, automounted, nobrowse)
map auto_home on /home (autofs, automounted, nobrowse)
/dev/disk4s1 on /Volumes/Drobo (ntfs, local, nodev, nosuid, read-only, noowners)
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new-host-3:~ davidholcomb$ diskutil info disk4
   Device Identifier:        disk4
   Device Node:              /dev/disk4
   Part of Whole:            disk4
   Device / Media Name:      TRUSTED Mass Storage Media
   Volume Name:              Not applicable (no file system)
   Mounted:                  Not applicable (no file system)
   File System:              None
   Content (IOContent):      GUID_partition_scheme
   OS Can Be Installed:      No
   Media Type:               Generic
   Protocol:                 USB
   SMART Status:             Not Supported
   Total Size:               17.6 TB (17592186044416 Bytes) (exactly 34359738368 512-Byte-Units)
   Volume Free Space:        Not applicable (no file system)
   Device Block Size:        512 Bytes
   Read-Only Media:          No
   Read-Only Volume:         Not applicable (no file system)
   Ejectable:                Yes
   Whole:                    Yes
   Internal:                 No
   OS 9 Drivers:             No
   Low Level Format:         Not supported
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Hi iTunes-1,
Welcome to the Support Communities! The error message you posted indicates a possible firmware update is needed for iTunes for Windows to work with your CD drive.
iTunes for Windows: Updating the firmware on your CD or DVD drive - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201852
Having outdated firmware can cause issues using CDs and DVDs with iTunes for Windows. Firmware is a type of software stored in a chip in hardware that can sometimes be updated.Identifying drives and firmware versions
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I hope this information helps ...
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