File sharing and multiple accounts

Question

I set up all the Macs on the network with one admin account and one user account (for daily use). This causes a couple of issues:
- How can I access files from one account in another account on the same Mac? I just get folders with the sign and no option to authenticate or log in.
- When I connect to a remote computer, I have to choose one of the account (or it will connect to one automatically, if I set it to be remembered). But I sometimes want to log into account and sometimes the other. Is there a way to connect to both accounts at once?

Answer 1

EricDu wrote:
Can you explain a little more what that command does? I've seen variations of it on various sites, but I like to know what I'm doing.
It removes all ACLs from the user "standard"''s home folder, and all enclosed files/folders inside of it. It will fix the problem where nothing can be deleted because it all has the deny delete ACL attached to it.
Start over by explaining what your main objective is and I'll see if I can help.
As I mentioned in #1, I sometimes need to access files on remote computers or created by other users on the same computer.
Accessing files from other users on the same computer is harder. You suggest logging in as the 2nd user, moving the file to a shared folder, switch back to 1st user, do what you need to the file, switch back to the 2nd user, put the file beck where it belongs, switch to 1st user and resume work. I'd like something a bit faster.
OK, I see. What you need to do is shake the idea of keeping shared files inside a user's home folder. Home folders are for keeping your files away from other users. If you want to share some files, with other users able to edit them, don't keep them inside anyone's home folder. Keeping them inside the /Users/Shared folder will allow other users read-only access to them.
If you want to have a truly shared folder, where all files inside are automatically made writable by other users, the easiest way to do that is to store them on an external hard drive, with its ownership set to be ignored. But there is a way to keep them on the hard drive. It requires some set-up with Terminal commands. Post back if you want to know more details.
I think if I encounter a folder with access denied, I should be able to click on it, enter user/password, and be able to access its content.
Finder unfortunately doesn't allow for that, unless you are logged in as the root user. But if you keep shared files in shared areas instead of inside user home folders then you shouldn't run into this problem.
One more question - the multiple accounts - are they for different users? Or just for you? I ask because you seem to be wanting to log in to the admin account and then access the files in a non-admin account. If both accounts are yours then it raises the question of why you are logged in to the admin account in the first place. Admin and even root tasks can be done from non-admin accounts, by authenticating with the admin username and password when prompted. So it is rarely if ever required to actually log in to the admin account. I almost never log in to mine.