Finder Windows Always Locked - After Permission Change

Hello.
I noticed that other users on my computer had access to some folders (those I created) within my home directory. I didn't want this to be the case so I set permissions for my home directory and did "Apply to all items" so that the permissions are now "Me - Read & Write" and "everyone - Write only (Drop Box)." I am an administrator on the computer.
Now, every time I do a "get info" on a folder I have to unlock it by typing in my password, whereas before the get info windows were unlocked. I'm not positive the permission change is what cased the locked Finder windows, but I think that is what caused it. Also, I tried unlocking the folder and then doing the "apply to enclosed items" but that did not help.
Thanks for any help,
KK

1. Use the "apply to enclosed items" option with great care. Not all items in your home folder should have the same settings, & certainly you would not normally want everyone to be able to write to them all, even if they can't read what they put there!
2. AFAIK, in Leopard the lock at the bottom of the Get Info window always is in the locked state when the window is first opened, regardless of who owns the item it shows. Generally, you only need to unlock it with an admin password to make sharing & permissions changes. If you own the file, you should be able to (for instance) add Spotlight comments or change the name without needing to unlock it. IOW, the lock is for the sharing & permissions section, not the entire window.

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