Performing Rights Clearance

Hi,
I have created a piece of music in Garageband/Soundtrack for use in an advert to be shown on a European cable tv channel.
As the composer I believe I need to give performing rights clearance for use in this advert and was wondering if anybody knows of a document template anywhere for me to do this?
Something which I just need to fill in with the pertinent details would be best, or if any body knows of another way to achieve what I want then I'm all ears.
Many thanks in advance,
Martin

What country do you live in?
I can't give you specifics, but it depends mostly on the laws in the country where you live (and I don't know what European Union laws apply, if you live within it).
Generally if you're doing music for a commercial advertisement, the production company producing the advert will pay you a flat fee and have you sign what we call a "work for hire" agreement in the USA. The agreement says that they will then own your work outright and never pay you any further royalties.
The alternative is for you to copyright your song and grant the advert company a license to use your song for use in their specific ad campaign for a fee you negotiate. But generally an ad production company wouldn't accept those terms unless your song was already a commercial hit song (like when Apple used U2's "Vertigo" to sell iPods).
You need to find out what the copyright laws are in the country where you live, and then find out how to register a copyright. That would be a good place to start.

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Thu Jul 15 12:55:51 2004
Unresolved kernel trap(cpu 1): 0x300 - Data access DAR=0x0000000074C04004 PC=0x000000003009F320
Latest crash info for cpu 1:
Exception state (sv=0x3131DA00)
PC=0x3009F320; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x74C04004; DSISR=0x00200000; LR=0x3009F27C; R1=0x1EAF3CD0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x3009F244 0x0022F6F0 0x002236F0 0x00209F38 0x0020A030 0x00244A94 0x00094400 0x00630074
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xF01C1440
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.symantec.kext.NPC(2.0)@0x3009d000
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.4.0)@0x630000
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x3131DA00)
previously dumped as "Latest" state. skipping...
Exception state (sv=0x2FCEC500)
PC=0x9001040C; MSR=0x0000D030; DAR=0xE0FDA000; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x90A30AD4; R1=0xF01C1440; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
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Darwin Kernel Version 7.4.0:
Wed May 12 16:58:24 PDT 2004; root:xnu/xnu-517.7.7.obj~7/RELEASE_PPC
panic(cpu 1): 0x300 - Data access
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 1:
Backtrace:
0x0008391C 0x00083E00 0x0001EDA4 0x00090E60 0x0009426C
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x3131DA00)
PC=0x3009F320; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x74C04004; DSISR=0x00200000; LR=0x3009F27C; R1=0x1EAF3CD0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x3009F244 0x0022F6F0 0x002236F0 0x00209F38 0x0020A030 0x00244A94 0x00094400 0x00630074
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xF01C1440
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.symantec.kext.NPC(2.0)@0x3009d000
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.4.0)@0x630000
Exception state (sv=0x2FCEC500)
PC=0x9001040C; MSR=0x0000D030; DAR=0xE0FDA000; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x90A30AD4; R1=0xF01C1440; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 7.4.0:
Wed May 12 16:58:24 PDT 2004; root:xnu/xnu-517.7.7.obj~7/RELEASE_PPC
Wed Sep 1 21:33:33 2004
panic(cpu 0): ppcusimplelock: simple lock deadlock detection l=0x00330820, pc=0x0002AACC
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0x000836E4 0x00083BC8 0x0001EDA4 0x0008DEFC 0x0002AACC 0x0002B2E0 0x0026549C 0x00265340
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x34B98A00)
PC=0x00000000; MSR=0x0000D030; DAR=0x00000000; DSISR=0x00000000; LR=0x00000000; R1=0x00000000; XCP=0x00000000 (Unknown)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 7.5.0:
Thu Aug 5 19:26:16 PDT 2004; root:xnu/xnu-517.7.21.obj~3/RELEASE_PPC
Wed Sep 1 22:40:57 2004
panic(cpu 0): ppcusimplelock: simple lock deadlock detection l=0x00330820, pc=0x0002AACC
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0x000836E4 0x00083BC8 0x0001EDA4 0x0008DEFC 0x0002AACC 0x0002B2E0 0x0026549C 0x00265340
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x34B98A00)
PC=0x00000000; MSR=0x0000D030; DAR=0x00000000; DSISR=0x00000000; LR=0x00000000; R1=0x00000000; XCP=0x00000000 (Unknown)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 7.5.0:
Thu Aug 5 19:26:16 PDT 2004; root:xnu/xnu-517.7.21.obj~3/RELEASE_PPC
Fri Oct 29 22:03:44 2004
panic(cpu 0): ppcusimplelock: simple lock deadlock detection l=0x0371CA48, pc=0x000272B8
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0x000836E4 0x00083BC8 0x0001EDA4 0x0008DEFC 0x000272B8 0x0003559C 0x0003547C
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x34C6B780)
PC=0x00000000; MSR=0x0000D030; DAR=0x00000000; DSISR=0x00000000; LR=0x00000000; R1=0x00000000; XCP=0x00000000 (Unknown)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 7.5.0:
Thu Aug 5 19:26:16 PDT 2004; root:xnu/xnu-517.7.21.obj~3/RELEASE_PPC
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Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0x000836E4 0x00083BC8 0x0001EDA4 0x00213208 0x001F6AAC 0x001D3500 0x001EF084 0x000CA3D0
0x002463C4 0x00094200 0xFFCBCBCB
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x34E95A00)
PC=0x90017B4C; MSR=0x0000F030; DAR=0x04D6D044; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x90011FE4; R1=0xF02E1BC0; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
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Darwin Kernel Version 7.6.0:
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Latest crash info for cpu 0:
Exception state (sv=0x3545AC80)
PC=0x51BADFA0; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x80D9002C; DSISR=0x02200000; LR=0x51BADF74; R1=0x1ED2BA80; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x51BADF74 0x51BAB7A4 0x00235010 0x0011CE10 0x00112804 0x001128A4 0x00100E44 0x000F349C
0x000F33C8
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.symantec.kext.NPC(2.0)@0x51ba8000
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x3545AC80)
previously dumped as "Latest" state. skipping...
Exception state (sv=0x34C16500)
PC=0x00000000; MSR=0x0000D030; DAR=0x00000000; DSISR=0x00000000; LR=0x00000000; R1=0x00000000; XCP=0x00000000 (Unknown)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 7.9.0:
Wed Mar 30 20:11:17 PST 2005; root:xnu/xnu-517.12.7.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
panic(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0x00083498 0x0008397C 0x0001EDA4 0x00090C38 0x0009402C
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x3545AC80)
PC=0x51BADFA0; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x80D9002C; DSISR=0x02200000; LR=0x51BADF74; R1=0x1ED2BA80; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x51BADF74 0x51BAB7A4 0x00235010 0x0011CE10 0x00112804 0x001128A4 0x00100E44 0x000F349C
0x000F33C8
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.symantec.kext.NPC(2.0)@0x51ba8000
Exception state (sv=0x34C16500)
PC=0x00000000; MSR=0x0000D030; DAR=0x00000000; DSISR=0x00000000; LR=0x00000000; R1=0x00000000; XCP=0x00000000 (Unknown)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 7.9.0:
Wed Mar 30 20:11:17 PST 2005; root:xnu/xnu-517.12.7.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
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Unresolved kernel trap(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access DAR=0x00000000843D6004 PC=0x0000000035EE446C
Latest crash info for cpu 0:
Exception state (sv=0x36920780)
PC=0x35EE446C; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x843D6004; DSISR=0x00200000; LR=0x35EE43D8; R1=0x1EC93CA0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x35EE43A0 0x0023269C 0x002371A0 0x00237304 0x00246D84 0x000941C0 0x00740072
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xBFFFEEB0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.symantec.kext.NPC(2.0)@0x35ee1000
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI(2.2.10)@0x733000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily(1.8.8)@0x4e6000
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x36920780)
previously dumped as "Latest" state. skipping...
Exception state (sv=0x36422C80)
PC=0x90010AAC; MSR=0x0000F030; DAR=0x28DE6004; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x000B31E8; R1=0xBFFFEEB0; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 7.9.0:
Wed Mar 30 20:11:17 PST 2005; root:xnu/xnu-517.12.7.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
panic(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0x00083498 0x0008397C 0x0001EDA4 0x00090C38 0x0009402C
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x36920780)
PC=0x35EE446C; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x843D6004; DSISR=0x00200000; LR=0x35EE43D8; R1=0x1EC93CA0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x35EE43A0 0x0023269C 0x002371A0 0x00237304 0x00246D84 0x000941C0 0x00740072
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xBFFFEEB0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.symantec.kext.NPC(2.0)@0x35ee1000
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI(2.2.10)@0x733000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily(1.8.8)@0x4e6000
Exception state (sv=0x36422C80)
PC=0x90010AAC; MSR=0x0000F030; DAR=0x28DE6004; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x000B31E8; R1=0xBFFFEEB0; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 7.9.0:
Wed Mar 30 20:11:17 PST 2005; root:xnu/xnu-517.12.7.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
Fri Oct 13 03:01:54 2006
Unresolved kernel trap(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access DAR=0x00000000843D6004 PC=0x0000000035EE446C
Latest crash info for cpu 0:
Exception state (sv=0x36920780)
PC=0x35EE446C; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x843D6004; DSISR=0x00200000; LR=0x35EE43D8; R1=0x1EC93CA0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x35EE43A0 0x0023269C 0x002371A0 0x00237304 0x00246D84 0x000941C0 0x00740072
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xBFFFEEB0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.symantec.kext.NPC(2.0)@0x35ee1000
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI(2.2.10)@0x733000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily(1.8.8)@0x4e6000
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x36920780)
previously dumped as "Latest" state. skipping...
Exception state (sv=0x36422C80)
PC=0x90010AAC; MSR=0x0000F030; DAR=0x28DE6004; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x000B31E8; R1=0xBFFFEEB0; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 7.9.0:
Wed Mar 30 20:11:17 PST 2005; root:xnu/xnu-517.12.7.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
panic(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0x00083498 0x0008397C 0x0001EDA4 0x00090C38 0x0009402C
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x36920780)
PC=0x35EE446C; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x843D6004; DSISR=0x00200000; LR=0x35EE43D8; R1=0x1EC93CA0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x35EE43A0 0x0023269C 0x002371A0 0x00237304 0x00246D84 0x000941C0 0x00740072
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xBFFFEEB0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.symantec.kext.NPC(2.0)@0x35ee1000
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI(2.2.10)@0x733000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily(1.8.8)@0x4e6000
Exception state (sv=0x36422C80)
PC=0x90010AAC; MSR=0x0000F030; DAR=0x28DE6004; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x000B31E8; R1=0xBFFFEEB0; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 7.9.0:
Wed Mar 30 20:11:17 PST 2005; root:xnu/xnu-517.12.7.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
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On this system I am able to produce massive images, the last major size was 150x600cm@200ppi and the brushes are smooth until they increased to around 700+ pixels then there is a slight lag of around 1 second if I draw fast, if I take it slow then there's no lag. All UI is snappy.
I have the following settings in Photoshop CS4 Preferences:
Actual Ram: 14710MB
Set to use (87%) :12790MB
Scratch Disk
on a separate fast 500gb - to become a 80gb ssd soon
History state: 50
Cache: 8
OpenGL - ON
Vsync - OFF
3D Interaction Acceleration - OFF
Force Bilinear Interpolation - OFF
Advanced Drawing - ON
Use for Image Display - ON
Color Matching - ON
I hope this helps in some way too...
EDIT: I should also add that I Defrag all my drives with a third party defrag software every night due to the large image files.

I don't seem to be able to right click on the macbookair mousepad; how do i right click?

How do I right click with the MacBook Air using the mousepad?

Silly rabbit wrote:
Hold down the shift key
On yours it's the SHIFT key?
Out of the box, most Macs use the "fn" key in concert with the trackpad tap to perform right clicks.
On all three of my Macs, it is the fn key that is used. The shift key does nothing in regard to trackpad clicks, except It does however make all text selected to the right of the cursor.

Improve the query performance

Hi, I need help for improving query performance..
I have a query in which i am joining 2 tables, join after some aggregation. Both table has more than 50 million record.
There is no index created on these table,both tables are loaded after truncation. So is it required to create index on this table before joining? The query status was showing 'suspended' since it was running for long time. For temporary purpose, i just executed
the query multiple times by changing month filter each times.
How can i improve this instead of adding month filter and running multiple times

Hi Nikkred,
According to your description, you are joining 2 table which contain more than 50 million records. Now what you want is improving query performance, right?
Query tuning is not an easy task. Basically it depends on three factors: your degree of knowledge, the query itself and the amount of optimization required. So in your scenario, you can post your detail query, so that you can get more help. Besides, you
can create index on your table which can improve the performance. Here are some links about performance tuning tips for you reference.
http://www.mssqltips.com/sql-server-tip-category/9/performance-tuning/
http://www.infoworld.com/d/data-management/7-performance-tips-faster-sql-queries-262
Regards,
Charlie Liao
TechNet Community Support

Improving AE CS5 Performance.

Hi guys, wondering if you could help me out as I have tried several other avenues but to no luck.
I have been a frequent AE user since AE 7 and noticed a gradual increase in performance on my old setup which was:
Vista 64 Bit
Asus P6T
i7 920
6gb kingstong ddr3 at 1066MHZ
Samsung HDD 750gb.
2 X ati 4850 later upgraded to a 1gb nvidia 560ti gtx card.
With that set up everything, including the additional textures and particle videos etc from stock footage was on the Sansung HDD.
I now have a slightly different but more powerful set up which is:
Windows 7 64 bit.
Asus P6T
i7 920
18gb of DDR3 Ram at 1066MHz.
120gb OCZ Agility 3 SSD.
Geforce 560TI.
I've highlighted the SSD because I was expecting a massive increase in performance right from the outset and with all my games and all my application there is a huge increase in speed, everything loads up much quick and everything runs smoothly, apart from After Effects and this concerns me.
With AE CS5 installed on the C drive, the C drive sits on the SSD and it is the only partition, I've got more than 55gb still free.
I don't understand why After Effects is now actually loading slower from the SSD than it was with my old set up when it loaded from the HDD. It takes over 2 mins, it used to be about 20 seconds.
Not only is the application load time slow, my ram previews of complex compositions is rubbish, because I could get maybe 30-40 frames to run smoothly, now it's just 2/3. It just doesn't seem right. AE is the only application affected.
Any ideas?
Yes I could re-install, but I want to avoid that as I've installed some of the redgiant plugins and I don't want to go through all that again.

Reinstalling doesn't affect third-party plug-ins. The installer doesn't care and will leave all unknown files in place, so it's irrelevant. The rest sounds odd and could be anything from permissions issues to media cache being slow. if you can, point your cache folders to anotehr location then the default. Check the prefs on that. Also there may be specific issues with your graphics card, so naturally, check the driver and update it if necessary...
Mylenium

Project Server 2013 Poor Performance

Hi Guys
On a new build of Project Server, we are experiencing poor performance across the board, Site Collection, Central Admin, everything is slow.
We have allocated 12GB and Quad core (lower end of the recommend scale). However as there are no users, I would expect it to be fine at the moment (Search is not setup or anything, just a simple service app with a pwa site provisioned).
What things can we check? From looking on the internet, Distributed Cache crops up a lot. Can this bring performance right down?
For the record, we have March 2013 PU and Oct 2013 CU applied.

Hello,
There could be a number of causes, it is very difficult to diagnose without understanding the farm infrastructure. Can you give details of:
Number of servers in the farm + Specs
If virtual, is the host server over committed? Have you set up reservations for memory and CPU?
What is the storage?
What is the network speed between servers / storage etc?
Do you have any Anti-Virus software installed on the servers? If so, have you tested with it disabled on all servers in the farm?
Paul
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http://pwmather.wordpress.com | CPS

Will more ram increase my performance?

I'm running Logic Pro 7.1.1 on a Powerbook G4 1.67 with 1 GB of ram installed running a fair amount of sample libraries and effects. When I check the Activity Monitor under system memory I get the following:
Wired: 108 MB
Active: 600 MB
Inactive: 300 MB
Free: 13 MB
Since I still have a decent amount of inactive memory, does that mean that more ram would not affect my performance? Or will more ram help out with system overloads?

i'm always careful in wholeheartedly saying 'yes' when people ask if more RAM will give more performance.. while of course it will in almost every case help things along, sometimes quite dramatically, I think it's important to be realistic about what it actually does.
it's easy to have the misconception that more RAM = more plug ins on some kinf of linear scale -- I had 2GB, so now with 4GB I should get something like double the performance, right? just as long as you're clear why this isn't the case, then that's the main thing.
I think since the days of CPU cards like protools TDM, the confusion is out there that adding RAM is like adding more DSP. so you just have to be careful that you understand what it's doing any why it can free your system up to do a little more. you can indeed see decent increases if your machine was struggling along before, given what you were trying to get it to do. or, it may just be a subtle thing.
IMO the best way to think of it is this. your machine has the capacity to perform up to a certain level. when you start getting it to do a lot of things, you will start creating a hindrance to it performing as fast as it can as soon as there are moments when it doesn't have enough RAM to do it. this amount will be different for everyone, dependant on your own use. so, the best thing you can do is remove the bottlenecks, and you'll best let your machine go as fast as it will go.

Any Tips on Maximizing Computer Performance?

Windows has defrag and disk cleanup for all of their unresolved problems, but does Mac have an equivalent program to give the computer an extra push? I'm perfectly fine with my performance right now, but who would complain about getting a bit extra out of it? I'm running on my Intel-Based MacBook on OSX10.4.11

As mentioned defrag is not needed. Here is Apples take on it. About disk optimization with Mac OS X
Mac OS X: How to force background maintenance tasks ( logs and temporary items)
I prefer to use Onyx for the maintenance issues addressed in the second link. MacJanitor is also good.

Shall I buy a 3D television for live performances???

Couple of day back I got an idea to buy a 3d TV for watching live performances; at times its bit hard to book the tickets on time and hence, we missed out many of the live concert due to the unavailability of tickets. In near future we are planning to join few of the concerts listed below:
1. GMA concert series.
2. 2012 Toyota concert series
How many of you would advise me to buy 3D TV for doing the same? I thought as per the advertising statements if we bought any good 3d TV we could feel our programs as real, isn’t?

harold_odalis wrote:
I prefer my LG passive 3d TV for watching sports as live and you want it for live concerts then again it’s a similar thought like mine. Take some demos of LG LM series TV. They offer exceedingly bright PQ with high refresh rate with almost negligible input lag. These models have sound zooming feature too which will make you feel your concerts as good as live, you would feel like as if a singer is performing right in front of you. I have experienced LGs sound zooming feature and it was breathtaking!
Has LG fixed the color accuracy issues on their LM series yet? The OOTB presets on this series are way off. Both the 7600 and the 9600 seem to have the same problem:
http://www.flatpanelshd.com/review.php?subaction=showfull&id=1333359799
http://www.flatpanelshd.com/review.php?subaction=showfull&id=1338560188
Let's not even get into the wishy washy blacks and the lovely halo effect on the 9600 caused by the low number of LED in the back.

OES linux "rights" command, [Public] user and Windows woes

Hey all,
I've been trying to figure out a solution for this, and although I thought I figured it out, it ends up I can't seem to figure it out. Hear me out.
We run an automated ZCM imaging system, and part of that is the ability to have any user authenticate on successful image using the Novell client. Once this is done, the first login should start installing a series of bundles/applications.
As MS Office 2010 is a rather large install, I keep the files/folders stored on a NSS volume, aptly named:
//oesserver/media/nss/APPS/MICROSOFT/MS Office 2010 SP2 - Admin Install
I would like ALL users to have access to this directory but since we run on a weird container layout, and our licensing permits for a rather large number of installs, I wanted to give the [Public] user read+filescan rights to each server's /media/nss/APPS/MICROSOFT/MS Office 2010 SP2/ directory, so regardless of where you are mapping with any user, that user would then have access to said folder.
If I use either the iManager plugin or directly using the Novell client method of applying [Public] as a trustee, it works, and the client can see the folder.
I have over 30 servers that each have the identical path, so in my sleuthing I found the OES command to perform: rights
So I performed the following command:
rights -f "/media/nss/APPS/MICROSOFT/MS Office 2010 SP2 - Admin Install" -r rf trustee [Public]
If I then show the results, there are successful:
rights show
The problem, however, is that within Windows, from any login, when I right-click the folder and check the trustees, I do not see that user in the list, and in return, that user has no access to the directory.
If I then run my command to remove the rights from the OES server:
rights -f /media/nss/APPS/MICROSOFT/MS\ Office\ 2010\ SP2\ -\ Admin\ Install/ -r none delete [Public]
And then run a "rights show" again, the Public user is removed correctly.
What I can't seem to figure out is why the command will allow me to set trustee rights to [Public], that "rights show" will validate that the rights are currently assigned, but from a Windows perspective I have no access to that directory.
I have done a "rights show" on the drive when assigning the rights from the Novell client and/or iManager, and there is NO difference in how "rights show" see the [Public] user listed.
Has anyone else ever seen this?
If I specify a user in my tree, it works correctly on both ends.
rights -f "/media/nss/APPS/MICROSOFT/MS Office 2010 SP2 - Admin Install" -r rf trustee username.ou.o.tree_name
rights show will then show me the appropriate trustee, and the user can see the path in Windows.
This restriction seems limited to the [Public] user, but I have no idea how to do this properly.
I'd like to avoid doing it by hand, because I want the ability to script all my changes and remotely and efficiently.
Any advice?
Thanks!

On 16/06/2014 18:34, Uwe Buckesfeld wrote:
> I recall a problem with the rights command on Linux, not sure if it has been fixed. Is your server fully patched?
Are you thinking of TID 7014932? That's an issue with OES11 SP2 which is
fixed by installing the April 2014 OES11SP2 Hot Patch for NCL.
HTH.
[1] https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7014932
Simon
Novell Knowledge Partner
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