Permissions Changed After File Transfer

Yesterday, I received a new 21.5" iMac. I transferred my files and settings from an older MacBook PRO (Core 2 Duo). Now, most of my programs don't recognize me a the same (?) user, and say that there is a problem with my "permissions" (like when Lightroom is looking for its' catalog file).
What happened during the transfer process that took away my permissions. By the way, my User Name / Password has not changed, in fact, as far as I can tell - nothing else changed either.
Sign me "Frustrated"

Treble57 wrote:
Well, I used the latter and guarantee or not, the permissions are all messed up! I've been having to go folder by folder, and in some cases, file by file and add myself to the list of users!
this is quite wrong way to do it and should not be necessary. something went wrong during the migration. you would be much better off fixing it for real rather than changing permissions file by file which might only serve to obfuscate the problem. the easiest would be to do a wipe and install and rerun migration during original setup.
I suggest you do just that. boot from install disk 1 that came with the new mac, erase the hard drive using disk utility, quit disk utility and proceed with the install. on the reboot you'll get setup assistant. it will offer to migrate your data from another mac. say yes. see if the permissions problems go away after that. they should.

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