Permissions locked on external drive when networked. But now when local.
Here's my problem. Running the iTunes library from an external drive, and it's been running fine for months and months on the home network. Just bought a new aluminum iMac and suddenly permissions on the disk are screwed up. When the ext. disk is plugged into the new iMac permissions are fine, read and write. When plugged into AEBS there are only two entries under permissions: (unknown) which has read and write permissions, and 'everyone' which shows 'no access'.
Can someone suggest a way to change the permissions that a networked drive has as opposed to a non networked drive, and why is there a difference:
Thanks.
why is there a difference:
Leopard uses ACLs which which replaced posix permissions. ACL's are extendable.
POSIX permissions if they were applied to an external drive they are ignored when disconnected from the computer that set them when plugged into another device.
ACL's extendable so they are not lost when the drive is plugged into another device.
If you want more detailed information on this google for ACLs vs POSIX.
So your drive was plugged into your new iMac, the iMac applied ACL permission to it. So it messed with its original permissions.
Try plugging the drive back into the new imac give everybody in the permission read/write access, Then plug the drive back into your AEBS.
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