Q: How do I set ACLs for a volume?
Hi,
I'm trying to setup share points on my external drive (in El Capitan Server) and it says:
"Failed to save Access Control list. Make sure that access control lists are enabled on the volume."
There used to be a way to do this from the server app.
Can any tell me how to do this?
Thanks!
Mac OS Server 10.11, OS X El Capitan (10.11.5)
Posted on Jun 10, 2016 2:48 PM
ACLs are enabled by default and have been since OS X 10.6 AFAIR. The utility for turning them on and off used to be called fsaclctl but I haven't seen it for years so it's either buried somewhere obscure or has been removed. The most likely cause of this issue is the format of your external drive is incompatible with ACLs. Back up its data and reformat as HFS+ OS X Journaled.
C.
Posted on Jun 13, 2016 6:17 AM