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Duplicate permissions getting added to folders copied from server!

When I create a folder on my computer it has an owner, group, and everyone permissions. When I copy it to the server a group ACL is added to the folder's permissions because a group ACL is assigned to the sharepoint and I am a member of that group. So far so good.

But when I copy that same folder back to my computer I get added a second time to the permissions list, and the new entry has custom privileges.

Then, if I copy the folder back to the server, a second group ACL and another entry for me (with custom privileges) are added to the permissions list.

If I then copy the folder back to my computer, I am added a third time to the permissions list (with custom privileges).

If I keep copying it back and forth, the number of duplicate entries in the permissions list rises, and it will eventually fail to copy.

I've looked all over the discussion groups and can't find any solutions. Please help!

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.5), Copying to and from Mac OS X server 10.6.5

Posted on Dec 17, 2010 11:09 AM

55 replies

Apr 20, 2011 2:09 PM in response to Donald Hollinger

I can add that this has happened to me even without copying files by finder from and to shares. And it seems to kill the proper working of Portable Home Directory syncing as well. Server running 10.6.7, two clients running 10.6.7.

Jun 27, 2011 7:50 AM in response to Donald Hollinger

Anyone tried 10.6.8? I don't see anything in the release notes that makes me optimistic.

I hope to install the update shortly and post my results here.

JoshM86

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Jun 27, 2011 9:55 AM in response to Donald Hollinger

I'm downloading it right now. On Brunerd's blog it sounds like it may be resolved. Let me know what your results are.

Jul 1, 2011 6:26 AM in response to Donald Hollinger

I'm so happy! 10.6.8 has fixed this issue for me. My team can now copy folders back and forth to the server to their heart's content and ACLs do not get duplicated.

Jul 3, 2011 11:06 AM in response to Donald Hollinger

I was able to duplicate the problem quite easily after updating both client and server to 10.6.8

Rathelm

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Jul 6, 2011 9:58 AM in response to David Small

10.6.8 resolved the issue for me as well. How are you able to duplicate it David?

Jul 6, 2011 10:46 AM in response to Rathelm

Two 10.6.8 servers both bound to AD. Logged in using AD crednetials on server 1 and copied a file to my desktop from server 2, then copied the file back to server 2 over writing the original and like clockwork I had duplicate ACLs. I can't wait for Lion hopefully this will finally be resolved.

Rathelm

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10 points

Jul 6, 2011 11:06 AM in response to David Small

Interesting. I have a similar setup and I didn't get duplicate permissions when I did the copying. After I updated 10.6.8 though I did wipe out all ACLs and rebuilt them.

MikeQue

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10 points

Jul 19, 2011 12:04 PM in response to Donald Hollinger

I am seeing this in 10.6.8 while trying to copy files from Time Capsule to my Macboom Pro. It gives me -36 errors fairly consistently.

Oct 7, 2011 8:42 AM in response to MikeQue

10.6.8 has fixed this issue for me.

Note: we had to update both clients and Metadatacontroller server to 10.6.8 for solving the problem.

WOW: we can now copy files and folders present on the Apple Xsan volume from a 10.6.8 Xsan client and ACLs do not get duplicated.

Duplicate permissions getting added to folders copied from server!