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Q: Permissions not set to main user account

I've been having an issue with the computer where my main user account does not have permission for Read & Write access (SEE SCREEN GRAB BELOW). I noticed on my other systems the permissions allow access from the main user account (me). I also noticed that the system in question lists: system(read&write), admin(read&write), & everyone(read only) where as the other systems list: 'user account'(me)(read&write), staff(read only), everyone(read only). I also noticed on the affected system there is an additional access account named 'wheel'(read only). How can I correct this? My system is starting to get a little funky. Thanks.

 

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Mac Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4), Early 2008

Posted on Feb 3, 2016 1:13 AM

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  • by MrHoffman,

    MrHoffman MrHoffman Feb 3, 2016 8:03 AM in response to Tiki Edit
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    Feb 3, 2016 8:03 AM in response to Tiki Edit

    What particular file or directory or volume are those permissions associated with?  Something in one of the system areas, or something local?

     

    Usual path for correcting general permissions is a Disk Utility permissions repair, but that (intentionally) won't alter /User file and directory settings.

     

    Wheel is a normal account on OS X.

     

    if the permissions are more generally hosed (system files and directories, and stuff outside of the /User directories), then making a complete backup and reinstalling (or migrating) is usually more expedient.

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Feb 3, 2016 8:57 AM in response to Tiki Edit
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    Feb 3, 2016 8:57 AM in response to Tiki Edit
    My system is starting to get a little funky.

     

    More information would help.

  • by Tiki Edit,

    Tiki Edit Tiki Edit Feb 3, 2016 3:50 PM in response to Eric Root
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    Feb 3, 2016 3:50 PM in response to Eric Root

    The issues I've been experiencing include:

     

    1- Having to enter my password to save things to desktop.

    2- Applications not installing with proper permissions.

    3- Having to give password every time I do anything to or with the content in the main application folder.

  • by Tiki Edit,

    Tiki Edit Tiki Edit Feb 3, 2016 3:52 PM in response to MrHoffman
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    Feb 3, 2016 3:52 PM in response to MrHoffman

    That was the info from my User Account folder.

  • by MrHoffman,

    MrHoffman MrHoffman Feb 4, 2016 7:28 AM in response to Tiki Edit
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    Feb 4, 2016 7:28 AM in response to Tiki Edit

    Tiki Edit wrote:

     

    That was the info from my User Account folder.

     

    Your protections are likely shot on the disk, and it can be easier to get a complete backup (or two or three!) to external storage, wipe the disk, and migrate your data in from the backups.

     

    As for the current settings, please launch Terminal.app from Applications > Utilities, and then enter the following two harmless commands, edit (consistently!) anything sensitive, and post the results here:

     

    id

    ls  -ale@d  ~  ~/Music  ~/Documents ~/Downloads

     

    That's an identification command to show your numeric id and short name, and then an ls list command to list the protections and settings on your login directory (~ is the shorthand for that), and on three of the usual directories that get created in your login directory.   The spaces delimit the different parts of the command.

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Feb 4, 2016 9:37 AM in response to Tiki Edit
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    Feb 4, 2016 9:37 AM in response to Tiki Edit

    User File Ownership - Reset   see post by Linc Davis

     

    You may need to rebuild permissions on your user account. To do this,boot to your Recovery partition (holding down the Command and R keys while booting) and open Terminal from the Utilities menu. In Terminal, type:  ‘resetpassword’ (without the ’s), hit return, and select the admin user. You are not going to reset your password. Click on the icon for your Macs hard drive at the top. From the drop down below it select the user account which is having issues. At the bottom of the window, you'll see an area labeled Restore Home Directory Permissions and ACLs. Click the reset button there. The process takes a few minutes. When complete, restart.   

     

    Repair User Permissions