In terminal is says I don't have permission
In terminal is says I don't have permission,
my MacBook I never knew I needed permission
<Image Edited by Host to Remove Serial Number>Logic Pro X, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4), Mac Book Pro 2013
"What" is it you want to do? What command are you issuing while using the Terminal app is giving you the permissions error?
Can you copy and paste the command _AND_ the error message you are getting.
why do I not have permission for everything it's my computer!!
The following is an attempt at trying to answer your question. It is difficult because you will not be specific about what problem you are having. So I'm going for a general answer. This may be telling you things you already know. Or I may be using terms that do not make sense to you. I will attempt to clarify anything for you if you provide feedback.
OS X is built on top of the multi-user Unix operating system. In a multi-user operating system, the operating system attempts to protect User A from doing things to disrupt User B, or even snooping on User B if User B sets the permissions on the User B owned files to not allow access to other users.
A Unix operating system also prevents Users A & B from interfering with key operating system components so that neither User A nor User B can corrupt the operating system in such a way to either panic the operating system, denying service to the other user, or inserting malware in the operating system, etc...
Getting a little more OS X specific, the first user account created on a Mac is an "Admin" account. You can check if you are an Admin via System Preferences -> Users & Groups. You will see "Admin" under your username if you are an Admin.
If you are an Admin, then OS X will allow you to elevate your privileges so that you can do more things, including destructive things to your Mac. This happens when you are installing software and OS X prompts you for your Admin password.
In the Terminal you can use the 'sudo' command to elevate your privileges while executing a command. BUT, using the 'sudo' command can be extremely dangerous, as it is very possible to erase everything on your Mac and turn it into an expensive "Door Stop" (I am speaking as someone with first hand experience with turning computers into Door Stops).
The command
man sudo
will give you information about the 'sudo' command.
You can also Google "Mac sudo" and find a lot of articles on using the 'sudo' command. BUT BUT BUT, please make sure you know what any command you are about to issue is going to do, before you prefix it with 'sudo'.
Also if you start playing with 'sudo' Please, Please, backup your Mac before you start playing with 'sudo'. Even better make 2 backups using 2 difference backup utilities to 2 different backup devices, because Murphy's Law is never forgiving when it strikes, and it does not care if your intentions were "Pure".
Also while I have provided background information on what a working Unix operating system does to protect itself and the users on the system, there are also situations where file permissions get set incorrectly, and users find that they need to use the Admin rights when they shouldn't.
So again, if you explain what you are trying to do, and Copy & Paste the Terminal command as well as the error message into a reply, we will try to help you figure out if this is just a normal Unix permissions problem, or if there is something else going on.
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