- #MAC OS X TERMINAL CHANGE FOLDER PERMISSIONS UPDATE#
- #MAC OS X TERMINAL CHANGE FOLDER PERMISSIONS FULL#
- #MAC OS X TERMINAL CHANGE FOLDER PERMISSIONS WINDOWS 10#
- #MAC OS X TERMINAL CHANGE FOLDER PERMISSIONS PASSWORD#
If you setup a Windows 10 user account without adding a password, you won’t be able to connect to the shared folder.
#MAC OS X TERMINAL CHANGE FOLDER PERMISSIONS PASSWORD#
By default, when connecting from another machine, you have to enter the username and password of an account that has access to that shared folder on Windows 10. Lastly, you can decide how you want users to access the folder on Windows 10. You may have to first click on the Change settings button at the top before you can select a box. Scroll down until you see File and Printer Sharing and make sure that it is checked for the Private network. Then click on Allow an app or feature through Windows Firewall. Go to Control Panel and click on Windows Defender Firewall. The next thing you need to do is make sure that File and Printer Sharing is turned on and allowed through the Windows Firewall in Windows 10. This way, you’ll be able to access the folder from any computer or device without having to worry about entering credentials.
#MAC OS X TERMINAL CHANGE FOLDER PERMISSIONS FULL#
If you want to make it easy and the folder doesn’t have sensitive data, just add the Everyone group and give them Full Control. Click on Permissions and then add groups or users that you want to give access. Check the Share this folder box and then give the share a name. Sudo chown root:admin /tmp sudo chmod 0755 /tmpįor OS X 10.7 - 10.10: Use "Repair Disk Permissions" in Disk Utility Folderįor OS X 10.I suggest clicking on Advanced Sharing as you have more fine-grain control over everything. Sudo chown root:wheel /tmp sudo chmod 0755 /tmp Sudo chown root:wheel /usr sudo chmod 0755 /usr/bin Sudo chown root:wheel /usr sudo chmod 0755 /usr Sudo chown root:admin /Users sudo chmod 0755 /Users Sudo chown root:wheel /private/tmp sudo chmod 01777 /private/tmp Sudo chown root:wheel /private sudo chmod 0755 /private Sudo chown root:admin /Library/Application\ Support sudo chmod 0755 /Library/Application\ Support Sudo chown root:wheel /Library sudo chmod 0755 /Library
Sudo chown root:admin /Applications sudo chmod 0775 /Applications The following table lists the standard (secure) ownership and permissions for selected system folders under various versions of OS X and macOS.įor OS X 10.11 and higher (including all versions of macOS): Folder System folder ownership and permissions vary from folder to folder and from one version of macOS to another. Correct System Folder Ownership and Permissions Select the boot volume in the list on the left, and click on "Repair Disk Permissions".ĭisk Utility in OS X 10.5 and lower does not fix the ownership and permissions of system folders they must be repaired manually using the Terminal application (/Applications/Utilities/Terminal). On OS X 10.6 - 10.10, the ownership and permissions of system folders can be repaired by using the "Disk Utility" application (/Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility). Apple sometimes provides instructions for repairing permissions on items in your home folder, but they frequently change and are very involved. However, other folders are not, and the "Disk Utility" does not include "Repair Disk Permissions".
On OS X 10.11 and higher, some system folders are protected by "System Integrity Protection".
#MAC OS X TERMINAL CHANGE FOLDER PERMISSIONS UPDATE#
Tunnelblick repairs the security of all of its own files and folders, but does not repair files and folders that it does not create, such as system folders. Other problems with system folder security may only appear when you try to connect to a VPN. For example, you might see the following message after launching Tunnelblick: That sometimes results in Tunnelblick complaining that a system folder is not secure, and refusing to connect a VPN. Tunnelblick checks the security of itself and of the parts of macOS that it uses. The security is primarily controlled by the ownership and permissions of the files and folders that make up macOS and the applications and data on your computer. One aspect of computer security is the security of system files and folders - files and folders created by macOS to run your computer.