On Thu, Jun 05, 2008 at 09:20:46AM -0400, Patrick McCormick wrote: > If I mount a remote directory on my Mac, I have to enter a user/pass > that should clear permissions issues for BBEdit to edit anything > directly in that mounted directory.
No. > Yet, whenever I try to open a doc from that directory, I get the > "-5000 you don't have the proper permissions" error from BBEdit. Why > doesn't BBEdit respect the Finder's security? Yes. That is why you can't. You used an account that was permitted to mount the filesystem. Now the files apparently belong to a different user. You need to reconcile the user ID's or put both the remote files and yourself in a common group which has read/write access to the files. At least this is how I've found MacOS X and FreeBSD interact via NFS. Remember its not the owner name that is important, its the owner's number, the "uid". Drop into a Terminal shell on each machine and type "id". Or cd to the remote directory (its mounted under /Volumes/*) on your local machine and type "ls -ln" (ells, not ones) to see the numeric user and group ownership of the files. Management of user accounts changed a great deal in Leopard. Previously the information was kept in a .plist that could be edited. Have forgotten exactly what I did to hack my Leopard accounts into the same uid and gid numbers but involved downloading server utilities from Apple. Is a lot easier (for me) to change my uid and gid on FreeBSD, but I had one FreeBSD and (3) Macs, and the Macs couldn't agree as to whether I was 501, 502, or 503. So the Macs had to change. -- David Kelly N4HHE, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================================================================== Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Have a feature request? Not sure the software's working correctly? If so, please send mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, not to the list. List FAQ: <http://www.barebones.com/support/lists/bbedit_talk.shtml> List archives: <http://www.listsearch.com/BBEditTalk.lasso> To unsubscribe, send mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
