I ran both and all is hopefully now all well. I recycled yoru message in to my folder where I keep these things in case I or anyone else needs them.
Take care. and I managed to safe the file. Now I can get back to my single when I have the time.¬ HOpe that goes well. I cannot keep you allposted on that but I'll keep you all posted if I run in to any more problems. Take care. On Feb 26, 2012, at 4:24 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Sarah, > > The first Terminal command to clear ACLs typically did give error messages. > In all cases it was OK to ignore them. It attempts to recursively remove > previous access control lists. > > The second Terminal command with the: > chmod +a "everyone deny delete" ~/ ~/Desktop ~/Documents ~/Downloads > ~/Library ~/Movies ~/Music ~/Pictures ~/Public > > (everything in one line) is supposed to do the heavy lifting correction. > This basically sets up an access control list that denies delete access to > everyone but you for files in your user account. > > Did you manage to run the second command in your Terminal session? There > were a few posters who thought that just running the second command by itself > would work to fix things. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > On Feb 26, 2012, at 1:47 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > >> Ok. goign back to this thread and sorry for bouncing I'm getting these >> messages. what's up. I don't like the sound of them. Here is an export. >> >> Failed to clear ACL on file 7-Zip File Manager — win7.app: Operation not >> permitted >> chmod: Failed to clear ACL on file _26C5A5C16DC67BAA01E199 — win7.app: >> Operation not permitted >> chmod: Failed to clear ACL on file _2D1F402522862B82F63CF9 — win7.app: >> Operation not permitted >> chmod: Failed to clear ACL on file Accessibility On-Screen Keyboard — >> win7.app: Operation not permitted >> >> >> Looks like the problem is bigger then I anticipated. >> >> Take care all. >> >> On Feb 25, 2012, at 12:05 PM, Esther wrote: >> >>> Hi Sarah and Jim, >>> >>> I found a discussion in the Apple Support forums that talks about this >>> permissions problem under Lion, and steps that people have taken to solve >>> it. The described symptoms sound familiar -- for example, preferences not >>> being saved. The solution involves using Terminal to type in a command >>> that sets permissions for your home folder so that you have read and write >>> access, but so that everyone else has only read access. Since I'm newly >>> using Lion, and not having this permissions problem, I'm not able to try >>> this out. >>> >>> Here are the instructions. (I'm pasting in the version "for less >>> experienced users"): >>> <begin quote> >>> For less experienced terminal users, these are more explicit instructions >>> to follow cgDesign's method from page 1: >>> >>> Step 0: >>> Be sure to complete ALL steps >>> >>> Step 1: >>> Open the application Terminal.app (Utilities folder inside of your >>> applications folder) >>> >>> Step 2: >>> when the prompt comes up, on the line that ends in "$", paste in (exactly) >>> >>> chmod -R -N ~ >>> >>> and hit the enter key on your keyboard, and wait a couple of minutes for >>> this to complete. You may see several messages regarding invalid arguments >>> - these are OK. >>> >>> Step 3: >>> When the prompt ending in "$" returns, paste in (exactly) >>> >>> chmod +a "everyone deny delete" ~/ ~/Desktop ~/Documents >>> ~/Downloads ~/Library ~/Movies ~/Music ~/Pictures ~/Public >>> >>> When the prompt ending in "$" returns, you have completed all steps. You >>> can quit Terminal.app. >>> <end quote> >>> >>> There is some debate about whether using the first command is necessary. >>> The second command with the "everyone deny delete" argument is what fixes >>> the permissions issue. Both use the "chmod" command -- spelled "c h m o d" >>> -- which changes the file mode access bits (permissions), and/or modifies >>> access control lists associated with these files. Unix is case sensitive, >>> and inserting spaces between keys to commands -- like the hyphen and >>> capital letter R, or the hyphen and capital letter N in the first command >>> -- alters the meaning of the command. Instead of applying the command >>> recursively to subfolders, which is what the "-R" key indicates, typing the >>> "R" with a space before it would turn it into an argument -- a >>> (non-existent) folder with the name "R" in the present directory. The tilde >>> symbol is preceded by a space, because this is the argument to the command, >>> and is the shorthand way of indicating the current user's home directory. >>> >>> All Terminal commands are entered by pressing the "return" key after you've >>> typed the line. >>> >>> So, Sarah, open a Terminal session in Finder: >>> 1. Command-Shift-U to go to "Utilities", press "t" to go to Terminal, and >>> Command-Down arrow to launch Terminal >>> 2. In the Terminal window, type or paste in: >>> chmod -R -N ~ >>> then press return. (That's the chmod command, followed by a space, followed >>> by hyphen capital R, followed by a space, followed by hyphen capital N, >>> followed by a space, followed by the tilde symbol.) >>> 3. Wait a few minutes for this to complete, and ignore error messages. >>> 4. Type or paste in: >>> chmod +a "everyone deny delete" ~/ ~/Desktop ~/Documents ~/Downloads >>> ~/Library ~/Movies ~/Music ~/Pictures ~/Public >>> >>> then press return. (That's the chmod command, followed by a space, filed by >>> a plus sign and small letter a, followed by the three words in quotes, >>> "everyone deny delete", followed by a space, followed by a list of folders >>> in your home directory, all separated by spaces. These arguments all begin >>> with a tilde symbol followed by a slash, which indicates your top level >>> home directory. So in addition to tilde slash by itself as the first >>> argument, you'll be typing tilde slash before all the default folders that >>> should appear in your home directory: Desktop, Documents, Downloads, >>> Library, Movies, Music, Pictures, and Public. The names of all these >>> folders begin with a capital letter. The command is a single line. >>> >>> 5.Wait a while for the last command to be executed, then quite your >>> Terminal app with Command-q. >>> >>> Sarah, this should fix your not being able to write to the Documents >>> folder on your home directory. For some reason, your permissions access >>> was being superseded, so that either the system or some other application >>> could change the permissions to those folders, locking you out. Either the >>> system access control lists or default permissions were not set correctly, >>> so repairing permissions didn't fix this. This would also explain why >>> preferences weren't being saved, since you wouldn't be able to write to the >>> files in your account's Library folder. >>> >>> Probably one person should try this out to see whether this works. I'll >>> give the URL of the Apple Support Forum thread that discusses this. It's >>> titled "Lion Permissions Problem": >>> https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3202084?start=0&tstart=0 >>> >>> HTH. Cheers, >>> >>> Esther >>> >>> On Feb 25, 2012, at 8:50 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>> >>>> Actually I want to know the same thing. I was afraid to ask so thanks for >>>> doing this. I have this every time I move or copy a folder. >>>> >>>> thanks all for any ideas. >>>> On Feb 25, 2012, at 10:39 AM, Jim Noseworthy wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Folks: >>>>> >>>>> I must have done something somewhere because every time I copy a file, I >>>>> need to authenticate myself. >>>>> >>>>> How do I overcome this issue gang? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The triune God created human kind to participate, through the Holy >>>>> Spirit, in the incarnate Son's communion with the Father. >>>>> >>> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. 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