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Time Machine Restore - Permissions Issue
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<blockquote data-quote="JuanGuapo" data-source="post: 631187" data-attributes="member: 32212"><p>Hello all...</p><p></p><p>I'm having a sort of dilemma with Time Machine that I'm hoping someone can answer for me.</p><p></p><p>We just finished the 23hr restore of our Mac Mini with Time Machine; it was a full restore from the Leopard disc.</p><p></p><p>The restore went smoothly and finished leaving everything exactly as it was before we did the full restore.</p><p></p><p>However, I noticed that the permissions are not correct for the Macintosh HD (/) root folder.</p><p></p><p>When I go to the Macintosh HD and do a Get Info, I notice that it says "You have read only privileges" instead of having read/write privileges.</p><p></p><p>Furthermore, the groups are set up as...</p><p></p><p><strong><p style="margin-left: 20px">wheel - read/write</p></strong></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>system - read/write</p></strong></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>everyone - read only</p><p></strong></p><p>...there is no "admin" account listed.</p><p></p><p>I checked my Macbook and it has the following listed...</p><p></p><p><strong><p style="margin-left: 20px">sytem - read/write</p></strong></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>admin - read/write</p></strong></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>everyone - read only</p><p></strong></p><p></p><p>I run Repair Permissions in the Disk Utility and after a successful run, I notice that the permissions are still off. So, I have some free time and decide to do a full TM restore on my Macbook, and the permissions are now the same as they are on the Mini..</p><p></p><p><strong><p style="margin-left: 20px">wheel - read/write</p></strong></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>system - read/write</p></strong></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>everyone - read only</p><p></strong></p><p></p><p>When I try to change the Macintosh HD icon, it will not let me. When I try to add/remove anything from the root folder, I now need to enter a password to do so.</p><p></p><p>What is wrong w/ Time Machine?</p><p></p><p>Thanks for your help.</p><p></p><p>JG</p><p></p><p>Specs:</p><p></p><p>Mac Mini 1.83 Ghz / 1GB / 120GB / Leopard 10.5.2</p><p>BlackBook 2.4Ghz / 4GB / 250GB / Leopard 10.5.2</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JuanGuapo, post: 631187, member: 32212"] Hello all... I'm having a sort of dilemma with Time Machine that I'm hoping someone can answer for me. We just finished the 23hr restore of our Mac Mini with Time Machine; it was a full restore from the Leopard disc. The restore went smoothly and finished leaving everything exactly as it was before we did the full restore. However, I noticed that the permissions are not correct for the Macintosh HD (/) root folder. When I go to the Macintosh HD and do a Get Info, I notice that it says "You have read only privileges" instead of having read/write privileges. Furthermore, the groups are set up as... [B][INDENT]wheel - read/write system - read/write everyone - read only[/INDENT][/B] ...there is no "admin" account listed. I checked my Macbook and it has the following listed... [B][INDENT]sytem - read/write admin - read/write everyone - read only[/INDENT][/B] I run Repair Permissions in the Disk Utility and after a successful run, I notice that the permissions are still off. So, I have some free time and decide to do a full TM restore on my Macbook, and the permissions are now the same as they are on the Mini.. [B][INDENT]wheel - read/write system - read/write everyone - read only[/INDENT][/B] When I try to change the Macintosh HD icon, it will not let me. When I try to add/remove anything from the root folder, I now need to enter a password to do so. What is wrong w/ Time Machine? Thanks for your help. JG Specs: Mac Mini 1.83 Ghz / 1GB / 120GB / Leopard 10.5.2 BlackBook 2.4Ghz / 4GB / 250GB / Leopard 10.5.2 [/QUOTE]
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