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Help required -- deleted system/wheel from sharing and permissions
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<blockquote data-quote="(dandelion)" data-source="post: 1532678" data-attributes="member: 309416"><p><strong>accidental deletion of "wheel" user group from sharing permissions</strong></p><p></p><p><em>to anyone referencing this article because they just deleted wheel from sharing and permissions...</em></p><p></p><p>before trying sudo chown :wheel / in terminal </p><p>or trying boot recovery disc</p><p>or trying <a href="http://www.lagentesoft.com/batchmod/index.html" target="_blank">BatChmod</a> </p><p></p><p>first try clicking on the cog to the right of the + - beneath the name | privilege list.</p><p>the cog should allow you to revert to previous settings in sharing and permissions.</p><p></p><p>i just made the mistake of deleting wheel, d'oh!</p><p>and read all i could find online about restoring it. </p><p>i tried the sudo in terminal but my password would not be accepted.</p><p>i was trying my admin pass, i should have tried my root pass instead.</p><p><strong>before attempting more complex methods of recovery, i clicked the cog</strong></p><p><strong>that is between the + - and the (unlocked) lock symbol beneath </strong></p><p><strong>the sharing and permissions list of Name | Privilege</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>and it allowed me to revert to previous, instantly "wheel" came back in the list </strong></p><p><strong>between system and everyone, as it had been before i made the mistake of deleting it. </strong> </p><p></p><p>this solution may not work for everyone, but it did work for me, and saved me from</p><p>having to try more complex methods of recovery to restore "wheel" successfully.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="(dandelion), post: 1532678, member: 309416"] [b]accidental deletion of "wheel" user group from sharing permissions[/b] [I]to anyone referencing this article because they just deleted wheel from sharing and permissions...[/I] before trying sudo chown :wheel / in terminal or trying boot recovery disc or trying [URL="http://www.lagentesoft.com/batchmod/index.html"]BatChmod[/URL] first try clicking on the cog to the right of the + - beneath the name | privilege list. the cog should allow you to revert to previous settings in sharing and permissions. i just made the mistake of deleting wheel, d'oh! and read all i could find online about restoring it. i tried the sudo in terminal but my password would not be accepted. i was trying my admin pass, i should have tried my root pass instead. [B]before attempting more complex methods of recovery, i clicked the cog that is between the + - and the (unlocked) lock symbol beneath the sharing and permissions list of Name | Privilege[/B] [B]and it allowed me to revert to previous, instantly "wheel" came back in the list between system and everyone, as it had been before i made the mistake of deleting it. [/B] this solution may not work for everyone, but it did work for me, and saved me from having to try more complex methods of recovery to restore "wheel" successfully. [/QUOTE]
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