[G4] Permissions on external HD

[Ole Visby]

How is this done?

on 28/06/04 16:39, Wilkin, Wayne (Mass) at Wayne.Wilkin at Staples.com wrote:

> Others may have an easier way, but the only way I know of is to use the
> terminal in conjuction with chmod and chown for this.
> 
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>> From:  Ole Visby
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>> Subject:  [G4] Permissions on external HD
>> 
>> Hi everyone!
>> 
>> I recently aquired a new external HD (FireWire). Is it possible to create
>> folders on it with permissions set for only a single user (me), so that
>> the
>> content is, for instance, read-only or not accessible, unless logged-in as
>> me, like on my startup drive? Do the permissions still apply if the drive
>> is
>> connected to a different computer?
>> 
>> -- 
>> Ole Visby
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