[X-Newbies] Re: file locks-can't save files

[Chris Morland]

On May 31, 2005, at 10:05 AM, Alex wrote:

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> On May 31, 2005, at 11:24, Chris Morland wrote:
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>> [15058edwardm:~] morland% ls -ol
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> Chris, read again my instructions. You type ls -ol<blank space>, 
> drag-and-drop the problem file, then press <Return>. You do _not_ 
> press <Return> after typing ls -ol.
> Last login: Tue May 31 08:16:51 on ttyp1
> Welcome to Darwin!
> [15058edwardm:~] morland% ls -ol/Volumes/Macintosh\ HD\ 
> 2/\302\267Images/project\ area\ photos/hollywood/housing/ariange.psd
> ls: illegal option -- /
> usage: ls [-ABCFGHLPRSTWZabcdfghiklnoqrstuvx1] [file ...]
> [15058edwardm:~] morland%
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>> [...]
>> drwxr-xr-x  35 morland  staff    -   1190 31 May 07:36 Documents
>> [...]
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> Your Home directory permissions are borked (I suspect you applied 
> BatChmod).

didn't run BatChmod

> Those are incorrect permissions. In Terminal, do
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> $ ls -l /System/Library/User\ Template/English.lproj
> [15058edwardm:~] morland% $ ls -l /System/Library/User\ 
> Template/English.lproj
> tcsh: $: Command not found.
> [15058edwardm:~] morland%

> to see what they should be on default items.
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>> [15058edwardm:~] morland% /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD\ 
>> 2/\302\267Images/project\ area\ photos/hollywood/housing/ariange.psd
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> It looks like the name of the folder is "Images" preceded by the 
> character middle dot (\302\267 is octal for C2 B7, which is UTF-8 for 
> Unicode <0x00B7>). While not forbidden, it's not a good idea to use 
> non-ASCII characters in names of files and especially not folders. 
> They are a PITA to type in Terminal or handle in scripts, network 
> transfers, etc. Some applications even choke on them, so try to avoid 
> them whenever possible.
will do

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> If this is one of the problem files, than it should teach us how 
> unwise it is to make assumptions. Everything posted in this thread so 
> far assumed the problem files resided on your boot volume, if not in 
> your home folder. No wonder nothing worked. Do a Get Info on the 
> volume, and check "Ignore ownership on this volume". See if that 
> solves your problem.
>
i'm working on 3 drives here and 3 at home plus external back up drives 
and a portable.  Both computers are affected.

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