[X4U] User account question

Cover, Chris CoverC at wpunj.edu
Thu Dec 23 08:44:47 PST 2004


You will need to manually change the permissions on those folders. Juts make
them match the ones that do  work.


On 12/21/04 4:27 PM, "Mark Des Cotes" <mark at astroprinting.com> wrote:

> I've tried repairing permissions. I've also ran "fsck -fy" and I still
> have the same problem. I tried running "Preferential Treatment" from my
> main user "Mark" but it tells me it's not an administrative account,
> even though it is. I ended up enabling the Root user and running it
> from there. It told me all my preference files were OK. So now I'm not
> sure what to do.
> 
> On Dec 21, 2004, at 3:52 PM, Cover, Chris wrote:
> 
>> Nope not normal. You have permissions problems. Easy to fix though.
>> 
>> 
>> On 12/21/04 3:29 PM, "Mark Des Cotes" <mark at astroprinting.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I have 3 users set up on my computer. All three have administrative
>>> access.
>>> 
>>> 1) Mark (the one I use all the time)
>>> 2) Admin (used for troubleshooting)
>>> 3) Temp (I created this one in order to test something)
>>> 
>>> When I'm logged in to "Mark" I I can open the other two users folders
>>> and have access to their "Sites" and "Public" folders (the other
>>> folders within are locked). But when I log in as either "Admin" or
>>> "Temp" the entire "Mark" user is locked. I can't open it to get at the
>>> "Public" or "Sites" folders. Is this normal?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Mark Des Cotes
>>> Systems Manager/Graphic Designer
>>> 
>>> Astro Printing Service (Cornwall) Ltd.
>>> 3308 Second Street East
>>> Cornwall Ontario Canada  K6H 6J8
>>> T (613) 932-9281 Ext 106,  F (613) 932-1052
>>> www.astroprinting.com
>>> 
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