The helpfulness of verifying and repairing file permissions in OS X is debatable, and in OS X El Capitan, Apple’s removed the option from Disk Utility altogether, favoring repairing permissions ...

This subforum descriptor said for high end stuff which isn't what I'd consider this but it also mentioned administration which it is, so apologies if this isn't the right place. Title says it all. I ...

I swear I've done this before but I can't remember the command. The Windows 2003 doc's only list the MMC and Windows Explorer as methods to set share-level permissions. I have found some older NT4 ...

Most Mac users have probably never used the Get Info window’s “Apply to enclosed items” command. Which is probably just as well. While this Finder command can sometimes be quite helpful when you’ve ...

One way to get a little more clarity on this is to look at the permissions with the stat command. The fourth line of stat’s output displays the file permissions both in octal and string format: $ stat ...

This select set of Linux commands can help you master the command line and speed up your use of the operating system. When coming up to speed as a Linux user, it helps to have a cheat sheet that can ...

TidBITS readers likely know that macOS is based on Unix and that opening the Terminal enables them to interact with files, folders, and apps at the command line. For the majority of Mac users, the ...

In the digital age, securing files and controlling access to them is paramount. File permissions play a crucial role in maintaining the integrity and confidentiality of data. This article delves into ...