What's mine is essentially yours with simple file sharing enabled on a network-attached computer. Simple file sharing opens access to public folders and enables both locally and remotely networked ...

A few weeks ago, I answered a reader question about “inherited permissions,” or how to deal with a shared folder that multiple people use via file serving on a regular Mac, not one running macOS ...

Editor’s Note: The following article is an excerpt from Take Control of Permissions in Mac OS X, a $10 electronic book available for download from TidBits Electronic Publishing. The 90-page ebook ...

A file system provides attributes for files and directories on an operating system to help you determine which users on your computer can read, modify, or execute the contents of its files and ...

Control who can access files, search directories, and run scripts using the Linux's chmod command. This command modifies Linux file permissions, which look complicated at first glance but are actually ...

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 ...

Could I pick peoples brains on how they implement NTFS permissions so that for a shared folder, a group can't create random folders or files in the base of that folder, but can read/modify any files ...

Several readers have noted an issue where permissions for files and folders created through AFP (Apple filesharing protocol) under Mac OS X 10.4.x. are not correct. Under Mac OS X 10.3.x (Panther), ...

Every organization has devices, networks or cloud services with improperly configured permissions that expose sensitive data or could allow hackers to gain privileged access. Check them now. I’ve ...