By Eric Danley

In Leopard the way permissions are handled were changed from straight POSIX to default ACLs. (Thats not totally accurate, but a good summation.) ACL Problems have already caused me plenty of headaches in my limited rollout of Leopard. The Mac Observer has found a $10 ebook that may help solve some of this issues, might be cheap addition to a digital library. Now if only I had a Kindle… (update: This Book is not currently Available in Kindle format but its something the publisher is looking into. It is in PDF though, so you can easily view it on your Mac or PC. Now regardless, I still wish I had a Kindle.)

Leopard Help - Take Control of Permissions in Leopard:

“Permissions problems got you down? Turn to Unix expert Brian Tanaka’s unique guide to the permissions in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard that control access to your files, folders, and disks. You’ll learn how to keep files private, when to set Ignore Permissions, what happens when you repair permissions, how to delete stuck files, and the best ways to solve permissions-related problems. Advanced concepts include the sticky bit, Leopard’s more-important access control lists, bit masks, and symbolic versus absolute ways to set permissions. The book covers how to take control of permissions via the Finder, with Mac utilities, and using the command line.”

(Via Take Control Books.)

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