File sharing and Permissions in Lion

acme · 06-28-2012, 06:33 PM

I can establish file sharing between my 2 Macs across ethernet.
Both are running 10.7.4

I can take files from and add files to, but I can't change the names of folders on the other computer. I type Admin passwords when asked, but ultimately I'm told I don't have permissions.

The folders in question are set to read/write on each computer, so that would seem to be A-OK.

Any thoughts? Apple tells me that Lion made file sharing more secure, but trickier to configure, owing to permissions issues, and that I could be in for a lot of tinkering to keep things running smoothly.

thank you for any thoughts on this.

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DeltaMac · 06-28-2012, 07:49 PM

File sharing normally will rule out changing the file path, once file sharing is established.
That would be one reason why you are not allowed to change a folder name.
If you want to change a folder name, then turn file sharing off, change the name as you need to, then turn file sharing back on.

acme · 06-28-2012, 07:53 PM

OK..sounds like I have limited powers owing to the very nature of file sharing itself...

thank you!

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agentx · 06-29-2012, 05:16 AM

An ACL (Access Control List) will sort your issues.

How are you connecting and what too ?
Are you connecting to a home folder or a shared folder you have setup ?
Are the users on each machine different ?

So here is an example :
Lets says User A on Machine 1 wants their Documents folder to be shared and have R/W access to User B connecting from machine 2.

You would create a file sharing account on Machine 1 for User B.
Then add an ACL to Documents folder for USER B on Machine 1.
Propagate Permissions to Documents folder.
Now when they connect they should have full R/W access to folders and files within Documents folder.

06-28-2012, 06:33 PM	#1
acme MVP Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,695	File sharing and Permissions in Lion I can establish file sharing between my 2 Macs across ethernet. Both are running 10.7.4 I can take files from and add files to, but I can't change the names of folders on the other computer. I type Admin passwords when asked, but ultimately I'm told I don't have permissions. The folders in question are set to read/write on each computer, so that would seem to be A-OK. Any thoughts? Apple tells me that Lion made file sharing more secure, but trickier to configure, owing to permissions issues, and that I could be in for a lot of tinkering to keep things running smoothly. thank you for any thoughts on this. a

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06-28-2012, 07:49 PM	#2
DeltaMac League Commissioner Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 7,998	File sharing normally will rule out changing the file path, once file sharing is established. That would be one reason why you are not allowed to change a folder name. If you want to change a folder name, then turn file sharing off, change the name as you need to, then turn file sharing back on.

06-28-2012, 07:53 PM	#3
acme MVP Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,695	OK..sounds like I have limited powers owing to the very nature of file sharing itself... thank you! a

06-29-2012, 05:16 AM	#4
agentx Hall of Famer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Brighton, UK Posts: 3,832	An ACL (Access Control List) will sort your issues. How are you connecting and what too ? Are you connecting to a home folder or a shared folder you have setup ? Are the users on each machine different ? So here is an example : Lets says User A on Machine 1 wants their Documents folder to be shared and have R/W access to User B connecting from machine 2. You would create a file sharing account on Machine 1 for User B. Then add an ACL to Documents folder for USER B on Machine 1. Propagate Permissions to Documents folder. Now when they connect they should have full R/W access to folders and files within Documents folder.