Change or add group to make nfs rw work.

Fastfwd · 02-13-2007, 01:35 PM

I have a linux box where all my files as save as my user(1000) and group users(100).

On Mac OS my user is 501 and my group is also 501.

How do I safely change my group from 501 to 100 so that I can access the files on my nfs with group privileges?

Thanks.

yellow · 02-13-2007, 01:52 PM

NetInfo Manager. You should just create a new group with GID 100 and add yourself to it.

wgscott · 02-15-2007, 01:34 AM

You might want to change your user id to match the linux one, or vice versa. It would be better to change both however to something other than 501 or 1000, as these directories can be accessed by others who might happen to have the same uid (which everyone on an OS X machine and a linux machine will, by default).

If you change a user or group id, afterwards you should issue commands like

sudo chown -R username:groupname /Users/username

or you will lose access to your files.

02-13-2007, 01:35 PM	#1
Fastfwd Triple-A Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 108	Change or add group to make nfs rw work. I have a linux box where all my files as save as my user(1000) and group users(100). On Mac OS my user is 501 and my group is also 501. How do I safely change my group from 501 to 100 so that I can access the files on my nfs with group privileges? Thanks.

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02-13-2007, 01:52 PM	#2
yellow Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,677	NetInfo Manager. You should just create a new group with GID 100 and add yourself to it.

02-15-2007, 01:34 AM	#3
wgscott Major Leaguer Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 350	You might want to change your user id to match the linux one, or vice versa. It would be better to change both however to something other than 501 or 1000, as these directories can be accessed by others who might happen to have the same uid (which everyone on an OS X machine and a linux machine will, by default). If you change a user or group id, afterwards you should issue commands like sudo chown -R username:groupname /Users/username or you will lose access to your files.