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In article <41o1tg$9hu@news1.best.com>,
 Robert Nickel <rnickel@makesense.com> writes:
> jdege@winternet.com (Jeff Dege) wrote:
> > (various deletia about Mac access permissions)
> > 
> >    But does this assign ownership to files, or does it allow you to do
> >anything you like once you're logged in?
> >
> >   If your OS doesn't have a way to identify the ownership of a file, then
> >no, you _can't_ add it if you need it.  On the other hand, just because it
> >does, you don't need to use it.
> 
> The Mac keeps track of all the same permissions that UNIX has: owner, group, and all. You 
> can change the owner or group from a popup menu, and change permissions by checking or 
> unchecking the appropriate boxes. 
> 
> Just choose 'Sharing' from the file menu on any Mac with System 7, and no, you don't need 
> At Ease or any other add-on piece of software. 
> 
> Hope this helps to clear up your confusion,

It may just be how it has been set up here, but with my
college network, it is impossible to change the permissions
of an individual file -- only folders can be changed. This
means that if a file is dragged from one folder to another,
it keeps the permissions of the source folder, with no way
to change them, or even look at what they are.


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