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Command to change add permissions for a new user to all files in all subfolders and folders
Post 303039086 by Janjbrt on Sunday 22nd of September 2019 04:04:39 PM
09-22-2019
Still struggling with it...
Hi there everyone, I'd like to ask some more clarifications please as I'm still not getting very far with this.
So, ok, maybe it's best if I describe the problem.
I'm using Mac OS X. I re-formatted my hard drive and re-installed an older version of OSX that's more compatible with my hardware. Instead of using the Mac 'Migration Assistant' to restore my user and files from my Backup drive (created using 'TimeMachine'), I just copied things over (as I was copying to an older OSX than was used to create the backups).
I did that to create a clean start because I've had that backup drive for like 8 years and wanted to get reformat that drive too, getting rid of a heap of old, useless backups.
My issue is that all the files / folder and subfolders with files no longer have the correct User and correct permissions.
I can add a user with permissions to the files or a folder individually using OSX Finder, however doing that does not change permissions recursively in subfolders and files. So I have to do it all file by file. Which is pretty damn tedious.
So, I'm searching for a way to add a user to a bunch of files, folders, subfolders and their files and their subfolders and files, etc, with read/write permissions, in 'Terminal'. I also need to remove a user named 'Fetching...', ie an invalid user from my pervious installation of OSX.
I'm attaching an image of the issue from the file or folder information tab in OSX Finder, to make this clearer.
I would really, really appreciate help here. I no longer have the old backups at all, only one copy on my internal hard drive. So I can't just revert unfortunately. And unfortunately I only realized this problem after it was all done....
Ah well!!!
So, ok, maybe it's best if I describe the problem.
I'm using Mac OS X. I re-formatted my hard drive and re-installed an older version of OSX that's more compatible with my hardware. Instead of using the Mac 'Migration Assistant' to restore my user and files from my Backup drive (created using 'TimeMachine'), I just copied things over (as I was copying to an older OSX than was used to create the backups).
I did that to create a clean start because I've had that backup drive for like 8 years and wanted to get reformat that drive too, getting rid of a heap of old, useless backups.
My issue is that all the files / folder and subfolders with files no longer have the correct User and correct permissions.
I can add a user with permissions to the files or a folder individually using OSX Finder, however doing that does not change permissions recursively in subfolders and files. So I have to do it all file by file. Which is pretty damn tedious.
So, I'm searching for a way to add a user to a bunch of files, folders, subfolders and their files and their subfolders and files, etc, with read/write permissions, in 'Terminal'. I also need to remove a user named 'Fetching...', ie an invalid user from my pervious installation of OSX.
I'm attaching an image of the issue from the file or folder information tab in OSX Finder, to make this clearer.
I would really, really appreciate help here. I no longer have the old backups at all, only one copy on my internal hard drive. So I can't just revert unfortunately. And unfortunately I only realized this problem after it was all done....
Ah well!!!
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file-roller - create, view, modify, or unpack an archive SYNOPSIS
file-roller [--add] [--add-to=archive] [--default-dir=folder] [--extract] [--extract-here] [--extract-to=folder] [--force] [gnome-std- options] DESCRIPTION
The File Roller application enables you to create, view, modify, or unpack an archive. An archive is a file that acts as a container for other files. An archive can contain many files, folders, and subfolders, usually in compressed form. OPTIONS
The following options are supported: -d, --add Ask for the name of the archive, then add the files, then quit the application. -a, --add-to=archive Add files to the specified archive, then quit the application. --default-dir=folder Specify the default folder for the --add and --extract options. -f, --extract Ask for the name of the destination folder, then extract the files, then quit the application. -h, --extract-here Extract archives using the archive name as destination folder and quit the program. -e, --extract-to=folder Extract archives to the specified folder, then quit the application. --force Create the destination folder without asking for confirmation. gnome-std-options Standard options available for use with most GNOME applications. See gnome-std-options(5) for more infor- mation. EXAMPLES
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