Mac Chmod Manual

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This document is a Mac OS X manual page. Manual pages are a command-line technology for providing documentation. You can view these manual pages locally using the man(1) command. These manual pages come from many different sources, and thus, have a variety of writing styles. Apr 23, 2013 Though it’s somewhat rare to encounter ownership and permissions errors in Mac OS X, it can happen, particularly when an account has been moved, or a files owner has been modified by a third party application. Oftentimes you can just run through the process to repair user permissions, but that’s. Be sure you understand umasks before proceeding. If you set a umask incorrectly, you might inadvertently lose access to files or grant access to other users. See the MODES section of the chmod(1) manual page for more information. You can set the umask in several different locations. Each location affects different apps.

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