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Mac Access as Admin
Hi, I am getting a Mac next week, and a little unsure of the big wide world of Mac.! Currently on my PC, I have to connect to the files as Admin (using DOS Prompt etc) - otherwise I cant change,...
On a Mac you have 3 profiles : User, Admin, Root.
I know nobody having a standard user account except for parental control, so most of the time you are logged in admin. Root is mainly used for command line since you can do pretty much anything on the graphical interface with an admin account (the one you create when installing the mac is admin).
Most of what Windows does with some softwares, mac already has out of box (no daemon tools needed, no Nero, no drivers, most archives are handled (except .rar & .7z)...). This makes a Mac world way smaller and simpler than Windows' world in many ways (not necessarily better though depending on the needs and preferences), and more complex on the other if you try to run windows-only software. Just don't worry about it, you'll see OS X is not an ugly thing full of traps that will eat you when you fall asleep. It's designed to appeal to most people, and most people want things that "just work". On top of that I think Apple offers a free 30 days call support with every new mac (to be checked).
Changing rights is more about the NAS than OS X I think. However I can tell you how to change rights on the Mac, I don't know your NAS firmware, Stephen and mdgm will help you better than I would with that.
You have two ways to change rights on a mac :
=> in GUI => select a folder, and go to "get info" (right clic or cmd+i), unfold "sharing and permissions" on the bottom.
=> in terminal (cmd+shift+U in the finder) => chmod -R XYZ /PATH/TO/FOLDER where X = owner value, Y=owning group value and Z = others value, with value being the sum of (4=Read, 1= execute, 2=write) so 777 is everybody can do anything, 755 is RW for owner, read for others (execute includes the right to browse the subfolders if I have a good memory). If you have an error with insufficient privileges, do "sudo su" and type your password then try again. You will be connected as root which can do anything on your Mac (which is why you have to connect with it explicitly because it can also do harm if used badly). see this for more info
hint : OS X mounts removable disk in "/Volumes" directory.
For accessing shares, either hit cmd+k or go/connect to server in the finder and type smb://IP/Share, you should be asked for a password ; Or go in the finder (file explorer) and auto discovery should show your NAS on the left, notice the "connect as" on the top right of the window.
I know nobody having a standard user account except for parental control, so most of the time you are logged in admin. Root is mainly used for command line since you can do pretty much anything on the graphical interface with an admin account (the one you create when installing the mac is admin).
Most of what Windows does with some softwares, mac already has out of box (no daemon tools needed, no Nero, no drivers, most archives are handled (except .rar & .7z)...). This makes a Mac world way smaller and simpler than Windows' world in many ways (not necessarily better though depending on the needs and preferences), and more complex on the other if you try to run windows-only software. Just don't worry about it, you'll see OS X is not an ugly thing full of traps that will eat you when you fall asleep. It's designed to appeal to most people, and most people want things that "just work". On top of that I think Apple offers a free 30 days call support with every new mac (to be checked).
Changing rights is more about the NAS than OS X I think. However I can tell you how to change rights on the Mac, I don't know your NAS firmware, Stephen and mdgm will help you better than I would with that.
You have two ways to change rights on a mac :
=> in GUI => select a folder, and go to "get info" (right clic or cmd+i), unfold "sharing and permissions" on the bottom.
=> in terminal (cmd+shift+U in the finder) => chmod -R XYZ /PATH/TO/FOLDER where X = owner value, Y=owning group value and Z = others value, with value being the sum of (4=Read, 1= execute, 2=write) so 777 is everybody can do anything, 755 is RW for owner, read for others (execute includes the right to browse the subfolders if I have a good memory). If you have an error with insufficient privileges, do "sudo su" and type your password then try again. You will be connected as root which can do anything on your Mac (which is why you have to connect with it explicitly because it can also do harm if used badly). see this for more info
hint : OS X mounts removable disk in "/Volumes" directory.
For accessing shares, either hit cmd+k or go/connect to server in the finder and type smb://IP/Share, you should be asked for a password ; Or go in the finder (file explorer) and auto discovery should show your NAS on the left, notice the "connect as" on the top right of the window.
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