My office uses a G5 running Mac Server 10.4 with an external RAID for document storage. ACL's are set up on the volumes that are shared from this RAID device, so that specific users have overriding managerial access. The other machines in the office are a mix of Mac OS 10.5 and 10.6 iMacs, and the problem seems to be with the 10.6 (Snow Leopard) machines.
If I invoke "Get Info" on a file or folder from a 10.6 machine, where that file or folder resides on the shared volume, instead of showing permissions for Owner, Group, and Everyone, all that can be seen is Everyone. Attempts to set an Owner or Group via the Get Info screen fail, saying that it is an invalid user or group. However, examining the same file or folder from a 10.5 machine shows the full POSIX permissions. I can even create a folder from a 10.6 machine and then be prevented from saving into that folder due to permissions issues, even though a glimpse from a 10.5 station confirms that the folder Owner matches the logged-in user at the 10.6 station.
I keep trying to find an effective way to search for a reasonable answer online, but I'm not finding anything useful. Is there some fundamental incompatibility between Server 10.4 and OS 10.6 regarding ACL's? Would upgrading to Server 10.6 resolve things?
If I invoke "Get Info" on a file or folder from a 10.6 machine, where that file or folder resides on the shared volume, instead of showing permissions for Owner, Group, and Everyone, all that can be seen is Everyone. Attempts to set an Owner or Group via the Get Info screen fail, saying that it is an invalid user or group. However, examining the same file or folder from a 10.5 machine shows the full POSIX permissions. I can even create a folder from a 10.6 machine and then be prevented from saving into that folder due to permissions issues, even though a glimpse from a 10.5 station confirms that the folder Owner matches the logged-in user at the 10.6 station.
I keep trying to find an effective way to search for a reasonable answer online, but I'm not finding anything useful. Is there some fundamental incompatibility between Server 10.4 and OS 10.6 regarding ACL's? Would upgrading to Server 10.6 resolve things?
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