"Ownership and Permissions"

[RHPConsult]

This morning, I downloaded the new version of Firefox 2.0.01: to my PB = NO problem; to my iMac/Intel = No way.

I am told, with the latter, that I do not have "privileges" to do so. Reading the Apple Knowledge files reverals the suggestion of, naturally, changing Ownership and Permissions.

One problem (in 2 parts)

1. Some options (even when unlockled) remain grayed-out
2. GET INFO panels both the app and the HD are identical on BOTH macs

even though downloading was w/o incident on the PB and impossible on the iMac.

Wots happening . . . or not?

 


Here's the "panel" from the Intel  

[tacit]

The privileges on your hard drive do not matter. Most likely, you have incorrect privileges set on some folder, such as the folder you are trying to download into.

If you are trying to download to your Desktop, the permissions on your Desktop folder are fubar. If you are downloading into some other place, the permissions on that folder are the problem. (Where are you trying to download to?)

If the problem is bad permissions on your Desktop, then running Repair Permissions in Disk Utility should fix this.

[RHPConsult]

Tacit writes:

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The privileges on your hard drive do not matter. Most likely, you have incorrect privileges set on some folder, such as the folder you are trying to download into.

If you are trying to download to your Desktop, the permissions on your Desktop folder are fubar. If you are downloading into some other place, the permissions on that folder are the problem. (Where are you trying to download to?)

If the problem is bad permissions on your Desktop, then running Repair Permissions in Disk Utility should fix this.

Thought I was up-to-date w/Repairing Permissions. Apparently not.

I have been downloading FF to my DT, then clickin'& draggin' to the Apps Folder.

Kept getting the same error message  (after the message that, of course, An older application . . .)

So I decided to trash the prior version of FF first (don't usually do that) the dragging to the Apps Folder

And then BINGO! No error message, No problem.

Don't know whether that was somehow related to Permissions, or not, Tacit. But AOK now.

And many thanks.