User Accounts & Permissions

pianoman1976 · May 20, 2008, 10:57 PM

Hello,

I am unable to change certain permissions on a folder "WikiServer" (/Library/Application Support/Apple). There is a user listed, "(unknown)" who has full control. I am unable to do anything with this user on this folder despite me taking ownership, giving myself full control, and unlocking the folder.

Who/what is this user? Can I query a list of all non-system users? I only have my account (admin) and a guest account (disabled) on this system. I've noticed an additional user "Wheel" on a number of folders. Is this a system thing? I don't believe so because she shows up wherever Mickey Mouse stuff is going on.

Also when running Disk Utility, even form a direct boot from CD, I am unable repair permissions on a number of folders. If booting from a CD does not allow me full control, what does? I thought a CD boot was a fail safe in this regard.

Please advise. Thanks.

wrldwzrd89 · 07:33 AM

Mac OS X doesn't show you all the users and groups on the system, from the Finder by default. The wheel group has been around for a long time - its existence originates from BSD, which Mac OS X is derived from. You can use the Terminal to query the system about a folder's permissions, if you know which commands to use. The command you need in this case is this:

Code:

ls -l /Library/Application\ Support/Apple/WikiServer/

pianoman1976 · May 21, 2008, 03:43 PM

User "Wheel" appears to be capable of malicious intrusion. What are your thought on this? What are your thoughts on this "unknown" user that I cannot remove from this folder's permissions? What is wikiserver?

Finally, how do I fix my system to get back my original permissions, as the disk utility from CD boot does not work. Are there root settings somewhere that are preventing this? Do I need to return this computer to the Apple Store?

Thank you.

pianoman1976 · May 21, 2008, 07:18 PM

Here is what Terminal returns for the WikiServer folder:

total 0
drwxrwxr-x+ 4 _teamsserver _teamsserver 136 May 20 02:28 Japanese.lproj
drwxrwxr-x+ 4 _teamsserver _teamsserver 136 May 20 02:27 de.lproj
drwxrwxr-x+ 4 _teamsserver _teamsserver 136 May 20 02:28 fr.lproj

May 20, 2008, 10:57 PM	#1
pianoman1976 macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2008	User Accounts & Permissions Hello, I am unable to change certain permissions on a folder "WikiServer" (/Library/Application Support/Apple). There is a user listed, "(unknown)" who has full control. I am unable to do anything with this user on this folder despite me taking ownership, giving myself full control, and unlocking the folder. Who/what is this user? Can I query a list of all non-system users? I only have my account (admin) and a guest account (disabled) on this system. I've noticed an additional user "Wheel" on a number of folders. Is this a system thing? I don't believe so because she shows up wherever Mickey Mouse stuff is going on. Also when running Disk Utility, even form a direct boot from CD, I am unable repair permissions on a number of folders. If booting from a CD does not allow me full control, what does? I thought a CD boot was a fail safe in this regard. Please advise. Thanks.
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May 21, 2008, 07:32 AM	#2
wrldwzrd89 macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Solon, OH	Mac OS X doesn't show you all the users and groups on the system, from the Finder by default. The wheel group has been around for a long time - its existence originates from BSD, which Mac OS X is derived from. You can use the Terminal to query the system about a folder's permissions, if you know which commands to use. The command you need in this case is this: Code: ls -l /Library/Application\ Support/Apple/WikiServer/ __________________ iMac Intel (Rev H, 27"), 1TB HDD, 16GB RAM, Ubuntu Last edited by wrldwzrd89; May 21, 2008 at 07:33 AM. Reason: Command was wrong
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May 21, 2008, 03:43 PM	#3
pianoman1976 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2008	User "Wheel" appears to be capable of malicious intrusion. What are your thought on this? What are your thoughts on this "unknown" user that I cannot remove from this folder's permissions? What is wikiserver? Finally, how do I fix my system to get back my original permissions, as the disk utility from CD boot does not work. Are there root settings somewhere that are preventing this? Do I need to return this computer to the Apple Store? Thank you.
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May 21, 2008, 07:18 PM	#4
pianoman1976 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2008	Here is what Terminal returns for the WikiServer folder: total 0 drwxrwxr-x+ 4 _teamsserver _teamsserver 136 May 20 02:28 Japanese.lproj drwxrwxr-x+ 4 _teamsserver _teamsserver 136 May 20 02:27 de.lproj drwxrwxr-x+ 4 _teamsserver _teamsserver 136 May 20 02:28 fr.lproj
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