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Nov 30, 2020
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Hi everybody,

I would like to use my 2020 Mac mini M1 as a fileserver with a Big6 storage for a group of 6 people. Creating users and groups is no problem, it works flawlessly fast. The problem lies in the access rights of folders and files.

One of the groups I have created is called "Studio" and this group has a number of users, 2 users will suffice for this example.

The main folder is called "Fileserver" and it contains 5 folders and in the main folder group "Studio" has only read rights. 1 of the folders is called "production jobs", in that folder group "Studio" has read and write access.
When I click on the folder and then CMD + I, I see the following:
- wheel, read only
- Studio, reading and writing
- Fileserver (my), read and write
- everyone, no access

If "user-1" opens the folder "production jobs" and creates a new folder in it, this user can read and write as well as rename or delete.
"User-2" can then read the folder that "user-1" created, rename the folder or write something in that folder, maybe strange, but "user-2" can delete the folder.
CMD + I shows the following:
- User-1, read and write
- wheel, read only
- everyone, read only

It is intended that as "user-1" create a folder or file that "user-2" can read and write and vice versa.

I can't get this done so far and with Google I haven't been able to find an answer so far.
 
Disclaimer: I don't have a macOS 11 box to test yet....but previously true:

Apple does not provide a great way to manage permissions (they did in older versions of Server....now gone). There used to be a few other 3rd party tools that were good, but they have been dying on the vine. One that used to be great is Tinkertool System. Worth the price.

I see no support for Mac OS 11 yet. It may not come. Hopefully, it will, or others will fill the gap with a good GUI tool.

I do see this in the release notes:

TinkerTool System 6 Version History​


Version 6.94 (Build 201111)​

This version is aware of TinkerTool System 7 and the release of macOS 11.0 Big Sur.

Let's see if others have a better fix.
 
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