I'm currently running one boot volume with Snow Leopard and one with Mountain Lion on my Mac Pro. Due to current software compatibility-related issues, I need to be able to use both volumes regularly as part of my workflow for now, though I plan to transition fully to 10.8 in the next couple months. Right now, I'm running into a permissions issue that is impeding my workflow. When I first set up the 10.8 volume, I had access to all the folders in my main user account on the 10.6 volume. However, yesterday I used the process described in the link below to change name of my home folder, which includes creating a new user account. With this new user account, I find that I do not have access to user content on my 10.6 volume.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1428
I know how to change permissions in the "Get Info" window, but I'm wondering if there's a way to globally give this account the same permissions the original one had. In other words, I want the new user account on my 10.8 volume to have full read-write access to all files and folders associated with the main user account on my 10.6 volume. (Actually, I thought that was what the process in that support article was supposed to do, so perhaps I've done something wrong...) As it is right now, if I've granted myself read and write permissions to the Documents folder, but those permissions seem to have "cascaded" inconsistently--some files and folders are still blocked, others are accessible. Can anyone help me out with this? For now, I've just copied the files I need over, but I need a better solution.
Thanks.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1428
I know how to change permissions in the "Get Info" window, but I'm wondering if there's a way to globally give this account the same permissions the original one had. In other words, I want the new user account on my 10.8 volume to have full read-write access to all files and folders associated with the main user account on my 10.6 volume. (Actually, I thought that was what the process in that support article was supposed to do, so perhaps I've done something wrong...) As it is right now, if I've granted myself read and write permissions to the Documents folder, but those permissions seem to have "cascaded" inconsistently--some files and folders are still blocked, others are accessible. Can anyone help me out with this? For now, I've just copied the files I need over, but I need a better solution.
Thanks.