I'm having problems copying from an iMac to a MBP.
I can properly mount the volume from the MBP and transfer files FROM it to the iMac. But when I try to transfer FROM the iMac TO the MBP I get prompted for the password for the iMac, and then get successive error messages explaining that it can't copy because that name exists, etc.
I have gotten so far as to diagnose the problem probably lies in the fact that the two Macs have the same name being used for the admin account, yet the UID for that user on the MBP is 502, not 501 (there is no 501 on that machine). I have seen "fixes" that involve changing the UID on the MBP to 501, and on all that user's folders, etc, but that seems like too much, and would also bork the TM backups. And I think it would involve creating a new user per Apple's method, which I think might generate a UID of 503, not 501. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1428
Is there a way to sort this? Does the problem lie in the fact that the user names are identical? I would have thought there was a way to copy files to another user on another computer and in any case, it does work from MBP UID 502 TO iMac UID 501.
Rob
I can properly mount the volume from the MBP and transfer files FROM it to the iMac. But when I try to transfer FROM the iMac TO the MBP I get prompted for the password for the iMac, and then get successive error messages explaining that it can't copy because that name exists, etc.
I have gotten so far as to diagnose the problem probably lies in the fact that the two Macs have the same name being used for the admin account, yet the UID for that user on the MBP is 502, not 501 (there is no 501 on that machine). I have seen "fixes" that involve changing the UID on the MBP to 501, and on all that user's folders, etc, but that seems like too much, and would also bork the TM backups. And I think it would involve creating a new user per Apple's method, which I think might generate a UID of 503, not 501. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1428
Is there a way to sort this? Does the problem lie in the fact that the user names are identical? I would have thought there was a way to copy files to another user on another computer and in any case, it does work from MBP UID 502 TO iMac UID 501.
Rob