10.4: Fix an iSync/Palm Conduit install issue
Jul 28, '05 08:29:00AM
Contributed by: Anonymous
iSync 2.1 cannot install into the Palm Support area. The folder is root access only. I simply did this in the Terminal:
chmod 777 /Library/Application\ Support/Palm\ HotSync/Conduits
And now iSync can install the iSync conduit into Palm Desktop's Hotsync conduit. This is technically a security threat, as the Conduits folder is now globally writable, so I'm sure someone else will find the proper method. However, I wanted to post this stat, as others may get hoodwinked as I did (for the last three hours). I hope this helps someone...
[robg adds: Though I didn't change the hint, I would advise against using 777 as the solution to this problem. Though I'm not currently using Palm Desktop (I use Missing Sync instead), I do have it installed. On my machine, the Conduits folder is owned by my main user, with read and write permissions; the group is also my main user, with read only permissions, and others have read only access. Therefore, I think the best solution for anonymous (and anyone else having this issue) would be to change the owner and group of the Conduits folder to your primary user. You can do this via the Finder's Get Info dialog, or by using chown in the Terminal. Setting the folder world-writable, though, is really not a good idea...]
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