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Allow non-Admin users to modify system preferences
This will not work; I tried it. Files of type "prefPane" are not treated like files of type "app". And, actually, they're not files at all, but rather folders (bundles). The system does not consider file-level permissions when dealing with preferences; there is some higher level security abstraction going on.
Allow non-Admin users to modify system preferences
it worked fine for us--we've implemented the method and it's what we're doing for our cluster of 30+ OS X mac's.
Allow non-Admin users to modify system preferences
P.S. you gotta use the command line to do this.
Allow non-Admin users to modify system preferences
I tried this and it does not work. I'm not sure why it's working for you; are you sure all your users are not privileged? For those who want to perform their own tests, it's easy enough to do. 1. Create a new unprivileged user from System Preferences. 2. Backup the original file...
3. Set the new permissions...
4. Log out and log in as the new unprivileged user. Try to modify the date and time from System Preferences. Notice it still requires an admin password. 5. Log out and log in as admin. Restore your original file...
I have tried this on several machines with the same results. Once again: When it comes to System Preferences, the OS does not look at the individual file and folder permissions to determine who gets to run what; there is a higher level security abstraction going on.
Allow non-Admin users to modify system preferences
Well, I guess I got lucky when I tried this, because I didn't have much trouble. I will recheck things when I get to work today, but I'm sure it's working!
Allow non-Admin users to modify system preferences
I believe this technique works for you, but only because the System Preferences you are dealing with are accessible to unprivileged users by default. If you try this trick with DateAndTime, it will not work.
So far, modifying the /etc/authorization file seems to be the best solution. Perhaps the trick is to combine that with file permissions as well. In other words: modify the authorization file to allow everyone to modify the system prefs, then lock the users out of certain system prefs by changing the individual file and folder permissions. -S |
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