Folder permissions switching to No Access issue

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RachK

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I just upgraded to Snow Leopard, 10.6.5 on a brand new Mac Pro (quad core). I have to create shared folders on our shared server system and on Leopard I simply created a new folder and changed permissions for (group) Everyone to Read & Write using Get Info. No problems. Now when I create the folder and change the permissions it is automatically switching to No Access, no matter what permission set I assign. The default is Read Only. Can I either set the default to to Read & Write for all groups or is there a way to fix the switch to No Access issue? It is imperative that the folders be Read & Write for the entire office.

I also noticed that under the Permissions menu in the folder it says that I have "custom access", I'm not sure why this is.

I searched Help topics & the forum but was unable to find a resolution so hoping someone here can help. Thanks!
 
Download the 10.6.5 combo Update and run /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility, preferably from another drive in your Mac Pro, and Repair Permissions on that main drive.

Sometimes the Software incremental updates, when a bunch is together, can play havoc on permissions.

To let you know the difference in a combo it is designed to update a file in OS X from OS X 10.x.1 all the way up to the current OS X update. It does this by "replacing system files instead of the Software Update that just "updates a system file". So downloading a combo update can move a person almost to current version and also fix any screwed up system Updates. It is an old OS X hint the Combo Updates seem to help a lot of time.
 
Thank you! I'll give it a try.

I also figured out that if I create the folder on my desktop, reset the permissions, then drag it to the server it will accept the permission change. If the Combo Update does not fix the issue then I can use this as a work around.
 
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