Privileges question

[mindbend]

I installed that lame-ass Chimera browser and immediately wanted to remove it but I couldn't due to privileges. INFO says Owner:system, Group:staff

Shouldn't I be able to remove anything if I'm logged in with an Admin account? My Users prefs says I'm an admin. If not, how do I get better privs to remove whateevr the heck I want.

And while I'm asking questions, why do I have to deal with this new stupid system where I have to approve every move I make? I miss the old Mac system where I just move it or delete it.

Can I set it up somehow to just give me full privs at startup since I'm the only user that's gonna be on this machine?

Thanks!

 

[simX]

It's probably the installer that caused this problem when it installs, but I'm not sure.

You can either issue a delete command via the Terminal: sudo rm -Rf /Applications/Chimera.app, and after entering your password that will delete it. Or you could issue a change owner command via the Terminal: sudo chown yourusername /Applications/Chimera.app, and after entering your password, you can delete it manually via the Finder. You could also change the permissions entirely via the Terminal: sudo chmod 777 /Applications/Chimera.app, and then you could delete it in the Finder after entering your password.

Another solution is to download a utility like XRay or Super Get Info or Get Info. I know it's a pain, and hopefully Apple will provide a fix in the future... what they should've done is just add a little lock button in the privileges section of the Inspector window, and then allow changes after you enter your admin password.

Note that although admins don't have permissions to do anything, they CAN do anything by using their admin password if they are given temporary root access (by the sudo command in the above commands I showed highlighted in red).

 

[mindbend]

Thanks for the help, I appreciate it.

I also appreciate the obvious power that the Unix system provides, but I can't help feeling like there are some steps backward being taken. I mean, non-programmer knuckleheads like me aren't inclined to go through the steps you outlined, and frankly, we shouldn't HAVE to. I like it as an option, but c'mon Apple, if I drag something to the trash, you damn well better let me do it, otherwise, why bother putting on a GUI front end?

Perhaps this is just something that will get resolved in time as X matures, I hope so. Maybe someday I'll learn some basic Unix syntax and this won't seem as odd, but right there's a lot of little sublety missing in X that even the very original Max OS had. Simple things like having all files hidden that the average user would never need to see.

OK, enough ranting. OS X is great, Unix is great. Just needs a little more polishing as a team.