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Re: Changing file permissions from Carbon

On 11/27/03 2:52 PM, Eli Green didst favor us with:

> http://developer.apple.com/qa/qa2001/qa1251.html
>
> I just assumed I could use FSSetCatalogInfo to set the permissions on a
> file from Carbon, but according to the above URL, I can't. Given that
> I'm writing a CFM app, and Mach-O is not an option for me, what is the
> "right" way to set UNIX permissions on a file?

The document you mention does not say you can't use FSSetCatalogInfo to set
permissions. It says you can't use FSSetCatalogInfo to set the user or group
IDs.

There was just a big thread on here a few days ago discussing this and
verifying that you *can* use FSSetCatalogInfo to set permissions.

Larry
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