Apple 3.8 user manual Finding Out What Privileges You Have

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Finding Out What Privileges You Have

There are three ways to find out what access privileges you’ve been assigned to a shared item on a volume to which you’re connected.

mLook at the folder icons in the Finder; the icons show your privileges. Tabbed folder: You are the owner of the folder.

Plain folder: You have some access privileges to the folder.

Locked folder: You do not have any access privileges to the folder.

Locked folder with arrow: You only have the Make Changes privilege to the folder.

mIf your computer is using Mac OS 8.0 or later, open the folder. The access privilege icons in the top-left corner of the window tell you what privileges you do not have.

A crossed-out file icon: You can’t see files.

A crossed-out folder icon: You can’t see folders.

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Contents User’s Manual Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved Apple Computer, IncAppleShare Client 3.8 User’s Manual Page Click OK Dialog box similar to the following appears AppleShare Client Quick Reference Page Close the Chooser Disconnecting From a File Server Read Only Users can see, open, and copy files and folders Following are brief descriptions of each privilegeFinding Out What Privileges You Have Crossed-out pencil You can’t make changes
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