OS X 10.7 MacMini application registration issue
G'day All, for starters; I am a Microsoft Systems Admin and the closest to an Apple OS I have come is my iPhone. My GM has just bought some 30K worth of software which supports video review of performance (StudioCode) that is Apple only so I have just bought 2 iPad 2, an iMac i7 27" and 4 Mac Mini. The iMac has OS X 10.6.8 and StudioCode installed and registered without a hitch. The MacMinis have OS X 10.7; StudioCode installs but when I try to register the software on them I get "You do not have sufficient write privileges to complete this operation. Please log on as an administrator". The User is an administrator and appears to have full write access to everything but I'm floundering. The only StudioCode entries I can find are the actual Studiocode.app in the Applications folder and the manual in The Application Support folder. Where does it install? Where are the "Program Files"? Any help, pointers appreciated.
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Open Disk Utility (found in /Applications/Utilities) and run Repair Permissions.
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Thanks for the info gents. User is definitely a local admin, created on the machine for the machine. They're not on the domain so no AD issues. I ran repair permissions before I posted the question as my googling pointed to that as a solution, no change. I'll check the system report info on Monday morning but hopefully I'll have a reply from StudioCode too. Will let you know.
By the way, you can find out what the actual permissions are on the Studio Code app (and change them!) by right-clicking on the Studio Code app in the Applications folder and choosing "Get Info" from the contextual menu.
Alternatively, single-click not the app to highlight it and type command-i.
Alternatively, single-click not the app to highlight it and type command-i.
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Update: StudioCode Kind: Universal, 64-Bit: No. Get Info on Studiocode App Sharing & Permissions listed System and admin (local user logged on) as Read & Write, everyone as Read Only. I changed everyone to Read & Write but no change to the error. How does one logon or 'run as' root?
Here's how to enable root. Be careful as this guy can do everything...and normally there is no reason to do so:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1528
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1528
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Further Update: StudioCode got back to me; There's a known bug that they haven't yet addressed as 10.7 is so recent. I had to 'get info' on the main drive, go to sharing and permissions, add the local user and grant read & write... who knew :) Thanks for the advice gents.
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Although not the answer required both Experts were on the right track and their comments were quite helpful in my getting my head around this darkside stuff ;)