Common writable folders

[Trevor DeVore]

On Jan 17, 2007, at 6:33 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote:

> Mark Schonewille wrote:
>
>> Only admins can install applications that are available to all  
>> users.  If a user is not an admin, you will have to write to the  
>> user's  application support/data folder, which means that only the  
>> current  user can use the application. Operating systems are  
>> designed this way  to prevent limited users from messing up the  
>> entire system.
>
> Of course, and I have no problem with the application installation  
> requiring an admin.

Richard,

Would it be wrong to set the permissions of your apps folder within  
the /System/Application Support/ folder to the same permissions as  
the /Users/Shared folder during the first run/install?

I would think if you restrict it to your app folder and not the / 
System/Application Support/ folder there wouldn't be an issue but  
that may be breaking some great security rule.

-- 
Trevor DeVore
Blue Mango Learning Systems - www.bluemangolearning.com
trevor at bluemangolearning.com