OS X Lion

[Marty Knapp]

Pete -  Use the "Go" menu in the Finder, while holding down the option 
key - that makes it show in the menu.

Marty
> A while back there was a discussion on the changes in access privileges to
> some directories in Lion, I believe mainly to do the system Library
> directory.
>
> Yesterday, I went through the process of installing an LC app on Lion for
> the first time, and also experiencing Lion for the first time.  I don't
> need to access the system Library directory but I do need to put a
> Preferences file in the user's Library/Preferences folder which I assume is
> still the place for preferences files to go.
>
> Pre-Lion, I would just click on the icon for my Home directory, then
> navigate to Library/Preferences in the Finder.  In Lion, I could not find a
> home directory icon to click on, nor could I find an icon representing the
> computer's hard drive, either on the desktop or in any Finder windows that
> I could see.
>
> I should say I do not have a real installation process for this app, it's
> something I put together quickly for a friend, so I was simply copying
> files from a CD to his computer.  We didn't have much time to do the
> install so I wasn't able to poke around Lion to see if there is a way for a
> user (a System Admin user of course) to get to the Library/Preferences
> folder.
>
> Hopefully someone can give me some guidance on this.  I'm also left to
> wonder if my application will be able to access the preferences file even
> if I manage to put it into /Library/Preferences.
>
> Thanks,
>