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   Would it be possible to have the endpoint service generate the folder and files for /Users/Shared?  That way things are more consistent from an ownership/permissions perspective.

Thanks.

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PaulLepkowski Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 22 Dec 2010 Status: Offline Points: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote PaulLepkowski Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: User Shared Posted: 15 Feb 2011 at 9:02am
	Would it be possible to have the endpoint service generate the folder and files for /Users/Shared? That way things are more consistent from an ownership/permissions perspective. Thanks.

Product Management Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 24 Nov 2010 Status: Offline Points: 171	Post Options Post Reply Quote Product Management Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Feb 2011 at 9:59am
	There have been a number of updates to the build scripts and the applications themselves since the release of Mac v3.7 to deal with permissions issues - which we believe are all resolved. If you are still experiencing any issues after using the latest build scripts and application, please open a ticket at http://support.identityfinder.com Release notes: http://www.identityfinder.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=24 Build scripts are attached to this article: http://support.identityfinder.com/entries/180010

RITJeremy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 21 Dec 2010 Location: Rochester, NY Status: Offline Points: 34	Post Options Post Reply Quote RITJeremy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 Feb 2011 at 11:50am
	The build scripts keep changing and don’t have release notes of their own. It would be helpful to have changes documented so we don’t have to diff every file in the build script download to find what has changed. Typically, only the postinstall and postupgrade scripts change. I have seen at least the following changes in this download: * February 17 at 11:48 PM * February 15 at 6:14 PM * February 10 at 1:45 PM * February 9 at 2:40 PM * December 28 at 3:36 PM Even though the postinstall/postupgrade file dates indicated Feb 17, the download for the installer build scripts still indicates it was last updated Feb 15. As for this request about /Users/Shared, three different processes can create the .identityfinder folder in /Users/Shared. in our testing, we get three different results for the .identityfinder folder depending on which process created it: Identity FInder.app: created with ownership and permissions appropriate for current console user Endpoint Service: strictest ownership, lax permissions throughout drwxrwxrwx 3 root wheel 102 Jan 7 09:01 .identityfinder drwxrwxrwx 3 root wheel 102 Jan 7 09:01 Application drwxrwxrwx 3 root wheel 102 Jan 7 09:01 {04964656e-7469-7479-2046-696e6465720} IDF LLC installer (from build script): admin group owner, stricter parent permissions, lax subfolder drwxr-xr-x 3 root admin 102 Jan 7 09:01 .identityfinder drwxr-xr-x 3 root admin 102 Jan 7 09:01 Application drwxrwxrwx 3 root admin 102 Jan 7 09:01 {04964656e-7469-7479-2046-696e6465720} Really, we’re asking for is the EndpointService to create the .identityfinder folder hierarchy with the same ownership and permissions found in the build script, and then that portion of the postinstall/postupgrade becomes unnecessary. It doesn’t make a lot of sense to us to have the product create the same directory structure three different ways.

Product Management Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 24 Nov 2010 Status: Offline Points: 171	Post Options Post Reply Quote Product Management Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Mar 2011 at 2:47pm
	Thank you for the suggestion. In all 3 cases we’ll have the following: drwxr-xr-x 3 xxxx xxxxx 102 Jan 7 09:01 .identityfinder drwxr-xr-x 3 xxxx xxxxx 102 Jan 7 09:01 Application drwxrwxrwx 3 xxxx xxxxx 102 Jan 7 09:01 {04964656e-7469-7479-2046-696e6465720} If the app creates them, the user:group are that of the user running the app (this only happens if the app opens and the directories are not there already). If the EPS or the install script (when using root auth) creates them the user:group will be root:wheel.

RITJeremy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 21 Dec 2010 Location: Rochester, NY Status: Offline Points: 34	Post Options Post Reply Quote RITJeremy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Mar 2011 at 2:51pm
	That simplifies deployment greatly, thank you!