Permissions Nightmare

[Ed M.]

I've recently been attempting to upgrade our FM setup from Server 3 on ASIP to Server 7 Advanced on OS X. I managed to get the databases converted, etc, but am having a pain of a permissions problem.

Databases are in the default database folder. Permissions are set so that the fmsadmin group has read and write (I even tried giving Everybody read & write) on both the fp7 files and enclosing folders.

For some reason, the fm daemon opens the databases as read-only, so I'm unable to modify them in any way. Files are not locked, checked and re-checked permissions, etc, etc.

Any ideas? This one's driving me nuts, and I've gotta have the upgrade rolled out in time for our spring semester to start.

[Fenton]

Do you have "fmserver" as the "owner"? That's what the sample file has (and that's about all I know about Unix file permissions :-)

[Ed M.]

I've tried fmserver, fmweb, and admin (the admin account used to install fmp), all to no avail.

[Vaughan]

It may be that the files are locked! Windows can do strange thoing locking files if they are copied from locked volumes.

[Steven H. Blackwell]

Having run files on ASIP you are lucky to still have files. Do check the individual files to be sure they are not locked. Under the get Info select the GROUP to be fmsadmin and set to read/write.

I recommend that you also read the Server Tech Brief on the FMI web site:

http://www.filemaker.com./upgrade/techbriefs.html

as well as the mega Tech Brief on Migration before you deploy these files in a mission critical environment.

Steven

[Steven H. Blackwell]

Obviously that response ws NOT to Vaughan but to the original poster, I will never figure this message board out. :<(

SHB

[Vaughan]

I missed their reference to ASIP, Steven.

Excellent advice, as always.