Uptowner 1.7
Updated on 15 Sep 2011
By Anthony Buckner
By Anthony Buckner
2.84 MB Safe To Install
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License:
Freeware
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Downloads:
1091
Platform:
PPC/Intel, Mac OS
Publisher:
Leland(more)
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Warning! Uptowner can allow you to seriously damage your system. Use it with extreme caution.
Uptowner allows a user with administrative privileges to temporarily become the owner of a file and its enclosing folder. It temporarily promotes you "up to owner", hence the name Uptowner.
Sometimes I look at a root owned read-only file when logged in with administrative privileges, then decide I'd like to make a change. That's when Uptowner comes in handy. Start by finding a file (a text file is simplest) in a window that has the "pencil with a line through it" icon. A fairly safe file to play with might be one of the .log files in /private/var/log. To go there, just choose "Go to Folder..." from the Go menu and type in "/private/var/log". Drag a file onto the TextEdit application's icon to open it. Make a change such as typing a space then pressing the delete key once and try to save it. If you can't, which is likely, you can use Uptowner. While the file is still open in TextEdit, drag the file's icon to the Uptowner application icon or its Dock icon if it's already running. Enter your administrative password (you must be logged in with administrative privileges to use Uptowner). Click "Become temporary owner" then OK the warning message if you're brave enough, and go back to TextEdit. You should now be able to change and save the file. Uptowner will wait for you to tell it that you're ready for the original ownership to be restored for the item you selected. Go back to Uptowner and click OK again and everything is set back the way it was and you'll no longer be able to change and save the file in TextEdit, unless you use Uptowner again.
Another Warning! Do not attempt to change ownership of items that you can't read when logged in as administrator. Please use Uptowner with great caution.
Uptowner allows a user with administrative privileges to temporarily become the owner of a file and its enclosing folder. It temporarily promotes you "up to owner", hence the name Uptowner.
Sometimes I look at a root owned read-only file when logged in with administrative privileges, then decide I'd like to make a change. That's when Uptowner comes in handy. Start by finding a file (a text file is simplest) in a window that has the "pencil with a line through it" icon. A fairly safe file to play with might be one of the .log files in /private/var/log. To go there, just choose "Go to Folder..." from the Go menu and type in "/private/var/log". Drag a file onto the TextEdit application's icon to open it. Make a change such as typing a space then pressing the delete key once and try to save it. If you can't, which is likely, you can use Uptowner. While the file is still open in TextEdit, drag the file's icon to the Uptowner application icon or its Dock icon if it's already running. Enter your administrative password (you must be logged in with administrative privileges to use Uptowner). Click "Become temporary owner" then OK the warning message if you're brave enough, and go back to TextEdit. You should now be able to change and save the file. Uptowner will wait for you to tell it that you're ready for the original ownership to be restored for the item you selected. Go back to Uptowner and click OK again and everything is set back the way it was and you'll no longer be able to change and save the file in TextEdit, unless you use Uptowner again.
Another Warning! Do not attempt to change ownership of items that you can't read when logged in as administrator. Please use Uptowner with great caution.
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System Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4.3 or later.
What's New
Version 1.7:
- Compatible with Tiger (Mac OS X 10.4.3 or later)
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Please be aware FindMySoft.com accepts no responsibility for the file you are downloading. The same applies to the information provided about the software products listed.
We do not allow the inclusion of any Uptowner serial, keygen or crack and we disclaim any liability for the inappropriate use of Uptowner.
FindMySoft advises that Uptowner should be only used in accordance with the rules of intellectual property and the existing Criminal Code.
For your own protection ALWAYS check downloaded files for viruses.
We do not allow the inclusion of any Uptowner serial, keygen or crack and we disclaim any liability for the inappropriate use of Uptowner.
FindMySoft advises that Uptowner should be only used in accordance with the rules of intellectual property and the existing Criminal Code.
For your own protection ALWAYS check downloaded files for viruses.
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