Name
vsdbutil
Synopsis
vsdbutil { -a | -c | -d } pathname
vsdbutil -i
Enables or disables the use of permissions on a disk volume. This is equivalent to using the “Ignore Privileges” checkbox in the Finder’s Info window for a mounted volume. The status of permissions usage on mounted volumes is stored in the permissions database, /var/db/volinfo.database.
Options
- -a
Activate permissions on the volume designated by
pathname
.- -c
Print the status of permissions usage on the volume designated by
pathname
to standard output.- -d
Deactivate permissions on the volume designated by
pathname
.- -i
Initialize the permissions database to include all mounted HFS and HFS+ volumes.
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