[coopns]

Someone gave my mom a computer but everytime she tries to install things and she gets "you don't have permission...something something...contact your adm" Is there a way to reset the permissions possibly at the terminal?

Thanks.

[ibook_steve]

She's probably not logged in as an admin. Check the Accounts preferences to see that she's logged in as an admin. If not turn on the admin option or create a new account and see if that fixes things.

Steve

[coopns]

Yes, she is logged in as Admin. It auto logs into to Admin.

Any other thoughts?

Can I reset the permissions somehow?

[Hal Itosis]

Which OS version? [the Leopard DVD has a special feature to reset *user* permissions.]

Anyway...

Someone gave my mom a computer but

... anytime anyone acquires a *used* computer, it's probably wise to boot from the system DVD and do a fresh install of the OS. [Backup the stuff on the HD to an external disk first, if restoring extraneous items left by the former owner might be of value.]

If this used Mac didn't come with any system install DVD or CDs (which seems to happen way too often -- whether the computer is hot or not), then buying the OS from Apple is another good idea.