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  1. 1 Change the Finder's umask to 077 for new folders
  2. 2 newfolder contextual menu item with Automator
  3. 3 Mount Strongspace to a folder in Ubuntu

Change the Finder's umask to 077 for new folders

to shell security osx mac bash unix finder file create folder defaults umask permission plist new secure by jvs on Aug 24, 2009 

# change the Finder's umask for all user accounts (on Mac OS X)

# cf. http://www.makemacwork.com/secure-finder-permissions.htm
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder umask -int 077     # creates a new preferences file
defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder
#defaults delete /Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder umask
ls -l /Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist


# change the Finder's umask for your user account only

defaults write com.apple.finder umask -int 077
defaults read com.apple.finder umask
#defaults delete com.apple.finder umask
ls -lh ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist

# alternative
defaults -currentHost read -g
defaults -currentHost read "Apple Global Domain"
defaults -currentHost write -g umask -int 077
#defaults -currentHost delete -g umask
ls -lh ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/.GlobalPreferences.*.plist


defaults read -g
defaults read /Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences
ls -lh /Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist

newfolder contextual menu item with Automator

to shell osx mac bash unix folder directory menu automator contextual by jv on May 08, 2008
Right-click on a folder in a Finder window and select Automator -> newfolder to create a "NewFolder".


open -a Automator

#--------------------------------------------------

Drag or add actions here to build your workflow:
Library: Finder -> Action: Get Selected Finder Items
Library: Automator -> Action: Run Shell Script
                                 - Shell: /bin/sh
                                 - Pass input: as arguments

current_dir="$@"
name_of_new_dir="NewFolder"

if [[ -d "${current_dir}" ]] && [[ -w "${current_dir}" ]]; then
   /bin/mkdir -p "${current_dir}${name_of_new_dir}"
fi

exit 0


# now save the newfolder Automator workflow as a contextual menu item
Automator -> File -> Save As Plug-in ... -> Save Plug-in As: newfolder -> Plug-in for: Finder -> Save

#--------------------------------------------------

open ~/Library/Workflows/Applications/Finder/newfolder.workflow

# now open your Home directory, right-click on a folder and select Automator -> newfolder to create a "NewFolder" 
open ~

Mount Strongspace to a folder in Ubuntu

to backup strongspace ubuntu fuse mount folder by manofsteel on Jul 26, 2006 1 Comments
1) Install the software
sudo apt-get install sshfs


2) Add fuse to /etc/modules
sudo nano /etc/modules


3) Add yourself to the 'fuse' group, then log out and log in again.
sudo adduser your-username fuse


4) Create a mountpoint and give yourself ownership
sudo mkdir /media/mount-name
sudo chown your-username /media/mount-name


5) Mount the filesystem
sshfs remote-system-name:/remote-folder /media/mount-name


6) Unmount the filesystem
fusermount -u /media/mount-name


Directions lifted from Ubuntu forums and here also.

For myself, I had better results running the following command in the same directory that the file that I mounted resides in...

sudo sshfs user_name@subdomain.strongspace.com: folder_name


Where folder_name is the name of the folder that you are mounting strongspace to.
3 total

On This Page:

  1. 1 Change the Finder's umask to 077 for new folders
  2. 2 newfolder contextual menu item with Automator
  3. 3 Mount Strongspace to a folder in Ubuntu