> If my application has to deal with copying/backing up files then how do I
> deal with file permissions under OSX?
copy all files you can copy.
Warn the user that some files can't be copied.
Or run as root and copy every file, but preserve the permissions.
> What permissions are required to simply copy a file
Read permissions.
> - what would cause the copy to fail?
No read permissions.
Mfg
Christian
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