MacOS – How to grant web app access to restricted file

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I am running a Tomcat server via Eclipse.

I have a restricted file that contains information the web application running on Tomcat needs to perform its duties.

I understand how to grant/deny access to regular users, but how to for this web app?

Info:

  • Macbook Pro 10.7.5 (Lion)
  • Tomcat 7
  • Eclipse

Best Answer

Permissions on OS X are very similar to unix, so you could just make the file and folder readable by the user that you have chosen to run Tomcat.

Finder Information lets you change things as well as chown and chmod from the terminal.

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