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GUI for editing Mac OS X access control lists.


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DESCRIPTION

Sandbox... For years, standard POSIX permissions did a good job of defining access to our files and folders. But as our needs have become more complex, operating systems have begun implementing access control lists to help handle things. When Apple shipped Mac OS X 10.4, they added a robust granular permissions model. Unfortunately, only Mac OS X Server ships with a GUI for manipulating these permissions.

Enter Sandbox, stage left. What does Sandbox have to offer you? An organized, full-featured GUI for editing Mac OS X's access control lists. A software update system so you never have to come back to this page to check for updates (but you're welcome to anyway). A simple, easy-to-use panel for enabling and disabling ACL functionality.

WHAT'S NEW

release notes not available at developer site nor in download

REQUIREMENTS

Mac OS X 10.4.4 or later, and some understanding of how access control lists in OS X 10.4 work.

About that last requirement: Sandbox is a tool for server admins and engineers, and power users—generally intended for those who have at least the fundamentals of ACLs under their belts, and not your typical home user. Apple's File Services Administration documentation is a good place to start to gain an understanding of how the system works.

SCREENSHOT

Developer:	Michael Watson
Downloads:	11,082
- Version d/l:	4,684
Utilities:	File Management
License:	Free
Date:	11 Jul 2008
Platform:	PPC/Intel

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Sandbox User Reviews (3 posts)

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	Dec 21 2008	BRANDON EDLING Now that Apple has moved FileSharing from WGM to ServerAdmin, this makes more sense... and it's gotten quite a bit nicer as well (from what I can remember from three years ago!) (Version 2.2)		0
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	Feb 5 2007	NYTEWURK Nice. Looks and feels quite well put together. Seems to take good advantage of the POSIX ACL API within OS X. Just started using it so I'm not sure if it's doing it's job reliably. Always glad to see a developer making the effort to introduce more security related software to the macintosh platform. Not enough of it. Thanks. Keep it locked. Cheers (Version 2.1)		0
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	Oct 24 2005	BRANDON EDLING Perhaps I'm missing something, but why not just use Workgroup Manager? (Version 1.2.2)		0
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Oct 24 2005

ANONYMOUS The Workgroup Manager exists only in OS X Server. Without a third party application to do the job, the only way to enable ACLs in OS X client is on the command line.
(Version 1.2.2)

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Nov 22 2007

MAROOK Because WGM is not that great, even on Server. Sometimes it just won't set the permissions.. glad to see an alternative.. :-)
(Version 2.1)

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Jul 11 2008

ENCRO While Sandbox is certainly great you can also use Workgroup Manager on OS X Client by downloading the Server Admin Tools from the Apple site. You don't need to use OS X Server to use these tools.
(Version 2.2)

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