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- FileMaker Server 9 Help
- About FileMaker Server
- New features in FileMaker Server 9
- Deploying FileMaker Server
- Starting Admin Console
- Hosting databases
- Hosting websites
- Starting and stopping FileMaker Server
- Configuring general settings
- Configuring Database Server settings
- Configuring web publishing settings
- Administering clients
- Administering databases
- Using ODBC and JDBC with FileMaker Server
- Monitoring FileMaker Server
- Managing plug-ins
- Securing your data
- Scheduling administrative tasks
- Troubleshooting
- Checking for updates
- About the license key
- Command line reference
- Glossary
- Registration
- Customer support and Knowledge Base
- Copyright information
Hosting databases Uploading database files
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ILEMAKER SERVER 9 HELP 37
To add a user to the fmsadmin group using the Terminal application:
1. Start the Terminal application (/Applications/Utilities/Terminal/).
2. Enter the following at the command line:
sudo dseditgroup -o edit -a username -t user fmsadmin
where username is the name of the existing user you wish to add to the fmsadmin group.
To change group permissions for database files hosted by FileMaker Server:
1. Place database files in the folder /FileMaker Server/Data/Databases/ or the optional
additional database folder.
2. Start the Terminal application and use the cd command to set your path as needed.
3. Enter the following at the command line:
chmod g+rw <filename>.fp7
where filename is the name of the database
To change the group of a file or folder to the fmsadmin group:
1. Start the Terminal application and use the cd command to set your path as needed.
2. Enter the following at the command line:
chgrp fmsadmin <filepath>
Example: chgrp fmsadmin dbfile.fp7
Related topics
Editing accounts and privilege sets (page 32)
Uploading database files
(page 33)
Verifying databases are available to FileMaker Pro clients
(page 42)