Mac OS X in a Nutshell

Name

vsdbutil

Synopsis

vsdbutil { -a | -c | -d } pathname
vsdbutil -i

Enables or disables the use of permissions on a disk volume. This is equivalent to using the Ignore Privileges checkbox in the Finder’s Info window for a mounted volume. The status of permissions usage on mounted volumes is stored in the permissions database, /var/db/volinfo.database.

Options

-a

Activates permissions on the volume designated by pathname.

-c

Checks the status of permissions usage on the volume designated by pathname.

-d

Deactivates permissions on the volume designated by pathname.

-i

Initializes the permissions database to include all mounted HFS and HFS+ volumes.