To Display Media Properties on the Solaris Operating System (Java Desktop System Release 3 User Guide)

Java Desktop System Release 3 User Guide

To Display Media Properties on the Solaris Operating System

To display the properties of removable media, right-click on the object that represents the media on the desktop, then choose Properties. A Media Properties dialog is displayed.

To view basic information on the media, select the Basic tab. The following table describes the Basic elements on the Media Properties dialog:

Dialog Element	Description
Name	Displays the name assigned to the media.
Location	Displays the file path assigned to the media.
Volume	Displays the name of the volume assigned to the media.
Free Space	Displays the free space available on the media.
Modified	Displays the date that the media was last modified.

Select the Emblems tab to assign an emblem to the media icon.

To view permissions information on the media, select the Permissions tab. The following table describes the Permissions elements on the Media Properties dialog:

Dialog Element	Description
File Owner	Displays the name of the user that owns the file.
File Group	Displays the name of the group that owns the file.
Read/Write/Execute checkboxes	Displays the read/write/execute permissions for Owner/Group/Others.
Special Flags	Displays the Set user ID, Set group ID, and Sticky checkboxes set for the media.
Text view	Displays the `drwxrwxrwx` string that corresponds to the Read/Write/Execute checkboxes.
Number view	Displays the octal string that corresponds to the Read/Write/Execute checkboxes.
Notes	Displays a note that you previously assigned to the media using the File Manager. The note is not visible to other users.

Click Close to close the Media Properties dialog.