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Restricted users might have unauthorized access to Office 2008 for Mac program files

Cause: An installation issue in Office 2008 for Mac could allow unauthorized access to Office 2008 program files.

Solution: Change the ownership permissions for Office 2008 files after installation.

Microsoft is aware of an issue with Office 2008 installation that could allow a local user that does not have administrator privileges to access Office 2008 program files. The issue grants ownership permissions to only the user account that is assigned user ID (uid) 502. This issue affects only computers that have more than one local user account, and primarily affects environments, such as public computer labs and workplace networks, where access to program files is restricted. This issue will be corrected in a future update to Office 2008.

To fix this issue, a user with administrator privileges can manually adjust the ownership permissions of Office 2008 by using the following procedure.

  1. Log in to the computer by using a user account with administrator privileges.

  2. In /Applications/Utilities, open Terminal.

  3. In the Terminal window, type the following command on one line, and then press RETURN.


    /usr/bin/sudo /bin/chmod -R a-st "/Applications/Microsoft Office 2008" "/Library/Automator" "/Library/Fonts/Microsoft" "/Library/Application Support/Microsoft"

  4. When prompted, enter the password for the user account that you used to log in in step 1.

  5. In the Terminal window, type the following command on one line, and then press RETURN.


    /usr/bin/sudo /usr/sbin/chown -h -R root:admin "/Applications/Microsoft Office 2008" "/Library/Automator" "/Library/Fonts/Microsoft" "/Library/Application Support/Microsoft"

  6. If prompted, enter the password for the user account that you used to log in in step 1.
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