Cannot give myself root my permissions - bash

I am trying to give myself root access to all the file in this folder and not have to sudo everything I want to run a command.
The file I am concerned with is pro
When I enter ls -l I get :
drwxr-xr-x+ 12 Guest _guest 384 13 Jan 14:56 Guest
drwxrwxrwt 9 root wheel 288 13 Jan 14:30 Shared
drwxr-xr-x+ 148 Santi staff 4736 1 Apr 17:13 pro
then I enter chmod 775 pro/
It doesnt seem to change the permssions. What can I do to fix this or why is the folder restricting permission even though I appear to be root?

drwxr-xr-x+ ...
the final + means that the file is governed by acl
see
apropos acl : give you the mans to consult
wikipedia
Access Control Lists on Arch wiki

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Cannot modify or delete file: xattr: [Errno 13] Permission denied

I have tried multiple times to remove metadata and ACLs on a file (prompt-info.js below) so that I can modify or delete it. I have tried the answers in this question and this question (reproduced below), but nothing is working. I am running MacOS 12.1, and I do understand that ACLs have changed in recent versions of macOS. Nonetheless:
I had initially tried manually granting the file all permissions, and get this:
% ls -lah
total 136
drwxr-xr-x# 15 adamg staff 480B Jan 26 15:14 .
drwxr-xr-x# 16 adamg staff 512B Jan 20 11:39 ..
-rw-------# 1 adamg staff 2.9K Jan 18 12:34 App.css
-rw-------# 1 adamg staff 15K Jan 20 12:09 App.js
-rw------- 1 adamg staff 5.5K Jan 25 16:53 prompt-info-Adam’s MacBook Pro (2).js
-rwxrwxrwx# 1 adamg staff 5.4K Jan 20 11:47 prompt-info.js
In my terminal (iTerm2 running zsh) the filename prompt-info.js is also in red. I don't know if that helps at all.
When I try to view the metadata I get this:
% xattr -l prompt-info.js
xattr: [Errno 13] Permission denied: 'prompt-info.js'
When I try to modify the metadata I receive the same error:
% xattr -c prompt-info.js
xattr: [Errno 13] Permission denied: 'prompt-info.js'
When I try to remove the ACLs using chmod -N prompt-info.js it doesn't return an error, but then ls -lah still shows the exact same thing.
I also tried the command below, from the parent directory. It doesn't return an error, but I still receive the error about permission denied when I try xattr... afterwards:
(base) 14:24 Experiments/dialogue-keystrokes
chmod +a 'adamg allow read,write,delete,add_file,add_subdirectory,file_inherit,directory_inherit' src
Per #Gordan's comment below, when I run ls -le0#, it returns:
-rwxrwxrwx# 1 adamg staff - 5560 Jan 31 14:12 prompt-info.js
com.apple.LaunchServices.OpenWith 118
com.apple.fileutil.PlaceholderData 384
com.apple.lastuseddate#PS 16
com.apple.metadata:com_apple_backup_excludeItem 61
com.microsoft.OneDrive.RecallOnOpen 0
The full location of the directory is:
/Users/adamg/OneDrive - Northwestern University/Northwestern/Dissertation/Experiments/dialogue-keystrokes/src
Is there something I'm missing? I cannot resolve this issue.

Bash - What is the best way to save the value of a quantity after the script has terminated?

I am attempting to write a script that changes my desktop wallpaper to the next picture in my ~\Picture\Wallpapers directory. I have already created a script, change_wallpaper, which can change my desktop background to any given picture.
My plan was to list all the pictures in ~\Picture\Wallpapers as an array, find the index i of the current wallpaper, and apply change_wallpaper to the i+1 element of the array of pictures. My only issue is finding a way to story the index of the current wallpaper. I could create a file which contains this value, but it seems really inelegant to just have a text file with the number 12, for example, saved somewhere in my home directory.
Is there a better way?
I agree with the general consensus of using a file to store the index of the current wallpaper. A slightly more elegant way would be to put a "." (dot) in front of the file name to keep it hidden in the directory where your script is located. Something like:
admin#myHost:/home/admin$ ls -la
total 6200
drwxrwxr-x 4 admin admin 4096 Jul 02 15:41 .
drwxr-xr-x 71 bin bin 4096 Jun 29 12:43 ..
-rw------- 1 admin admin 3939 Jun 29 16:02 .bash_history
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin admin 21 Nov 04 2014 .bashrc
-rwxr-x--x 1 admin admin 259 Oct 13 2014 .profile
-rw------- 1 admin admin 3939 Jun 29 16:02 .wallpaper_index
-rw------- 1 admin admin 3939 Jun 29 16:02 change_wallpaper
There are countless linux and unix applications that do this.

Access GPIO (/sys/class/gpio) as non-root

The /sys/class/gpio can only be accessed as root by default. So I like that a new group gpio can use the files and directories under /sys/class/gpio. To achieve that I added the following lines to /etc/rc.local (I'm on Debian):
sudo chown root:gpio /sys/class/gpio/unexport /sys/class/gpio/export
sudo chmod 220 /sys/class/gpio/unexport /sys/class/gpio/export
So this gives write permissions to all the gpio group members. So they can now export and unexport pins fine.
The problem is they can't read/write the specific pin files after export (e.x. /sys/class/gpio/gpio17) beacause those are owned by root:root again.
How can I change that they are created by default as root:gpio too? I mean I can do that manually each time I export a pin. But that's a bit uncomfy.
UPDATE
According to larsks' answer I created the missing rule file. Now it partially works:
-rwxrwx--- 1 root gpio 4096 Jun 19 16:48 export
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root gpio 0 Jun 19 16:51 gpio17 -> ../../devices/soc/3f200000.gpio/gpio/gpio17
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root gpio 0 Jun 19 16:45 gpiochip0 -> ../../devices/soc/3f200000.gpio/gpio/gpiochip0
-rwxrwx--- 1 root gpio 4096 Jun 19 16:45 unexport
But for the ./gpio17/ I still get root:root:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Jun 19 16:52 active_low
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 19 16:52 device -> ../../../3f200000.gpio
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Jun 19 16:52 direction
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Jun 19 16:52 edge
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jun 19 16:52 power
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 19 16:52 subsystem -> ../../../../../class/gpio
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Jun 19 16:52 uevent
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Jun 19 16:52 value
UPDATE 2
Okay I solved the problem. Because I installed Raspbian over the RaspbianInstaller I never went through the raspi-config tool. This seems to be a problem. Because I was also missing the /sys/device/virtual/gpio/ folder.
I followed this guide here: https://community.element14.com/products/raspberry-pi/f/forum/26425/piface-digital-2---setup-and-use#139528
And afterwards the permissions were correct (even for the pin-folders and their files value, direction, ...).
More common rule for 4.x kernels will be the following
SUBSYSTEM=="gpio*", PROGRAM="/bin/sh -c 'find -L /sys/class/gpio/ -maxdepth 2 -exec chown root:gpio {} \; -exec chmod 770 {} \; || true'"
The rule in the initial answer will fail to chown the exported gpio if there's a symbolic link in the path
UPD please beg in mind that when you export some GPIO via sysfs, you should wait for udev rule to fire and complete before you get desired access rights. The thing that worked for me was sleep about 100ms before trying to access GPIO files.
You can do this using udev rules, which can define actions to execute when the kernel instantiates new devices. Current versions of the Raspbian distribution for Raspberry Pi devices contain the following in /etc/udev/rules.d/99-com.rules:
SUBSYSTEM=="gpio*", PROGRAM="/bin/sh -c 'chown -R root:gpio /sys/class/gpio && chmod -R 770 /sys/class/gpio; chown -R root:gpio /sys/devices/virtual/gpio && chmod -R 770 /sys/devices/virtual/gpio'"
This ensures that entries under /sys/class/gpio are always available to members of the gpio group:
# ls -lL /sys/class/gpio/
total 0
-rwxrwx--- 1 root gpio 4096 May 6 23:36 export
drwxrwx--- 2 root gpio 0 Jan 1 1970 gpiochip0
-rwxrwx--- 1 root gpio 4096 May 6 23:37 unexport
# echo 11 > /sys/class/gpio/export
# ls -lL /sys/class/gpio/
total 0
-rwxrwx--- 1 root gpio 4096 May 6 23:37 export
drwxrwx--- 2 root gpio 0 May 6 23:37 gpio11
drwxrwx--- 2 root gpio 0 Jan 1 1970 gpiochip0
-rwxrwx--- 1 root gpio 4096 May 6 23:37 unexport
Update
Permissions are correct for individual pins as well:
# ls -Ll /sys/class/gpio/gpio11/
total 0
-rwxrwx--- 1 root gpio 4096 May 6 23:37 active_low
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 0 May 6 23:36 device
-rwxrwx--- 1 root gpio 4096 May 6 23:37 direction
-rwxrwx--- 1 root gpio 4096 May 6 23:37 edge
drwxrwx--- 2 root gpio 0 May 6 23:37 subsystem
-rwxrwx--- 1 root gpio 4096 May 6 23:37 uevent
-rwxrwx--- 1 root gpio 4096 May 6 23:37 value
Expanding on the answer by #roman-savrulin, here's a simpler version.
There's no need to run the rule on REMOVE events, only ADD events. There's also no need to run 'find' as the udev environment will supply the exact path of the sysfs directory containing the new GPIO pin's files. You can also use 'chgrp' to change only the owning group, and symbolic modes in 'chmod' to only add the group-write permission bit.
You'll still have to wait for the completion of the rule processing before trying to open the pin's files, but the process should complete more quickly with a simpler rule which only touches the minimum number of files necessary.
SUBSYSTEM=="gpio*", ACTION=="add", PROGRAM="/bin/sh -c 'chgrp -R gpio /sys/${DEVPATH} && chmod -R g+w /sys/${DEVPATH}'"
Check the groups you belong to:
userk#dopamine $: groups
userk sudo dialout
If you belong to dialout the following, if not, comment.
userk#dopamine $: ls -l /dev/gpiomem
crw------- root root /dev/gpiomem
This file mirrors the memory associated with the GPIO device. The output of the command means that the owner of the file is the root user and the group that "owns" it is the root group. The 10 characters represent the file type and the permissions associated with it. The current configuration allows the owner of the file to read and write to the file.
You want to be able to read and write that file if you want to control the gpios.
One option would be to modify the group owner and make it match with the one you belong to (dialout in my case) and set the permissions in order to allow all users of that group to read and write the file.
Long story short:
userk#dopamine $: sudo chown root:dialout /dev/gpiomem
userk#dopamine $: sudo chmod 660 /dev/gpiomem
Wait! This setting won't be persistent and will vanish after reboot.
See this post for further info about the topic
For Ubuntu run.
sudo apt install rpi.gpio-common

Why does directory vanish when I do SSHFS? How to setup SSHFS share on Max OSX 10.9?

I'm running Max OSX 10.9.3 and I'm trying to setup an SSHFS file-share between my MacBook Pro and a remote file system. However, when I try to do it, it doesn't work.
Strangely enough, it makes the target directory disappear. Has anyone else seen this happen? Is it a bug?
First see that I can ssh normally into the target machine:
% ssh remoteuser#XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX # <--- SSH to remote system works! See below.
remoteuser#XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX % ls -altr remoteDir
total 8
drwxr-xr-x 26 remoteuser remoteuser 4096 Jun 22 01:00 ..
drwxrwxrwx 2 remoteuser remoteuser 4096 Jun 22 01:08 .
remoteuser#XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX % exit
% # <--- Logged out of remote system
Next, I create a directory locally and verify it was created:
% pwd
/mnt
% ls
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 31 root admin 1122 Jun 18 18:34 ../
drwxr-xr-x 2 root admin 68 Jun 23 08:11 ./
% sudo mkdir share1
% ls
drwxr-xr-x 31 root admin 1122 Jun 18 18:34 ../
drwxr-xr-x 4 root admin 136 Jun 23 08:50 ./
drwxr-xr-x 2 root admin 68 Jun 23 08:50 share/
Now I try to setup the SSHFS share:
% sudo sshfs remoteuser#XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:remoteDir /mnt/share1
remoteuser#XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX's password:
%
Ok. It seems to have worked. No errors. So let's see the share we created, shall we?
% ls
ls: share1: No such file or directory
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 31 root admin 1122 Jun 18 18:34 ../
drwxr-xr-x 3 root admin 102 Jun 23 08:12 ./
What? Not only is the File Sharing not working, but the share1 directory seems to have vanished! (Although the file system seems to know it is missing, which is weird).
Where did /mnt/share1 go and how do I setup this SSHFS?
SSHFS doesn't come with OS X AFAIK, so you should mention how you installed it. But I'm guessing sshfs is designed to be used with fstab or mount rather than be called directly. Try something like:
mount -t sshfs remoteuser#XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:remoteDir /mnt/share1

How to create drag and drop DMG file, Mac installer

Hi I have created an aplication myprogram.app file. Now I want to create Drag and drop DMG file for that application. Skype and other software does the same thing.
How to create Drag and Drop DMG file foe my application.
Thanks
Sunil Kumar Sahoo
It's actually pretty easy. You just need to compose some hidden files. Easy way to do this is to just copy someone elses and change to suit your app.
For example, if I mount the MonoDevelop DMG, then I see:
atom:MonoDevelop fak$ ls -al
total 40
drwxr-xr-x 8 fak staff 340 Nov 4 14:03 .
drwxrwxrwt# 10 root admin 340 Nov 10 21:33 ..
-rw-r--r--# 1 fak staff 12292 Nov 4 14:03 .DS_Store
d-wx-wx-wt 2 fak staff 68 Nov 4 14:03 .Trashes
drwxr-xr-x 3 fak staff 102 Nov 4 14:03 .background
drwx------ 4 fak staff 136 Nov 4 14:03 .fseventsd
lrwxr-xr-x 1 fak staff 13 Nov 4 14:03 Applications -> /Applications
drwxr-xr-x 3 fak staff 102 Nov 4 14:02 MonoDevelop.app
Here we see .background that is a directory with a PNG file (the background). The app itself (MonoDevelop.app) and a link to /Applications.
The .DS_Store contains the window size, icon positions, etc. Just setup a directory and use the .DS_Store from it.
There's really not any magic to this. You can create a disk image with Disk Utility. Put the stuff on it that you need, and then convert it to a compressed read-only image (again, with Disk Utility).
For some tips on prettying up the appearance of the window, check out this question. If you need to automate this process, check out this other question for some ways to do that.

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