Final Cut Server: Connecting the database to the correct local user account
Summary
Final Cut Server uses configuration data which refers to the administrative user that installed the software. This configuration data contains the User ID (UID) which is different than the username of the administrative user. There may be situations where the Final Cut Server configuration data does not match any existing UIDs of local administrative users, such as:
- You delete the administrative user that installed Final Cut Server.
- You restore the Final Cut Server database onto a system with different administrative users that do not have the appropriate UID.
For proper functionality, make sure that the UID in the Final Cut Server configuration data matches the appropriate administrative user's UID.
Products Affected
Final Cut Server 1.x
Determining which User ID is in the current Final Cut Server configuration data
Type the following command in Terminal on the Final Cut Server system:
defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.finalcutserver.settings "USER_ID"
The UID will appear on the next line in Terminal.
Updating Final Cut Server configuration data with the appropriate User ID
- To determine the UID of a local user account, choose System Preferences from the Apple () menu. From the View menu choose Accounts. Control-click the entry for the user account and choose Advanced Options.
- Open System Preferences on the Final Cut Server system. From the View menu choose Final Cut Server. In Final Cut Server preferences, click the General pane then click Stop to stop Final Cut Server.
- Type the following command in Terminal on the Final Cut Server system:
- Open System Preferences on the Final Cut Server system. From the View menu choose Final Cut Server. In Final Cut Server preferences, click the General pane then click Start to start Final Cut Server.
defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.FinalCutServer.settings "USER_ID" -int 501
Note: The UID "501" in this example is the account the Final Cut Server database needs to be associated with.
Additional Information
Important: Final Cut Server can only access custom Final Cut Server transcode settings in the Home directory it is connected to currently. Since these settings are initially created in Compressor, they are stored in ~/Library/Application Support/Compressor.