fix(tests/settings): Improve test assertions and update local settings permissions

test/test.streamfile.ts

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ tap.test('StreamFile should return content as a buffer', async () => {
 tap.test('StreamFile should return content as a string', async () => {
   const streamFile = await smartfile.StreamFile.fromPath(path.join(testAssetsPath, 'mytest.json'));
   const contentString = await streamFile.getContentAsString();
-  expect(typeof contentString).toBeTypeofString();
+  expect(contentString).toBeTypeofString();
   // Verify the content matches what's expected
   // This assumes the file contains a JSON object with a key 'key1' with value 'this works'
   expect(JSON.parse(contentString).key1).toEqual('this works');