On 11/18/2004 1:42 PM, "Eddie Hargreaves" wrote: > After using Microsoft AutoUpdate to update Office 2004, Update Logs are left > in the root directory of my hard drive. Since these are just text files that > list the updated components, I assume they don't need to remain there. Yet > they are owned by 'system' so any attempt to move them just copies them to > the destination folder. If I drag using the Command key (copy to > destination, remove from originating) I am prompted for my password. Is > there are reason why these files are owned by system and I have to enter a > password to move them? It seems especially unnecessary since the majority of > updates that have come through MAU so far have been to update the Microsoft > AutoUpdate.app itself.
I've been annoyed by this behavior, as well. For a number of reasons, an installer should *never* place such a file at the root level of the boot volume in OS X. If it needs to create a log file in a "public" location -- meaning not the home directory of the current user -- it should at least use the Shared user folder. -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
