On 04/10/04 10:41, "Marcin Wichary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Apple did. :-) The scripts will run without any action whatsoever if >> the machine is on. Why are they scheduled at those weird times? I >> assume because they were thought to be the best times to find the >> computer not being used (I seem to recall that the scripts won't run >> if the computer is being used). > > I don't know much about those scripts, but my computer is *never* on > during the night, but otherwise remains unused very often. It's quite a > strange idea to hardwire the scripts to run at night, instead of just > detecting when the computer is not being used for a while. > > From another post, > >> If those scripts were that important, don't you think that Apple would >> have >> put something to run them or accomplish what they do on a regular >> basis? > > I'm not sure if repairing permissions is automatic now, but it seemed a > big problem a year or more ago, and people were advised to run it > manually. Those scripts don't repair permissions. They are scripts that have almost always been part of any Unix system. They do what they would do on other Unix systems. Repairing permissions is something specific to Mac OS X, although other Unix systems also work with permissions, the systematic repair, as in Disk Utility, uses package receipts from all installations performed. Those installation packages are specific to Mac OS X. So, these scripts should be run if you can run them manually. As far as I know, there is no serious impact if you don't run them daily or even weekly. Maybe it'd be good to run them every other few months. There used for cleaning some stuff in Mac OS X but they are not as important or essential that other messages seemed to imply, that's all. -Laurent. -- ======================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ************************ Usual disclaimers apply *********************** -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
