On 1/5/05 7:30 PM, "James Morgan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the Cybertrough:
> I have been starting up from the OS 10.3 CD to repair permissions. It > repairs the Apple Mail permissions OK. And that is the only permission > I have problems with. However, in a few days, the Apple Mail > permissions once again refuse to allow me to send email and have to be > repaired again. > > Starting up from the OS 10.2 CD that came with the G4 also works fine > to repair the permissions. But, as always, they soon need repair again. > > It wouldn't be such a pain if it didn't take so long to get started up > from the CD....... > > I have MacJanitor and use it regularly. Don't know what else to do to > make this system run without constant permissions repairs. > > Your comments below seem perfectly logical, but I am running OS > 10.3.7, which has several updates beyond the 10.3 install CD, and > starting up from either the 10.2 or 10.3 CD works fine to repair the > permissions. > > ======================= > On Jan 5, 2005, at 9:23 PM, Al Poulin wrote: > >> I hope Kyle or another tech will either shoot me or back me up on >> this. I thought that running Repair Permissions off the installer >> disk (CD or DVD) is going backward, because it does not know what >> updates you've made to your software and does not know about the >> applications you've installed. I missed this thread...too busy...sorry. I just use my updated 10.3.7 Startup DVD image that I downloaded from Apple for permissions repair. I also use Diskwarrior. Kyle Hansen -- "The best way out is always through." -- Robert Frost -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
