On Nov 14, 2008, at 9:45 AM, Doug McNutt wrote:
> > > Infamous is clearly the correct phrase. I'm sure the folks working > on the bug report have no real idea that Finder doesn't allow you to > just select the log file and attach it. > > If you need access via Finder you can create a symbolic link to the > /var, /etc, /tmp, and others and put the links on the root, /, > Finder will then let you in because it treats the links the same as > it would an alias. > > ln -s /private/etc /_etc > ln -s /private/var /_var > > for instance. The underline can be pretty much anything but it can't > be a dot or a slash. OS X has ALWAYS, since the 10.0 beta, had symlinks to the 'normal' unix directory structure at the root of the drive, /tmp, /var, /etc... They're also hidden from the Finder, but if you follow my directions on a stock OS X system you WILL get the correct results. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
