On 10/11/02 7:09 am, "Dale Goodvin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Saturday, November 9, 2002, at 06:20 PM, Charles Martin wrote: >> Just a little reminder: operating in "root" mode is STRONGLY advised >> against unless you are a world-class UNIX head, and most of them would >> tell you the same thing: BAD IDEA for anything other than temporary >> repairing of things. >> >> Apple put a few things off-limits to admins for VERY GOOD REASONS. It's >> reflective of Apple's philosophy that they didn't make fucking around >> with their setup *impossible* but set it up in such a way that the >> "normal" user would be strongly deterred from attempting it before they >> had the requisite knowledge to understand the full implications of what >> they were doing. >> > Well. Apple also for better or worse made it *necessary* to do some > things via the "root" mode--why, i don't know! One of the features about OS X that I find irritating is its method for recording window view options. There is an AppleCare document available that documents its method for recording how each folder window should be displayed and what the default view should be. While I have no problem with the view options within my Home folder, I was continually frustrated by my inability to set the view options on folders outside my Home area such that they would actually "stick". Every time I rebooted the options would revert to the way they were before I made my changes. I assume that Apple designed things this way so that an individual user on a multi-user machine could not dictate the view options for all the other users. But it is irritating when you are the only user..... The only way I found to make my view preferences stick was to login as root and set my options from there. Now it is quite possible that I have missed some other way for achieving my ends so any suggestions for other methods of achieving the same ends would be welcome. > > So. I think the like the line, "operating in "root" mode is STRONGLY > advised against unless you are a world-class UNIX head" is really > pathetic if true, since apple made it necessary for us normal folks to > do it to make some even simple changes on OUR computers. While I know some Unix, I am certainly not a "world-class UNIX head" and should not have to log in as "root" to carry out relatively basic operations. But if Apple design things that way? -- Steve -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:imac-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:imac-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:imac-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
