> 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. > This was largely fixed in 10.2, though some users have told me they needed to run "repair permissions" for this to finally consistently work.
Gee, I wonder if maybe this is why Apple added such a powerful tool to their Disk Utility app in 10.2? > 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? I think it's clear that they didn't design it this way, it was just a bug that got fixed finally. There are other bugs in 10.2 that may or may not require root to fix for the relatively miniscule number of users those bugs affect -- for now. Those bugs will probably be addressed in future updates to the OS. Just be glad Apple didn't "seal off" root access. _Chas_ Come to ... The CHASbah! http://thechasbah.blogspot.com **Go see BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE. It may change your life.** -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
