on 13/6/04 12:41 am, Andrew Rodger at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have a file which is pretending to be a UNIX executable file. It > started life as an AppleWorks document but something has happened to > cause it an identity crisis. I have spent some time on it but cannot > get access permission, even though I created it. I can do nothing with > it. Can anyone suggest a way to bust it open? It is just the text in > it that I want but it considers itself to be ownerless :0(
Hmmm ... First of all, 2/3 rds of a bottle of merlot is missing in action, so I might not be so swift but anyway here's my 2 bob's worth .... Logging in as 'root' could be an idea, also there's a nifty utility called File Buddy (search for it on http://www.versiontracker.com) ... Or even simpler, use the Disk Utility to repair your permissions ... In fact ... Do that first. That's 3 bob! anything and everything to do with apple macintosh computers http://www.m4mac.com 07958 773472 020 8778 2446 -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.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/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
