On Jul 22, at 9:29 PM, Bill Micou wrote: > If I'm installing a new app., I usually start by rebooting, then > run repair permissions, fix permissions, and then reboot and > install the app. After it is installed, I'll repeat the steps. > Haven't had any problems.
There's an awful lot of arcane mysticism floating around with respect to this topic. I don't do any of this stuff. All I do is skim through the installation documentation -- if any -- and follow the recommendations given there. Because of the way Unix works, a reboot should only be necessary when kernel-level stuff is installed -- device drivers, kernel modules, etc. Also, other programs running at the same time shouldn't really make a difference. (If I'm upgrading a program, I will quit it before trying to install the new version.) Permissions don't spontaneously change themselves. If permissions are getting messed up, then it's a symptom of a deeper disease. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20070722/3f451fc3/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 2452 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20070722/3f451fc3/attachment.bin
