Mikael Byström wrote (07/06/2003): >>> while you're at it you might as well boot from your OS X >>>install CD, start Disk utility and repair permissions. >> >>Easier: from a window in Terminal run: >> >> sudo diskutil repairPermissions / >> > > >Thanks. Options are good, however, I see one problem: Don't you think >there is a point with starting up from another disk? Like open files etc? > >Because one could also use Pseudo and startup Disk Utility as root >without the terminal.
Actually you don't need to start Disk Utilities as root, all you need do is enter an administrative password. DiskUtility appears to be just a GUI for the unix diskutil. Changing permissions in unix is done with chmod, which doesn't care whether the files are in use or not. Charles Maurer ------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Grandview Court Dundas, Ontario Canada L9H 5C8 Telephone: 905.627.7035 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message originates from a Microsoft-free zone. -------------------------------------------------------------
